Port Houston has continued to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but claimed it has seen positive signs for the near-future, including record gate moves and extra loaders. In a statement, the Port said its traffic was 10% down year-on-year ...
Tropical Shipping has signed a subscription for Octopi by Navis at its St. Croix location in the US Virgin Islands. This agreement comes on the heels of the Tropical St. Thomas go-live, making St. Croix the second Tropical Shipping terminal that h...
DP World has bought Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek Limited, including its subsidiary Avana Global FZCO, and Transworld Feeders Pvt. Ltd. In a statement, the terminal operator said the acquisition had been made through its subsidiary Unife...
A.P. Moeller-Maersk (Maersk) has said its revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fell by 6.5% due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the carrier said it had “improved profitability” across all businesses through “agile capaci...
Classification Society ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Airseas SAS for their automated kite system ‘Seawing’. In a statement, ClassNK said the AIP was granted based on its ‘Guidelines for Wi...
BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are preparing the latest Seafarer Workforce Report which will prepare ship operations for a post-COVID world. “The shipping industry is evolving rapidly,” says Guy Platten, Secretary General of...
Yang Ming saw its volumes decline by 15% and revenues by 12% year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter of the 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to its latest financial results, the Japanese carrier said it had made “significant progress”...
The Port of Halifax will implement Descartes Datamyne to improve its containerised shipping operations and make detailed import and export data in its prospective trade lanes more accessible. In a statement, the Port of Halifax said its goal is to...
Samskip and Nunner Logistics will launch direct rail services between the ports of Amsterdam and Duisberg to improve trade across northern Europe. In a statement, Samskip described it as a “far-reaching commitment” to shippers, using rail, road an...
