Vessel capsizes after collision
NewsA preliminary investigation into “gross negligence” is underway in Sweden....
South American drought woes
NewsThe drought that has affected much of South America for the past two years has again drastically reduced water levels along the Paraguay-Par...
Remote tug trial in Singapore
NewsABB and Keppel O&M have successfully carried out South Asia’s first remote joystick control of a tugboat in the Port of Singapore....
Cyprus to offer “green discounts” on its tonnage tax
NewsCyprus is to offer shipowners of vessels registered under the country’s flag tonnage tax discounts of up to 30%....
Panama crew registry goes online
NewsShipowners and agencies can now apply for Panamanian Certificates of Competency for seafarers online....
Largest shipping lines “surprisingly green”, says study
NewsA new study carried out at the London School of Economics says shipping outperforms the auto manufacturing and aviation when it comes to ali...
Liner shipping “Plodding along”
NewsAnalyst tells Intermodal Europe conference that despite the challenges on the horizon, container shipping slow steaming to a general recover...
Spit and Polish at last
NewsAfter years of deliberation and on-off decisions, tempered by geopolitical and financial questions, the current Polish government has decid...
Data sharing is key for modern logistics
NewsShared European Logistics Intelligent Information Space (SELIS) is a €17.7M, three-year research project to create an open-source
logistic...
CLdN programme reaches half way
NewsFreight ro-ro specialist CLdN has welcomed HERMINE, the fourth 5,400 lane metre vessel in its huge newbuilding programme...
Zeamarine/Rhenus Logistics ink deal
NewsZeamarine and Rhenus Logistics BV in Rotterdam have signed an agreement on stevedoring and ships’ agency business, following
successful tr...
MSC cold-shoulders NSR Arctic corridor
NewsMSC has declared that it “will not explore or use the Northern Sea Route (NSR) between Europe and Asia for container shipping”....
Sails for rockets
NewsFrance-based naval architecture firm VPLP has designed a new ro-ro vessel powered by four Oceanwing sails to assist the main propulsion syst...
US Coast Guard issues advisories for east coast ports
NewsThe Coast Guard has issued port condition notices for ports from Canaveral to Virginia....