Geodis acquires Pekaes
GEODIS has finalised its acquisition of the Polish logistics company Pekaes after obtaining regulatory approval. Geodis CEO Marie-Christine Lombard said she was pleased with the...
AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
K LINE to share operational data
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Ship Data Center Co. have agreed to share operation data of all K LINE fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open...
OPINION: Underwriters' view of the lessons of 2020
By Paul Jennings WITH COVID-19 testing improving and vaccine roll-out accelerating, there is much to feel hopeful about in 2021 for a maritime industry learning from its 2020...
Another large containership hits trouble in heavy weather
ANOTHER ship in the North Pacific this winter saw an incident in heavy weather. The incident on MSC Aries “impacted a limited number of empty containers”, according to MSC. The...
UPDATE: Maersk Essen berths at Lazaro Cardenas after container loss
MAERSK Essen has arrived at APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico on 30 January, Maersk has confirmed to the DCN. “[Maersk Essen] will undergo standard discharge of damaged...
New ABB emissions solution to help decarbonisation
COMPLIANCE with maritme emissions regulations has become easier with ABB's new analyser solution. CEMcaptain is the name of the new system designed to help the maritime industry...
UK applies to join CPTPP
THE UK announced it would begin negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, with formal negotiations set to start in 2021. Rigby Cooke...
IMO 2020: the sulphur cap one year on
ON 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, according to the International Maritime...
Incident alert on ships in eastbound lane of Singapore Strait
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an alert for ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait as incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to...
Deepening trade and maritime ties with Malaysia
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, held the first Australia-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video...
Update: Maersk Essen arrives at Lazaro Cardenas
MAERSK Essen has arrived Lazaro Cardenas and is scheduled to berth at the APM terminal there on Saturday 30 January. Maersk Line said it plans to inspect the vessel once it has...
Ready-engineered floating LNG facility gets contract boost
TRANSBORDERS Energy has signed a multi-party and multi-project agreement for the deployment of its floating LNG facility. The company said this agreement is a collaborative...
Enhanced monitoring for reefer containers
CARRIER Transicold’s TripLINK platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved...
ClassNK updates guidelines for remote surveys
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Remote Surveys Ver. 2.0 including a class notation requirement for the ship with advance preparation for remote surveys....
