Change at the top in Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen executive vice-president and chief operating officer shipping services Erik Noeklebye is stepping down and moving on. Mr Noeklebye said: “25 years in the...
Swire Bulk launches liner service between South East Asia and Europe
SWIRE Bulk is launching its first liner service between South East Asia and Europe, with one or two vessels deployed on a monthly rotation. The new service will load cargo in...
Zim invests $6 million in AI tech company
ZIM Integrated Shipping has closed a $6 million investment in artificial intelligence technology company Data Science Consulting Group (DSG), a step for AI technology in maritime....
Australia celebrates Day of the Seafarer
THE MARITIME industry, its stakeholders and supporters celebrated Day of the Seafarer 2022 in Australian ports and around the world on Saturday 25 June. Day of the Seafarer was...
Getting to Zero Coalition outlines maritime decarbonisation plan
A COALITION of maritime value chain representatives gathered in Copenhagen last week to establish a concrete plan to fully decarbonise the maritime sector by 2050. The Getting to...
Global decarbonisation taskforce established at ICS summit
INDUSTRY leaders and government representatives have established a taskforce to co-ordinate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation efforts. The taskforce was set up at the...
New logistics alliance to launch supply chain data platform
FEDEX and supply chain visibility company FourKites have joined forces to create a new end-to-end supply chain visibility platform called FourKites X. The new platform will be...
Day of the Seafarer 2022 celebrates maritime journeys
JUNE 25 marks the international Day of the Seafarer, an annual celebration recognising the contribution of the global maritime workforce. Day of the Seafarer 2022 will be...
Pacifica Shipping confirms new vessel for NZ coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping, an operating division of Swire Shipping, has confirmed it will introduce a second vessel on its New Zealand coastal service. The announcement follows talks this...
Softer container volumes at Port of Melbourne in May
PORT of Melbourne has reported a decline in container throughput volumes in May this year, down 6% from the same month last year. Total container throughput through the port...
DHL Supply Chain to acquire national road freight company
DHL Supply Chain has announced it will acquire the Glen Cameron Group, a national logistics company specialising in road freight and contract logistics. Glen Cameron Group...
Royal Wolf updates safety container for rail transport
ROYAL Wolf has released a new edition of its Wolf Lock safety container, having evolved its design with input from Pacific National to be suitable for rail transport. Since the...
Pacifica Shipping announces plans for new vessel on NZ coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping’s recent announcement that it plans to add a second vessel to its coastal shipping service in New Zealand has been met with support from the country’s maritime...
National Freight Data Hub awarded for coverage of freight movements
THE NATIONAL Freight Data Hub prototype website has received the APSEA Award for Spatial Enablement in recognition of its geospatial visualisation tools such as maps and graphs....
Aussie company Visy to reduce carbon footprint with Maersk ECO Delivery
PACKAGING and resource recovery company Visy has become the largest customer of Maersk’s ECO Delivery product in Oceania. Visy’s stated goal is to invest in renewables and green...
