La pesca industrial, las embarcaciones y las actividades en alta mar son realidades ocultas para el público en general que ejercen presión sobre la dependencia mundial del océano, según revela un estudio global publicado en la revista Nature.
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Digital freight forwarder Forto has appointed ex-Ceva executive Jochen Freese (above) as its executive VP of procurement and business development, confirming news broken by Loadstar Premium in October
“Jochen has a proven track record in helping large, worldwide customers in such industry segments as retail and fashion, hi-tech, healthcare and automotive optimise their transport and logistics,” said Forto CEO and co-founder Michael Wax.
“This customer focus, combined with his experience in...
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German project cargo forwarding specialist Bertling Logistics has appointed Rasmus Frandsen (pictured above) as director of business development at its Houston office.
He joined Bertling from Intermarine, where he started his shipping career in 2013 and subsequently worked in a variety functions, including a two-year stint in Malaysia before relocating to Houston in 2016 where he was chartering manager for the past four years.
“Rasmus will boost our commercial activities in North …
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European shippers have again renewed calls for the European Commission to review its competition policy regulating the liner sector, as they continue to face equipment shortages, restricted vessel capacity and sky-high freight rates.
Today the European Ceramic Industry Association, Cerame-Unie, which represents members in 20 countries and covers sectors from construction products (bricks) and consumer goods to industrial process and cutting-edge technologies, issued a statement jointly with the...
https://theloadstar.com/angry-shippers-call-on-ec-to-review-disturbing-developments-in-box-shipping/
Ambitious AIT Worldwide Logistics has been taken over by private equity firm The Jordan Company (TJC) in what is expected to mark the start of another period of growth for the forwarder.
Its partnership with its PE owner Quad-C Management has come to an end as the company recapitalises.
TJC doesn’t appear to have a big footprint in transport and logistics, but does have a couple of investments in supply chain management …
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US companies are unlikely to make significant moves in global sourcing strategy over the coming three months as the government conducts a strategic review of the nation’s supply chains.
On 24 February, President Biden signed an executive order for a 100-day review of critical supply chains to identify vulnerabilities, following the shortage of semiconductors that has disrupted car production. The review targets four groups of critical goods as well as six …
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A tranche of newly awarded freeports presents an opportunity to regenerate both the UK’s logistics sector and some of its poorest regions – but the “hard work” is only just beginning.
Speaking on Multimodal’s Freeports panel, Vivid Economics cities and infrastructure head James Patterson-Waterston said the scale of the bids suggested freeports “could become a transformational vehicle”, but success was dependent on getting the “hard part done”.
“Strategic growth, regeneration and innovation …
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Efforts to decarbonise the shipping industry accelerated today as Maersk and DFDS announced their backing for development of a production facility in Denmark to supply CO2-free ammonia to their vessels.
And, in a separate development, the CMA CGM-led Coalition for the Energy of the Future has established seven new working groups to develop greener transport solutions.
The Power-to-X ammonia production plant will be in Esbjerg, on Denmark’s west coast, an area that …
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A stoppage of work is due to take place tomorrow, Tuesday 16 February, for a period of four hours at the Victorian International Container Terminal. A 12-hour strike is due on Friday 19 February from 18:00. Back-to-back strikes are due from Sunday 21 February at 06:00 am and will run for 36 hours.
On Monday 22 February, VICT’s control room will be unable to operate cranes unless the operations of each crane is manned by a...
An emerging trend of shippers switching from their established container carriers to other shipping solutions appears to be gaining ground.
And to meet growing demand, multipurpose operator AAL Shipping has cemented its capacity offering on its Europe-Middle East/Indian subcontinent-Far East liner service.
The company said yesterday six 31,000 dwt multipurpose vessels (MPVs) it has on long-term charter were being deployed full-time on the service.
The firm said there was “growing popularity...
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