Transnet Navis Resumes Post Cyber Attack
Operations at South African ports are returning to normal following this week’s cyber-attack, although Maersk is omitting a call at Port Elizabeth.
The Maersk Vallvik, at anchor off Durban, will not call at...
DSV Panalpina Reports Increased Revenues
DSV Panalpina has reported increased revenues and operating profits (ebit) in its interim half-year 2021 financial results.
The forwarding giant said its performance was driven by 18% growth in gross profit and a...
Containership Owners Make Good Revenue with Short-term Charters
Alphaliner reports that the 2021-built 5,295 post-panamax Orca 1 has achieved a staggering $300,000 a day from a Chinese forwarder for just 2-3 months.
This could net the owners $27m, over half the $48m build...
LNG Tanker Aground In River Plate En Route To Escobar
The Hoegh Esperanza was released after almost one day and reportedly suffered no structural damage.
Hoegh Esperanza ship ran aground en route to Escobar in the shallow waters of the River Plate.
It...
A UK-based Startup To Turn Marine Plastic Waste Into Fuel
A UK-based startup is looking to solve two environmental problems with one solution.
It aims to turn waterborne plastic waste into fuel.
A UK-based startup is looking to solve two environmental problems with one...
Seafarer Happiness Index Q1 Report On Seafarers Conditions Amid Pandemic
The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 1 2021 results and findings has been out now.
It reflects the seafarer conditions amidst a backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 1...
Drewry Reports 4% Increase in World Container Index
Drewry’s composite World Container index increased 4% or $344 to $9,330.28 per 40ft container.
It has published a detailed assessment for 29 July 2021.
An article published in Drewry comprises the Drewry’s composite World...
Understanding the Disparity Between the Different Container Indexes
There’s no shortage of indexes telling you how much it costs to ship a container load from A to B. Unfortunately, each one gives you a different answer.
The disparity between the different indexes grew...
Global Supply Chains Frail With Ships Getting Bigger
Severely disruptive events often expose previously unseen or underappreciated vulnerabilities. As a result, trend towards increasingly mammoth vessels is making global supply chains even more fragile, writes Jarek Klimczak for Seatrade Maritime News.
When national...
How Ports Ameliorate Shipping’s Zero-carbon Transition
A number of ports are collaborating with multiple stakeholders to help de-risk projects to help meet 2050 ambitions, reports Lloyd's Register.
Meeting IMO 2050 targets
Shipping produces about 2.9% of the world’s man-made emissions of carbon...