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Sluggish prospects for multipurpose ships

News in Print01 Jan 2019

In its latest outlook on the multipurpose shipping sector, Drewry Maritime Advisors predicted that while demand for multipurpose ships would be sluggish over the next two years or so, prospects for project cargo carriers would be better

Building boom in American ports

In-Depth01 Jan 2019

Despite Trump’s protectionist-led trade policies, imports into the United States climbed strongly in 2018

Ocean inks new clause and plans schedules

News in Print01 Jan 2019

The members of the Ocean Alliance, which comprise China Cosco Shipping, CMA CGM, Evergreen and OOCL, have announced their service offerings and schedules for year three, and signed an extension clause

Open loop scrubber bans

News in Print01 Jan 2019

Singapore, key ports in China and Fujairah in the UAE have all recently announced bans on the use of open loop scrubbers in their coastal waters.

TT Club - container safety campaign must focus first on dangerous goods

News21 Mar 2019

Recent container ship fires again throw the spotlight on safety issues related to ...

Singamas plans to sell over half its box building capacity

Singamas plans to sell over half its box building capacity

News21 Mar 2019

Container manufacturer Singamas has announced a deal to sell five subsidiary companies, ...

DCT Gdańsk sold to PSA-led consortium

News20 Mar 2019

A consortium of PSA International, the Polish Development Fund and the IFM Global I...

Konecranes stacks up in Wilmington

News21 Mar 2019

Gulftainer USA has ordered Konecranes eRTGs and reachstackers for its new terminal in Delaware.

Hyster zero emssions reach stacker

News21 Mar 2019

Hyster Europe has provided information on the zero-emission reach stacker featuring a hydrogen fuel cell for the Port...

Another 600 palletwide HC containers for P&O Ferrymasters

News21 Mar 2019

P&O Ferrymasters has ordered 600 new 45ft palletwide high cube containers to add to its growing fleet as it further d...

PEMA information paper on container crane cables

News21 Mar 2019

The Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association has published an information paper that provides guidance on the select...

BigLift and CY Shipping link

News21 Mar 2019

BigLift Shipping and Chung Yang Shipping have agreed to cooperate in heavy transport shipping. Their four heavy trans...

Acquisitive Rhenus expands in Canada and South Africa

News21 Mar 2019

The Rhenus Group has acquired the Canada-based customised logistics solutions specialist Rodair, which has its headqu...

A win for XVELA

News21 Mar 2019

Hapag-Lloyd plans to use the XVELA collaboration platform on its Latin American services initially.

DP World’s spending under budget in 2018

News18 Mar 2019

Taking a “disciplined approach to deploying capital” saw DP World cut back its spending by US$492M in 2018.

Long Beach, LA and Oakland cool off

News18 Mar 2019

Container volumes at the Port of Long Beach fell 9.8% in February, while LA was down 2.7% and Oakland 1.3%.

People on the move – Michael Khouri appointed to FMC

News17 Mar 2019

Taitsi Olsen to leave Royal Arctic Line; new appointments at Panama Canal Authority, in Valparaíso, Rio de Janeiro, S...

Container Control Programme receives BIC Award

News16 Mar 2019

The Bureau International des Containers has announced that the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) has won it...

Brexit – automotive logistics still in the dark

News16 Mar 2019

While the exact ramifications of Brexit are still difficult to predict, any related changes to the current high level...

Insights

Dutch sea ports

Insights04 May 2017byPaul Avery

Leading Dutch cargo survey firms have been issued with an ultimatum by trade union FNV Havens.

Cargo surveyors’ ultimatum in Dutch sea ports

Insights05 Apr 2017byVincent Champion

Leading Dutch cargo survey firms have been issued with an ultimatum by trade union FNV Havens.

Singamas plans to sell over half its box building capacity

News21 Mar 2019

Brookfield adds Ports America

News14 Mar 2019

Navis adds a second TOS

News08 Mar 2019

BCOs to see boxes on vessels

News14 Mar 2019

DP World’s spending under budget in 2018

News18 Mar 2019

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Book it right and pack it tight

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Produced by The TT Club and UK P&I Club , this publication is a practical guide to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code rules for the carriage of packaged dangerous goods by sea.

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