MSC commences inaugural flight from Milan to Hong Kong
MSC Air Cargo has announced the launch of its first commercial flight from Italy’s Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). The route Malpensa – Hong Kong – Malpensa will be operated twice a week. “The occasion marks the beginning of a new era in airfreight logistics as MSC Air Cargo expands […]
Evergreen vessel marks draft-record in Zeebrugge
Evergreen’s container vessel Ever Greet successfully docked in the West Flanders port in Zeebrugge, Belgium on 17 July. Below the water level, the boxship of 399.98 meters long and 58.80 meters wide had a draft of 16.3 meters, which is 10 centimeters deeper than the previous record. Ever Greet docked after a long journey from […]
Mammoth’s first 777-200LR conversion at STS Manchester underway
Mammoth Freighters has inducted its first 777-200LR passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion at the STS Aviation Services facility in Manchester, UK. STS is now working to convert the 777-200LR aircraft (MSN 32222) at the Manchester facility, which Mammoth said is in a convenient location that can easily serve greater Europe and will provide a central […]
Shipping companies impacted around the world by Microsoft outage
Many shipping companies have been hit by today’s outage of Microsoft, one of the biggest IT outages recorded. Multiple global businesses have reported failures of their Windows PCs today caused by a failed software update from antivirus company CrowdStrike. “Unfortunately, we are aware of shipping companies being impacted on both their ship and shore systems,” […]
Asiatic Lloyd boxship struck by the Houthis
A Singapore-flagged boxship belonging to Asiatic Lloyd became the latest victim of the Houthi campaign against merchant shipping today. The 23-year-old, 2,078 teu Lobivia was struck by a number of projectiles 83 nautical miles southeast of Aden early this morning, according to UK maritime security consultancy Vanguard. The ship suffered damage to its port side […]
India launches maritime centre
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways (MoPSW) is establishing the India Maritime Centre (IMC), a significant initiative under the Maritime India Vision 2030. In this line, recently a meeting was chaired by the Shri TK Ramachandran, Secretary, MoPSW in the presence of the Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary of Sagarmala, along with representatives from […]
Maersk applies new PSS from Tunisia to West Africa
Maersk is introducing a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for all dry containers from Tunisia to West Africa destinations effective from 2 August. The Peak Season Surcharge levels are as follows: Origin Destination Container Type Currency New tariff levels Charge Basis Tunisia West Africa except Cameroon and Dem. Rep. of Congo All Dry Containers US$ 150 […]
Two tankers on fire off Singapore
Search and rescue operations are underway for the crew of two tankers that caught fire offshore Singapore. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that a fire broke out on both a Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile and a São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged tanker Ceres I about 55 km northeast of Pedra Branca within […]
India Maritime Centre launches
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways is launching the India Maritime Centre (IMC), a cornerstone initiative under the Maritime India Vision 2030 of the Narendra Modi administration. The IMC aims to provide a unified platform for the Indian maritime industry, acting as a think tank for policy formulation and industry recommendations. Its primary goals […]
China and Russia form Arctic express route
China and Russia have launched the Arctic Express No 1 rail-sea cargo service. NewNew Shipping and Rosatom are running the service which sees cargo moved by rail from Moscow to the Russian port of Arkhangelsk from where it is then shipped across the Arctic and North Pacific oceans to ports in China. The 13,200 km […]