The shipping industry is stuck in the past and the challenges are many and well-known; last-minute changes in pricing; lengthy booking processes, and limited predictability makes planning and budgeting for customers a nightmare, writes Sushil Sriram, Head of Maersk's...
Frank Smet, chief commercial officer at Hamburg Sud, told delegate at the keynote session of the TOC Americas Container Supply Chain conference in Cartagena that the only way to reverse the carrier industry’s eroding margins was to eliminate the multiple additional costs it often...
Freight volumes in and out of Japan’s busiest port, the Port of Tokyo, have declined in the first six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018, new comprehensive data shows, reports American Shipper.
Decreased activity at...
Protection Vessels International has released the 38th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 6th November 2019 highlights the various incidents that took place in the past week.
Benin: Pirates kidnap nine crew members near Cotonou
On 2...
In a move that startled the world, the shipping giant Maersk announced the departure of their Chief Operating Officer,Søren Toft.
According to a press release published on its website, the company says that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Søren Toft has...
On January 1, 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will impose new emissions standards designed to significantly curb pollution produced by the world’s ships. So heading into that let's take a look at the winners and losers of global...
Ship repair activity at Piraeus port increased by 11 percent and ships under repair in Ship Repair Zone increased by 7.4 percent compared to the same period of 2018, reports Xinhuanet.
Ship repair activity at port
Ship repair activity at Piraeus...
Pacific Gas operates a fleet of large LPG and ethylene gas carriers and plans to expand this focus to include LNG tankers and very large ethane carriers.
Fleet Xpress is a combination of Ka-band connectivity through the Global...
According to a LoadStar report, Maersk Line appears to be continuing its process of vertical consolidation, admitting it is on the hunt for forwarding acquisitions in Latin America.
Looking at Brazil
Lars Nielsen, Maersk Line chief executive for Latin America &...
According to a Safety4Sea, the recently-launched Poseidon Principles are a huge leap towards decarbonization, highlighting that all sectors, not only shipping, can take part in the path towards a greener future; Michael Parker Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore...
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