Engineering company Foreship to continue work on Spirits of Tas
FINNISH naval architecture and engineering company Foreship is to continue supporting TT-Line in the construction process of the two new Spirit of Tasmania. The company developed...
Drewry’s container index shows massive annual increases
MARITIME consulting firm Drewry’s composite World Container Index has increased 4.7% or $397 to $8,795.77 per 40ft container over the past week. It also remains 333% higher that...
Explosion on ship at Jebel Ali port more likely accident than hostile
ON 7 JULY there was an explosion on the container ship Ocean Trader at terminal one of Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port. There have been no indications so far of hostile action causing the...
MSC talks carbon emissions
MSC was named one of the European Union’s top carbon emitters, with an NGO saying it would rank sixth in the bloc if shipping were part of the EU’s emissions trading system. The...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires Africa carrier NileDutch
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd has closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments BV (NileDutch), as announced earlier in the year. After signing...
Air cargo’s long and winding road to recovery
AFTER May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its road to recovery from COVID in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019. According to analysts...
ANL asserts carbon neutrality goals with new brand signature
SHIPPING line ANL, subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group has adopted the global campaign known as Better Ways, with a new brand signature that represents how the company operates in a...
Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society calls for seafarers to be given access to vaccine
THE Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society is the latest local industry body to call for seafarers to be provided with access to COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation on Friday sent a...
GEODIS expands freight brokerage capacity with acquisition
SUPPLY chain operator GEODIS has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Velocity Freight Transport, a US-based freight brokerage company from McLane...
Shipping line named a top polluter in EU
OFFICIAL European Union data shows that MSC rose to sixth place in the ranking of EU carbon emitters, if shipping were part of the bloc’s emissions trading system. Transport &...
World Maritime theme for 2022 is about going green
“NEW technologies for greener shipping” is the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future,...
Zim and Seaspan ink agreement for 10 LNG-fuelled containerships
ISRAEL-based shipping line Zim and containership owner, operator and manager Seaspan have announced a US$1.5 billion long-term charter agreement for 10 containerships. The...
AMC Search launches training courses for tanker industry
THE training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College has developed a range of online training courses to support the maritime tanker industry. The snap back in...
HFW and CyberOwl join forces to provide cybersecurity service
LAW firm HFW and maritime cybersecurity company CyberOwl have joined forces to provide technological and legal services to the shipping industry around cyber risk management and...
Rubbish to fuel: BioLNG feasibility study launched
SEVERAL companies, including shipping line CMA CGM, have joined together to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquified biomethane (BioLNG)....
