Qatar’s ports see 67% rise in transshipment volume
QATAR : The ports of Qatar witnessed a growth of 67% in container transshipment volume in the first nine months of 2021 on year-on-year basis. The rise in volume shows that the country, especially
Shipping Industry Group Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
BERLIN : A major shipping industry group on 5th October said that its members will aim for “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050, following a commitment to the same goal by the world’s airline industry
DP World Flow Pavilion opens Expo 2020
DUBAI : Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, inaugerated the DP World Flow pavilion at Expo 2020. DP World’s pavilion is designed around the theme of ‘Making Trade Flow.’ Visitors will be
Container ships now piling up at anchorages off China’s ports
SHANGHAI : There are over 60 container ships full of import cargo stuck offshore of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but there are more than double that — 154 — waiting to load export
ONE joins “Call to Action” for zero emissions shipping by 2050
SINGAPORE : Ocean Network Express (ONE) has endorsed the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization by the “Getting to Zero Coalition”, an alliance of more than 150 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and
China to accelerate building of intelligent,unmanned ports in next five years
SHANGHAI : China’s Ministry of Transportation issued a plan for the construction of new types of basic infrastructure over the next five years, under which accelerating the building of intelligent and unmanned ports was
International Competition Authorities Hold Meeting on Container Shipping Issues
Maritime competition authorities from across the world are continuing to keep a close eye on the actions of ocean carriers amid the unprecedented cargo boom that has contributed to supply chain bottlenecks and soaring
FMC Commissioner ‘Troubled’ by reports of Ocean Carriers refusing Hazardous Import Cargoes
WASHINGTON : The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the United States has been alerted to reports that ocean carriers are refusing import cargoes of hazardous materials, to the harm of chemical supply chains for
