Shipping

• 23 October 18 Sea Traffic Management (STM): an effective tool for decarbonisation and safety of navigation In recent years, the transport in line with communication, liberalization, and international standardization shaped the four pillars of globalisation. Maritime transport known as the backbone of the global trade as more than 90 percent... Read more ›
• 21 October 18 Tackling maritime emissions – IMO rolls out ship and port toolkits To reduce emissions across the maritime sector, national authorities need to first quantify those emissions and then develop a strategy to reduce them. A new set of toolkits to assess and address emissions from... Read more ›
• 17 October 18 Responsible cruising and its economic impacts The US federal budgetary funds for construction and maintenance of a port are often linked to factors such as transportation cost saving and total tonnage, but seldom to the number of passengers served. In light of... Read more ›
• 15 October 18 MSC Enters Smart Container Partnership MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the second largest ocean carrier in the world, has partnered with technology provider TRAXENS to introduce smart container solutions. According to a statement, MSC will equip 50,000 dry cargo containers... Read more ›
• 15 October 18 MED ATLANTIC ECOBONUS Project Final Event | Lisbon, 29th November “Med Atlantic Ecobonus Project: a feasibility study contribution towards achieving sustainable freight transport services in the Transeuropean Transport Network”  is the title of the final event of Medatlantic Ecobonus Project that will be held... Read more ›
• 11 October 18 European Shippers Slam HMM Move The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and Sea Europe have called for decisive action in response to what they call ‘unfair competitive distortions’ from the South Korean government. The South Korean government, according to... Read more ›
• 11 October 18 Scrubber; is it the option to meet the shipping fuel sulphur cap on 2020?     The maritime transport is the backbone of global trade and the world economy. But the maritime industry has been facing serious environmental challenges in adopting technologies and/or operational practices in order to... Read more ›
• 10 October 18 Shipping strategies: Global liner alliances in the port of Piraeus How the strategic planning of a liner alliance affects the development prospects of a container port? How the relations inside the alliance are reflected in port selection?  Shipping strategies and the rise of global... Read more ›
• 10 October 18 Impact of the Carat canal on the evolution of hub ports under China’s belt and road initiative Under China’s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, Carat Canal, a potential new channel of the Century Maritime Silk Road, will have a great impact on the shipping networks and the evolution of hub ports.... Read more ›
• 08 October 18 Trade war threatens outlook for global shipping, warns new report Seaborne trade expanded by a healthy 4% in 2017, the fastest growth in five years, while UNCTAD forecasts similar growth this year, according to its Review of Maritime Transport 2018. Volumes across all segments... Read more ›