Capt. Nihal Keppetipola appointed SLPA Chairman
COLOMBO : Captain Nihal Keppetipola received his letter of appointment from the Minister of Ports and Shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardena as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Gujarat to have an International Maritime Arbitration Centre
GANDHINAGAR : The Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) inked an MoU with International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) for development of the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC) in
Hapag-Lloyd orders six additional LNG-powered giants at DSME
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has ordered six additional ultra large LNG-powered container vessels at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. DSME revealed the order worth nearly $1 billion on Monday but
ZIM and Alibaba.com Announce the Extension of Their Commercial Cooperation Agreement Until 2023
HAIFA : ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), a global container liner shipping company, and Alibaba.com, the world’s leading B2B eCommerce platform and a business unit of Alibaba
Port of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp develop asphalt of the future
ANTWERP : Port of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp have developed new types of asphalt that extend the working life of roads subjected to heavy traffic. In
Centre holds inter-ministerial meetings to fix boundaries under RoDTEP
NEW DELHI : The Centre is holding top-level inter-ministerial conferences to provide a closing form to the much-awaited Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Merchandise (RoDTEP) scheme
Hindustan Shipyard eyes ₹18,000-cr order from Indian Navy
MUMBAI : State-run Hindustan Shipyard Ltd is negotiating an order with the Indian Navy for building 4-5 fleet support ships estimated worth ₹18,000 crore to serve the expanding
CMA CGM stops reefer shipments to Nigeria ports
The ongoing congestion in Nigeria ports has forced the French shipping group, CMA CGM, to suspend a number of shipments to several ports in the country. The Marseille-based
Further shipping GHG emission reduction measures adopted
International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopts key mandatory measures to reduce ships’ carbon intensity; establishes ship rating system. New mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping
MOL and K Line to research large-scale carbon dioxide carrier designs
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), two of Japan’s largest shipping lines, are part of a team setting out to design larger liquefied CO2