Nine of the world’s biggest carriers, terminal operators and ports are one step closer to launching the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) after signing a shareholders’ agreement. The GSBN is a collaboration designed to facilitate a secure an...
DNV GL has unveiled new fire risk notations to be implemented on the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) 23,000 TEU MSC Gulsun class of container ship. In a statement, DNV GL said the notations are targeted exclusively at container ships and wi...
The governments of Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to expand and enhance their cooperation in their efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus by forming the Singapore-Malaysia Joint Working Group (JWG). In a statement, Singapore’s Ministry o...
The World Bank has urged Ukraine to move toward the ‘landlord model’ of port management in a report that looks at improving the country’s maritime industry. In its ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s Port Sector Governance’ report, the World Bank has said th...
Evergreen Line has launched GreenX, a new digital platform designed to provide customers with seamless booking capabilities and greater access to integrated trade services. In a statement, Evergreen Line said GreenX provides a digital portal for E...
The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) is quickly earning a reputation as the gateway to Eastern Nigeria and a strong alternative to ports in Lagos. Investment in the Phase 2 upgrade, due to commence within the next 18 months, will help meet volum...
With capacity crunches, driver shortages and new government regulations all pushing companies to transform themselves into “shippers of choice” for their carriers and logistics providers, more of those shippers are starting to see their yards as valu...
The air cargo industry certainly had a bumpy ride in 2019 due to the effects of the trade war between the United States and China, the deterioration in global trade, and a broad-based slowdown in economic growth. However, the International Air Transp...
The Getting to Zero Coalition, part of the Global Maritime Forum, has put forward four key work streams for the maritime industry to make commercial shipping carbon-free. The work streams include encouraging innovation and making the industry more...
