[ad_1] The Auckland District Court has sentenced Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) to a fine of $280,000 for allowing its pilot boats to exceed harbor speed limits on thousands of voyages, including one that ended in a high-speed collision with a swimmer. The director of national...
[ad_1] [By Hanane Becha, UN/CEFACT, Todd Frazier, FedEx Express, Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Michael Schröder, Hapag-Lloyd, and Jaco Voorspuij, GS1] How many times have you asked yourself the following questions: Where is the container I shipped? When will the container arrive at the...
[ad_1] The German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL has secured a contract with Turkish shipyard Med Marine to provide azimuth thrusters for a new salvage tug ordered by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). It will be equipped with main and auxiliary propulsion systems from SCHOTTEL, achieving an expected...
[ad_1] Singaporean state investment firm Temasek has backed out of a bid to buy a controlling stake in Keppel Corp., the parent company of offshore shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine. Last October, Temasek reached an agreement to acquire an additional 30 percent stake in Keppel Corp.,...
[ad_1] The practice of consolidation through less than container load (LCL) shipping of cargo - which involves multiple shippers and consignees in a single shipping container - has allowed thousands of shippers to move their cargo at economical prices when they cannot fill an entire full container...
[ad_1] Countries around the world are rushing to the aid of Mauritius after the island nation’s prime minister declared a national emergency as oil continues to leak into the environmentally sensitive area from the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio. Mauritius issued an urgent appeal saying the...
[ad_1] A unique new research vessel is being built in Germany at Fassmer shipyard in Berne/Motzen, Germany. The Atair, which will be operated by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), is the world’s first LNG-fueled research vessel and will be the largest research vessel...
[ad_1] The cruise industry is continuing to respond to and learn from the recent COVID-19 incidents. While the number of the cases associated with one cruise ship is continuing to rise, some of the alarm has subsided as three other ships reported that their passengers...
[ad_1] The tragedy at Beirut on August 4 highlights what happens when dangerous chemicals are not stored with care. The explosion tore through the city, registering a force as strong as a 3.3 magnitude earthquake. Residents claimed that the scenes looked “like an apocalypse” and...
[ad_1] The third cruise ship in less than a week is now addressing an outbreak of COVID-19. Similar to the situation that Hurtigruten is facing, the SeaDream Yacht Club is reporting that a person tested positive for the virus after disembarking from one of its...
