Yearly Archives: 2023
Euromonitor’s Top 100 Cities 2023: Paris Reigns, Global Diversity Shines
Euromonitor International's Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023 reveals the most captivating cities globally, assessed through 55 metrics across six categories. Paris secures the...
Drewry’s World Container Index Up By 4% This Week
Drewry’s World Container Index increased by 4% to $1,521 per 40ft container this week.
Detailed assessment for Thursday, 14 December 2023
The composite index increased...
[Watch] 12 Rescued After Cargo Boat Sinks In Atlantic
Twelve people were rescued after a cargo boat sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, December 13, the US Coast Guard...
LR Grants Approval To Methanol-Fueled Aframax Oil Tanker Design
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry and China Ship Design & Research Centre (CSDC)...
Joint Industry Security Guidelines For Southern Red Sea & Gulf Of Aden
Industry associations BIMCO, ICS, CLIA, IMCA, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF have come together to publish security guidance applicable to navigating in the Southern Red...
Lessons Learned: Worker Falls Between Vessel & Quay
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch Safety Digest 2/2022 includes an incident in which a shore worker fell 8m between vessel and quay, suffering significant...
Carnival Cruise Rescues Men Stuck At Sea After Cargo Vessel Capsizes
A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued six people after their vessel capsized, reports Action News JAX.
Crew members rescued from capsized cargo vessel
Carnival Vista brought...
The MDI Index In Fujairah Remained Unchanged, Still Exceeding The $100 Mark
As of Week 50, the MABUX global bunker indices continued steady downward trend. Index 380 HSFO dropped by 13.64 USD: from 524.52 USD/MT last...
MSC Targets Oversized Indian Freight To Use Up Excess Vessel Capacity
Signalling that trend, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) recently moved 30 transformers from Munda Port in India to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, with each...
US West Coast Ports Heading For The ‘Congestion Zone’ Again Next Year
Shippers and the wider supply chain need to be concerned about the resurgence of major US west coast port congestion next year, rather than...