Year: 2020
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Organisations : Digital champion: the Port of Zeebrugge joins (IPCSA)
The Port of Zeebrugge, already a champion of digitalisation, has joined the International Port Community Systems Association IPCSA As a new member of IPCSA, the Belgian port is looking forward to sharing its expertise, including from its Smart Port, Green Port and Safety Port projects. “We want to keep up…
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Shipping Lines : Jeff Bezos supports UK freight forwarding start-up
London-based Beacon, a freight forwarding and supply chain finance company, has raised over US$15 million in its Series A fundraising round, with investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, and leading US venture capital firm 8VC. The company offers a full range of services, including global ocean,…
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Services : CMA CGM implements fresh rates from North Europe and Med
CMA CGM has announced new rates from North Europe and Med CMA CGM will apply new freight of all kinds (FAK) rates from North Europe and the Mediterranean to North American destinations from 1 July 2020. Origin Range: North European ports Destination Range: Canada ports of Montreal & Halifax Cargo:…
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EVENTS : CAREER4SEA EUROPORT AWARDS
SAFETY4SEA & EUROPORT are delighted to announce the winners of the CAREER4SEA EUROPORT Awards on educational, investment in shipping, initiative, women in shipping and new generation that have showcased excellence & innovation within the maritime industry towards making a career in shipping more sustainable. The awards were presented at a prestigious ceremony on November the 8th, on the…
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IPCSA : Acceleration Digitalisation of Maritime Trade and Logistics Call to Action
Seaports are critical infrastructures to keep supply chains moving and economies across the world functioning. This becomes especially visible in times of global crisis. A great variety of business and government actors interact in port communities to ensure multimodal flows of vital medical and food supplies, critical agricultural products, energy…
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Breaking News : Canada Updates Measures For Cruise And Passenger Vessels up
The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and transportation workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is Transport Canada’s top priority. The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, announced…
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Professor Adam Weintrit is the new Rector of the Gdynia Maritime University
BY :” Blue Economy ” Marek Grzybowski Master Mariner Adam Weintrit, professor in maritime transport, is the first rector of the Maritime University in Gdynia for many years with practical experience in maritime transport and navigation. Rector-elect will start his function on September 1, 2020. He is the chair of…
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EVENTS : DP World Logistics & Supply Chain Dubai, Jebel Ali
We’re delighted that the European Tour has announced the return of the 2020 season, following Coronavirus delays. The European Tour will continue behind closed doors in July and run through until December, with all tournaments subject to stringent safety protocols. The season-ending DP World Tour Championship will take place from December 10-13…
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Port : DP World Joins with TradeLens to Digitize Global Supply Chains
: DP World, a leading enabler of global trade, has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). The collaboration between DP World and the TradeLens platform will help accelerate the digitization of…
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Ports : UK’s largest unaccompanied port set to transform ferry freight market
Tilbury2’s brand new unaccompanied* freight ferry terminal opened for business this week at a vital time for the UK’s freight industry. The 500,000-unit freight-only facility will inject state-of-the-art capacity into the country’s ports sector by utilising a truck driver-free operation* at a time when infection control is uppermost in everyone’s…
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