COPENHAGEN : Maersk decided to temporarily remove the Port of Oakland from the WCCA 2 Service port rotation. The Danish company said it took this action to maintain schedule reliability. The Oakland call removal
NEW YORK : A recession is likely to hit the US Economy in 2024, a new economic model highlighted by the economist David Rosenberg suggests. The economic indicator, which Rosenberg calls the “full model,”
MARSEILLE : Kalmar and CMA CGM’s subsidiary CMA Terminals have reached an agreement for the supply of three Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers to SAMR, a terminal located on Réunion Island. The order was registered
LONDON : The 10th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW 10) was held from 5 to 9 February 2024. A comprehensive revision of the STCW Convention and Code
FRANCE : Airseas, the French company with the lofty goal of helping to propel cargo ships with giant kites, ended 2023 with successful sea trials. It’s the next step toward the ultimate goal of outfitting
LONDON : The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index tracks one-year period charter rates across a basket of vessel types and sizes and forecasts the market movement over the coming month. The vessel types include
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to a one-month high on Monday, buoyed by firm capesize and panamax vessels rates. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,
LONDON : BIMCO has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines. The project has been launched to support the offshore wind industry
NEW DELHI : India is looking at reworking its merchant shipping laws as it replaces the existing eponymous Act of 1958. The new provisions will look to include up-to-date international maritime conventions to which
CAIRO : A recent report by credit ratings agency Ind-Ra highlights the substantial impact on freight and forwarding (F&F) costs, estimating a potential increase of 25-30 per cent for corporate entities heavily involved in