The Port of Rotterdam, Samsung SDS, and ABN AMRO, have announced the launch of a container logistics pilot project based on blockchain technology
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/rotterdam_launches_multi_modal_blockchain_project
Shipping
Trump administration may struggle to obstruct IMO 2020
The International Maritime Organization is much like the large commercial ships it regulates in one respect: while slow to get moving in the first place, it can be difficult to stop once its inertia has been overcome.
This is the problem the US delegation at the UN body may face at a key meeting being held October 22-26, if it seeks to put obstacles in the way of tighter marine fuel sulfur emission limits.
The IMO’s global sulfur cap is due to drop from 3.5% to 0.5% at the start of 2020, with...
http://blogs.platts.com/2018/10/19/trump-administration-may-struggle-to-obstruct-imo-2020/
Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji the United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans, was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018 and I managed to catch him for an interview.
He travels the world to promote and advocate for the SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Peter says it has been an uphill battle until the Ocean Conference in New York 2017, where the governments of Fiji & Sweden left...
Wartsila: 70% CO2 Cuts Possible
Tech company hails success of eco-friendly research
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/wartsila_70_co2_cuts_possible
Rotterdam Advocates EU Efficiency Proposals
The Port of Rotterdam has pledged its support for the European Maritime Single Window environment Regulation
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/rotterdam_advocates_eu_efficiency_proposals
Inquiry Into Dubai Quay Crash Slams Pilot
Communications breakdown blamed for CMA CGM smash
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/inquiry_into_dubai_quay_crash_slams_pilot
Berg Insight: IoT Market Growing Rapidly
Berg Insight, a market research provider for machine-to-machine technologies, has published new data about the market for cellular IoT gateways
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/berg_insight_iot_market_growing_rapidly
Maersk trials Suez Canal alternative
Towards the end of September the 3500 teu containership Venta Maersk called at the port of Saint Petersburg having successfully completed a trial passage of the Northern Sea Route. This is widely seen as offering a potential long term alternative to using the Suez Canal for Far East to Europe trades and if developed could have a major impact on container shipping activities and ports in the Middle East.
The ice class Venta Maersk, one of Maersk’s Baltic feeders, started its voyage in the port of...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/maersk-trials-suez-canal-alternative/
China Reaffirms Commitment to CPEC
Beijing “convinced” that continued collaboration will bring rewards
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/china_reaffirms_commitment_to_cpec
Bahrain LNG terminal nears operational stage
Teekay LNG’s first Floating Storage Unit (FSU), Bahrain Spirit, has been delivered to its charterer Bahrain LNG. The vessel is being used to support Bahrain LNG in providing an LNG receiving and regasification terminal in Bahrain.
Built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Bahrain Spirit will be used together with a jetty-mounted regasification unit at Khalifa Bin Salman port to enable LNG imports to Bahrain to start in early 2019. As well as the FSU, the new LNG import...
https://www.themaritimestandard.com/bahrain-lng-terminal-nears-operational-stage/