Folk Maritime becomes Middle East’s first dry container fleet to deploy ORBCOMM®’s smart container technology

Richard Jacobsen, Sales Director EMEA Maritime at ORBCOMM (left), and Mohamed Badawi, Chief Operating Officer of Folk Maritime (right), shake hands on a groundbreaking partnership. Folk Maritime will be the first in the Middle East to deploy ORBCOMM’s smart container technology. This move transforms supply chain visibility and cargo security, setting a new standard for the region’s maritime industry.

Rochelle Park, NJ–March 18–ORBCOMM, the world’s largest dry and reefer container visibility...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/18/folk-maritime-becomes-middle-easts-first-dry-container-fleet-to-deploy-orbcomms-smart-container-technology/

Yang Ming hails success of the new Liverpool feeder service

Port of Liverpool

Yang Ming hails success of the new Liverpool feeder service

A new express feeder service to Liverpool has smashed its initial targets almost immediately after launching in June, underlining demand for a direct Far East call at the port.

The weekly Yang Ming service from Southampton is now operating at 150 boxes per week, three times more than expected, transporting mainly retail goods to distribution centres in the North West.

B&M is one of the national chains driving this growth...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/10/yang-ming-hails-success-of-the-new-liverpool-feeder-service/