Shipping Companies put forward for Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
Two crews at the Danish shipping companies ’ESVAGT’ and ‘Maersk Tankers’ have today been put forward for a UN award for having displayed exceptional bravery at sea. The shipping companies have been put forward
MSC on course to become the world’s largest container shipping line
GENEVA ; The Mediterranean Shipping Company will pip AP Moller Maersk as the world’s largest container line sometime by 2022,when it will eventually have more capacity than Maersk. MSC has been agressively purchasing vessels
Poor quality fuel sees MSC vessel stall in the Pacific
LOS ANGELES : MSC has reported its 13,000TEU container ship MSC Ariane has suffered an engine failure due to poor quality fuel, which has caused the vessel to stop at sea, on 2 April,
Forwarders should move quickly on Ever Given GA, but legal wrangle looms
LONDON :The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has urged forwarders with cargo on board the Ever Given to begin General Average (GA) procedures with their shippers. The vessel’s owner declared GA last Thursday. Robert
CSSC bags $1.5bn containership newbuilding orders
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has announced its largest containership contract for the construction of thirteen 16,000 teu boxships at a total cost of over CNY10bn($1.5bn). Asia :The vessels are designed by CSSC Marine
Shipping major Wilhelmsen switches focus to renewables
Wilhelmsen, one of Norway’s best known shipping brands, is having a major change of focus, going all out for renewables. Norway :“Our strategy is very clear, we will contribute to the energy infrastructure transition
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commences second phase of development
Following a total investment of 800 million USD, operations at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier commenced in 2019. It now celebrates its next major development milestone by kicking off phase-2 of the development, which will add an extra
FIRST UK MAINLAND PORT WITH 5G
A milestone deal will see the first private 5G network established at UK mainland port in a bid to improve the reliability and security of communications.The Port of Southampton will become the first UK