Georgia Ports sees container decline, amid record RoRo volumes
Georgia Ports handled 5.25 million TEUs in fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024), representing a decrease of 2.3% or 123,000 TEUs compared to the previous year. “While we experienced lower container volumes, we have been through cycles before and are optimistic about the future,” said President and CEO of Georgia Ports […]
Supreme Court ruling could curtail FMC’s ability to regulate
Trade could be about to hit the proverbial political fan as US election pressure is being brought to bear on institutions that regulate, including those that regulate commerce, by boosting shipping lines’ ability to challenge rules. In his latest statement on the issue of the refusal to carry rules, Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel reiterated […]
Hapag-Lloyd tops schedule reliability rankings, MSC suffers largest decline
In June, global schedule reliability dropped by 1.2 percentage points, compared with the previous month, to 54.4%, according to the latest Sea-Intelligence Global Liner Performance (GLP) report. Source: Sea-Intelligence.com, GLP Report, issue 155 This is keeping in line with the trends seen so far in 2024, say the Danish analysts, where global schedule reliability has […]
CSafe introduces reusable Silverpod pallet
CSafe, a provider of a range of thermal shipping solutions for the pharmaceutical cold chain, has launched a new model of its Silverpod pallet shipper that is designed to help users save on disposal costs and improve environmental sustainability. The Silverpod MAX RE, based on CSafe’s single-use Silverpod MAX passive pallet shipper, is made of […]
South Korea’s top yards brace for mass strikes
As they battle record orderbooks, South Korea’s top three shipbuilders are having to contend with the prospect of a massive series of strikes next month. Unionised workers at HD Hyundai, Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries – three of the largest shipbuilders in the world – have all voted to down tools in August with […]
South Korea’s top yards brace for mass strikes
As they battle record orderbooks, South Korea’s top three shipbuilders are having to contend with the prospect of a massive series of strikes next month. Unionised workers at HD Hyundai, Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries – three of the largest shipbuilders in the world – have all voted to down tools in August with […]
Malaysia provides details on this month’s big tanker collision
More details have emerged on the collision and a dramatic fire involving two tankers near Singapore earlier this month as the ships remain detained in Malaysian waters for further investigation. A Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged Ceres I collided and caught fire about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra […]
Malaysia provides details on this month’s big tanker collision
More details have emerged on the collision and a dramatic fire involving two tankers near Singapore earlier this month as the ships remain detained in Malaysian waters for further investigation. A Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged Ceres I collided and caught fire about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra […]
Finnish firm eyes opportunity from Biden’s decision to replace Chinese port cranes
Eyeing an opportunity from a geopolitical tussle between the world’s two superpowers, Finland’s Konecranes is making a big pitch to sell its products in the US. In February this year, president Joe Biden signed an executive order setting in place a plan to replace the nation’s Chinese-built port cranes over concerns they could be fitted […]
Finnish firm eyes opportunity from Biden’s decision to replace Chinese port cranes
Eyeing an opportunity from a geopolitical tussle between the world’s two superpowers, Finland’s Konecranes is making a big pitch to sell its products in the US. In February this year, president Joe Biden signed an executive order setting in place a plan to replace the nation’s Chinese-built port cranes over concerns they could be fitted […]