GENEVA : MSC has announced an adjustment to the following emergency operations surcharge (EOS), effective from 10 October 2024. The updated EOS rates are as follows: The existing freight rates remain unchanged. For reference, these
MUNICH : The maritime security landscape in the Red Sea and Gulf of Guinea (GoG) is marked by escalating threats and vulnerabilities. Recent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have underscored the growing risks
COPENHAGEN : “We are now more than half a year on from the beginning of the Red Sea crisis, and the severe impact on the container shipping industry continues unabated,” pointed out Alan Murphy,
LONDON : The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is inviting applications for technical assistance for pilot projects, specifically for the development of feasibility studies to support the deployment of zero- or near-zero GHG emission solutions on board ships and in
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Even before its official commissioning, Vizhinjam International Seaport has made a historic mark by welcoming the largest container ship ever to berth at an Indian port. The MSC Kayley, a massive vessel
RIYADH : The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched a new shipping route connecting Jeddah Islamic Port on the Red Sea with the ports of Mundra and Nhava Sheva in India. Starting in
DUBAI : CULines held a regional conference in Dubai on September 5, 2024. Agents from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Sudan, Jordan, Yemen, Djibouti, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, as well as management
SINGAPORE : With the container shipping alliance landscape expected to change in less than five months, it is worth examining the current dynamics of the alliances and how they are expected to evolve when
ROTTERDAM : Dutch maritime start-up accelerator PortXL presented its 2024 cohort at the RDM, the Rotterdam space for innovative companies, technology education, high-quality test facilities and field labs. Ten start-ups and scale-ups presented themselves
TOKYO : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on September 10, the naming ceremony of the new LNG carriers REX TILLERSON and UMM GHUWAILINA-the first and second vessels, respectively, built and chartered as part of QatarEnergy‘s historic