The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm […] The post MPA Singapore’s smart port challenge 2020 gets underway appeared first on…
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A fire erupted onboard the 4,900 ceu car carrier at Port of Jacksonville on Thursday. According to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD), the fire broke out on the vehicle’s seventh deck and spread to multiple levels. All 21 crew onboard were evacuated from the ship safely. The vessel...
Several people were injured in an explosion on board Höegh Xiamen, a Norway-flagged vehicle carrier, near Blount Island, Jacksonville, USA, on 5 June. The post Firefighters injured in Florida…
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Following the COVID-19 crisis and the major disruptions that has brought within the maritime community, ports have joined their forces to remain operational and keep the global trade flow.
PORTS | 02/06/20
Specifically, more than 50 port authorities have already signed on to support the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) COVID-19 declaration, initiated by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
According to MPA of Singapore, ports around Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Africa, Europe and...
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The world’s largest containership, the 23,964 TEU HMM Algeciras, sailed into the Port of […] The post Rotterdam hosts world’s largest containership appeared first on Offshore…
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The current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen […] The post Drewry: A career at sea ever less attractive appeared first on Offshore Energy.
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New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has issued a request for proposals to find a preferred shipyard to build the two new rail-enabled roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for the…
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No V-shaped recovery in sight after the large-scale shutdown of economic activity and the virus poses a risk to globalisation, says BIMCO CEO, Peter Sand in an article published on their website
The global economy and world trade are being battered by the widespread and comprehensive measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. Even though some countries have started easing their lockdown measures – such as in China – there has been no...
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A return to pre-pandemic levels of consumer goods travelling on container vessels internationally is unlikely this year, analysts have said. Although social distancing measures are starting to ease across Europe – with the UK set to allow non-essential shops to re-open in June – lower consumer...