CMA CGM, the fourth biggest container shipping line in the world, will donate 100,000 face masks to the Paris Regional Health Agency to help France’s fight against the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. In a statement, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman an...
In a recent blog post, the CEO of Forth Ports has confirmed that despite the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic the new Tilbury2 terminal is set to open in April. A blog post released by Charles Hammond, CEO of Forth Ports, owner of the Port of Tilbu...
Technology company Wartsila has delivered what it calls “an essential enabler for the testing of autonomous vessels” to the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) in Finland. In a statement, Wartsila said it had delivered a navigation sim...
The US Navy will send the USNS Mercy, a 1,000 bed hospital ships, to the Port of Los Angeles as part of the fight against the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. Gener Seroka, the Port of Los Angeles, CEO, confirmed the news in a statement. “Th...
Washington, DC (CNN)The US Food and Drug Administration announced it has authorized the use of the first rapid diagnostic test that could detect the novel coronavirus in approximately 45 minutes. The authorization was made Friday and tests will be...
Hapag-Lloyd has said its Group net profit grew by $364 million in 2019 in a “significantly improved” financial performance, but also warned of the effect trade uncertainty and the COVID-19 outbreak might have on 2020’s results. Rolf Habben Jansen,...
The global maritime transport industry has written a joint open letter to United Nation (UN) agencies highlighting the need for governments to keep maritime trade moving during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes keeping supply chains open and ma...
The Port of Houston’s Bayport and Barbours Cut Terminals will reopen after a member of International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) who had worked there tested positive for COVID-19, or coronavirus. In a statement, the port said it had conducted...
South Carolina Ports Authority (S.C Ports) broke its February traffic record last month, bucking the trend for US gateways, the majority of which have seen throughput fall amid the COVOD-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. In a statement, S.C Ports said...
