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The International Transport Forum (ITF) has announced the postponement of the ITF 2020 Summit, which was earlier scheduled to take place from May 27 to May 29, 2020. ITF 2020 Summit postponed The world’s renowned transport policy event, ITF 2020 Summit, was slated to take place in Leipzig, Germany The world’s renowned transport policy event, ITF 2020 Summit, was slated to take place in Leipzig, Germany, under the theme of ‘Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development&rsq...

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s (Maersk) customer is a leading home improvement retailer in the U.S. The US retailer currently have a staff of more than 340,000 and operate over 2,000 stores in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, eight Canadian provinces and Mexico. Their goal was to reduce supply chain costs and facilitate growth in their import volumes. The roadblock to this was a high ratio (17.4%) of 20-foot light box utilisation. The current situation led to higher supply chain...

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) established for the first time in Korea’s shipbuilding industry ‘Co-Prosperity Business Office’ under the direct control of its CEO, with an aim to build a new win-win business model with its partner companies.   For this, HHI expanded and reorganized the existing business unit responsible for supporting partner companies, led by a Senior Vice President-level Executive, into Co-Prosperity Business Office with three departments staffed with...

The retail industry is undergoing enormous change. The customers have evolved. They are demanding and selective. In these times, the retailers must review their existing supply chain setups and devise faster ways of reaching the markets. Maersk’s customer, an iconic American retail brand, with over 500 stores across the US foresaw the possible implications of outdated processes and reached out to Maersk for a solution. The challenge The private labels’ supply chains were c...

On the afternoon of December 3, 2020, the China Shipping 50 Forum, acclaimed as a think tank in the shipping industry, held its 7th annual meeting in Qingdao. As a member of the Forum, Chairman of CULines Raymond Chen attended the meeting upon invitation. Guest attending the event The event gathered top-class experts and scholars from the port and shipping logistics sector The event gathered top-class experts and scholars from the port and shipping logistics sector, senior executives at...

Alfa Laval’s PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society. With the Chinese type approval in hand, PureBallast 3 systems can now be installed on vessels that carry the Chinese flag. PureBallast 3 gets type approval certificate Alfa Laval has long had a strong position in the Chinese new-building market" The type approval certificate for PureBallast 3 was issued by the China Classification...

In support of international military collaboration and exchange, the organising committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference 2020 (DIMDEX 2020) will host the Middle East Naval Commanders Conference (MENC), under the theme – ‘Resilience in the Maritime Domain - Confronting Asymmetric Threats’. The upcoming MENC edition will feature panel discussions that will once again address current multifarious naval security challenges. Under the auspices...

Allweiler launches the next-generation AEB-DE progressing cavity pump series of four pump sizes that share one installation footprint and are capable of bi-directional flow. Combining proven features from two dosing pump ranges with newly optimised rotor and stator geometrics, Allweiler customers benefit from the utmost in accurate dosing of high viscosity and particulate-filled fluids in one compact, versatile series. Standardising process made simpler In addition to simplifying pump selecti...

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce a EUR 150 million (c. US$165 million) share repurchase program, effective from February 13, 2020. The objective of the program is to reduce share capital and, in addition, to provide shares for regular management and employee share programs. Share repurchase program The Execution of the share repurchase program will be done under the terms of an engagement letter with a third party The repurchase program is expected to be completed within the year 2020, an...

Unifeeder is happy to announce that it is adding London Gateway as Hub Port to their UK East Coast port network. They will have a weekly service from Grangemouth and Teesport to/from London Gateway and further connections from this point to Antwerp and Dunkerque. The new service is an addition to Unifeeder’s existing port network, now connecting the UK East Coast (Grangemouth, South Shields, Teesport and Immingham) and the hub ports of Felistowe, London Gateway, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Dunker...

FESCO diesel motor vessel - Vasiliy Golovnin departed from the port of Cape Town (RSA) to Antarctica on December 24, 2019, delivering cargo to two Indian and Belgium scientific research stations. The voyage will last until April 2020. Vasiliy Golovnin vessel loaded with various goods In Cape Town, the Vasiliy Golovnin vessel was loaded with 1382 tons of various goods, including equipment, fuel and food. The vessel will also transport 35 Indian members of the expedition to the stations - Bhar...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce that it has officially opened a new office in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. MetOcean Telematics shows continued growth with the opening of a new office that houses a dedicated team of sales and product development professionals. Sales and product location This new regional office is positioned to further support the growing customer base This new regional office is positioned to further support the growing customer base, which seeks to further increa...

Marintec China 2019, organised by Informa Markets and the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SSNAME), the most influential and Asia largest maritime exhibition will be held from 3 to 6 December in Shanghai. 2019 marks a milestone for the 40th anniversary of Marintec China as well as the reform of the China shipbuilding industry over the past 40 years. Promoting Chinese and global maritime industry For 40 years, Marintec China progresses hand in hand with China's ship...

Vietnam’s sea transport sector continues to achieve steady growth, with goods transported by the country’s fleet reaching more than 81 million tons in the first half of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 16 per cent. Statistics from Vietnam Maritime Administration also indicated that in the same period, Vietnam’s ports handled 308.8 million tons of goods, up 13 per cent year-on-year. Changing tides in the global economy could further fuel this growth. Striving to become a mariti...

The 2017-retrofitted ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-TEU feeder container ship, operated by Unifeeder, will become the first vessel in the world to run on Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG), generated by wind energy. MAN Energy Services, Wessels Marine, Unifeeder and Nauticor are cooperating on the SNG project, which will see ‘Wes Amelie’ use liquefied SNG, produced from renewable electrical energy, as a drop-in fuel. Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) as marine fuel To demonstrate that SNG c...

The 11th Edition of INMEX SMM organised by Informa markets India kick-started at Bombay exhibition center with over 260 exhibitors participating in the three-day exhibition. The scaled-up 2019 edition of the INMEX SMM India Expo brings buyers and manufacturers from across the globe to conduct business and be a coveted conglomeration of global industry leaders, key decision-makers, government agencies and key trade associations, to network, explore new business opportunities and unveil services...

Ocean Network Express (‘ONE’) is pleased to announce the establishment of ‘Advanced Ocean Container Transportation Engineering Lab’ (AOCTEL), a stowage planning hub located in Kumamoto, Japan. AOCTEL is established to succeed the role and responsibility of Kumamoto Stowage Planning Office. The office was founded by Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc (‘KKE’) for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha five years ago, and ONE succeeded the service agreement with KKE when liner...

GreenSteam, the global supplier of vessel-based machine learning solutions, and Unifeeder, the largest, Pan-European feeder and short-sea operator, are expanding their partnership to pave the way for sustainable shipping. The Climate is a hot topic, which is why we need to find new sustainable ways to create energy. GHG emissions caused by vessels have long been a major challenge facing the modern shipping industry. Shipping strategy to focus on reducing annual GHG emissions Vessels are still...

Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s containership operator, has successfully attained Environmental Ship Index (ESI) certification for its fleet comprising of half a million TEUs. This is a major milestone for the Singaporean shipowner ahead of the transition towards the Global Sulphur Cap 2020 from 1 January 2020. ESI certification To qualify for certification, vessels have to demonstrate that their emission levels are below what is allowed by IMO ESI certification is an on...

Global shipment management software solutions provider, CargoSmart, announced the execution of Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) Services Agreements with maritime industry operators CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, COSCO SHIPPING Ports, Hapag-Lloyd, Hutchison Ports, OOCL, Port of Qingdao, PSA International and Shanghai International Port Group. Under these agreements, each signatory commits to provide resources to support preparatory work required to establish the GSBN, a not-for-profit joi...

The 19th China International Transportation and Logistics Expo (CITLE), the 2019 Global Logistics Technology Conference, and the 2019 Transport Logistic China kicked off at the Hangzhou International Expo Center. Upon invitation, CULines made their debut at the CITLE. During the three-day fair, the booth attracted an endless stream of customers and partners for communication and consultation. CULines’ staff received visitors warmly and professionally by introducing to them the compan...

Ocean Network Express (ONE), together with Hapag-Lloyd, joins TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM, to benefit shippers and drive greater innovation. CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company also recently announced joining TradeLens. ONE is constantly strengthening and expanding its coverage to meet the challenging demands of the crucial Asia market and recognises that expanding digital collaboration is critical to t...

Members of THE Alliance, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, and Yang Ming announced a fourth member, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), a South Korean container liner shipping company to join The Alliance as a full member. Through this, the members of THE Alliance have also decided to establish a new cooperation with four members and a term until 2030. The actions were agreed in Taipei on 19 June 2019. Subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, the new contract between the four lines wil...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce that the 14,000 TEU containership ONE CYGNUS, was successfully delivered at Japan Marine United Corporation’s shipyard at Kure, Hiroshima. This is ONE’s third delivery this year after the M/V ONE APUS on 13 June 2019 and is the last delivery in the series of 7 newly built 14,000 magenta containerships. It is equipped with outstanding safety and environmentally-friendly capabilities such as structural arrest technology and highly eff...

On April 19, 2018, a ceremony for the delivery of three semi-rigid vessels with cabin (SRC) to the Regional Command of the Azores Maritime Police (CRPM of the Azores) was held in the city of Ponta Delgada on the island of S. Miguel, chaired by the Secretary State of National Defense and Maritime Affairs, Dr. Marcos Perestrello. Semi-rigid vessels with cabin (SRC) This construction project resulted from the need to equip the CRPM of the Azores with three fast SRC vessels This construction proj...

In order to anticipate violations or dangerous incidents in the shipping and logistics industry in the country, especially those related to the contents of cargo/containers. The Directorate of Marine and Coastal Guard Units (Dit. KPLP) - the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with the Australia Maritime Safety Authority (AMSAT International - Australia) held the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code training, from March 25 to March 29, 2019 in Surabaya. Represe...

COSCO SHIPPING LINES signed LSFO supply agreement with Double Rich Limited on 28th of March, 2019. According to the agreement, Double Rich limited will provide fuel oil with sulfur content not exceeding 0.5% m/m conforming to the regulation of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for COSCO SHIPPING LINES in order to assist the fleets of COSCO SHIPPING LINES to better fulfill the amendment of ANNEX VI in International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), which has...

HMM held a naming ceremony for a 300,000 dwt Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC), the ‘Universal Leader’, at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)’s Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea. About 100 distinguished guests attended the ceremony including C.K. Yoo (President & CEO of HMM), Ho Seon Hwang (President of Korea Ocean Business Corporation: KOBC), and Sung Leep Jung (President & CEO of DSME). Delivery of VLCCs All vessels are equipped with a scrubber s...

Marlan Maritime Technologies Ltd (Marlan) is excited to be exhibiting at the Marine & Coastal Civil Engineering Expo 2018 (M&CCE Expo 2018), which is taking place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, in Birmingham, United Kingdom (UK) from September 11 to September 12, 2018. Coastal and near-shore survey and monitoring Marlan will be showcasing Synoptic and talking about the capabilities of their monitoring systems The company executives present at the event are hoping...

Hamburg is taking a further step toward improving air quality at its port. Innovative technology developed right here in the city is set to enable large and very large container ships to switch off their auxiliary diesel supplies, during lay time and instead draw the power they need for on-board operations, from a new kind of mobile generator. Becker Marine Systems, Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) have been testing the new technology, as part of a joint pilot project,...