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Cruising : MSC cruises receives RINA’S BIOSAFE class notation
MSC Cruises bolstered its industry leading health and safety credentials by obtaining the Biosafe Ship additional class notation assigned by the classification society RINA to its flagship MSC Grandiosa, which is currently operating in the Mediterranean. RINA had previously verified that the MSC Cruises health and safety protocol met…
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Breaking News :The post-COVID opportunity for India with DP World
Its recent trilateral Supply Chain Resilience initiative along with Australia and Japan is a potentially game-changing opportunity to solidify its strategic position in the Indo-Pacific region. And the country is displaying remarkable strength across its 17 so-called ‘Champion Sectors’ – such as textiles and biotechnology – as it continues…
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Maersk : Inland Haulage Import (IHI) –Uganda
In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Inland Haulage Import (IHI) for all DRY cargo to UG, effective 15th November 2020 applicable for FMC countries (USA, Guam, Virgin Island, American Samoa and Puerto Rico ) and 15th October 2020 for NON_FMC countries (…
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Shipping Lines : MSC And CMA CGM Complete Tradelens Integration
Major global container carriers MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and CMA CGM announced they are now integrated onto TradeLens, helping ensure a more fully integrated, timely, and consistent view of logistics data for their containerized freight around the world. The digital platform is run on IBM Cloud and IBM Blockchain…
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Ships : New ship orders sink as fear of future economic crisis grows
The newly released 2020 map shows a major shift in sentiment. The economic-crisis marker shifted far to the right on the likelihood axis and up even further on the impact axis. Pandemics were added to the risk landscape, and the big fear in 2018 — cyberattacks — dropped further…
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Shipping Lines : Maersk lays-off 2,000 as it upgrades expected results
AP Moller-Maersk is to lay-off 2,000 in a previously announced restructuring as it reveals upgraded expectations for Q3 and its full year results. The Danish shipping company announced on Tuesday that it would be laying-off 2,000 staff from its ocean and logistics business as result of restructuring announced on 1…
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Shipping LINES :NYK’s Whistleblowing System Certified By Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency
NYK’s whistleblowing system was certified as a “Whistleblowing Compliance Management System”* by Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency. NYK offers several consultation services for officers and employees to discuss concerns about or report workplace misconduct, harassment, and non-compliance activity, including the Yusen Chat Room, which provides connections to other employees and outside…
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Shipping Lines : CMA CGM online system back up and running
French containerline CMA CGM has confirmed that the company’s e-commerce sites have resumed operations with all their main functionalities up and running. The recovery took two weeks, after initially being hit by a cyber attack on September 28. A number of CMA CGM’s websites went down, the culprit later revealed as the ransomware Ragnar…
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Breaking News : Freight association calls for government intervention at Port of Felixstowe
Freight forwarders have demanded that the British government intervenes in the dispute between the owners of the Port of Felixstowe and its users following ongoing disruption, which has caused operational damage and incurred additional costs. The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has claimed that the port’s migration to an in-house…
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Services : MSC outunes7 reasons to choose the sea for Intra-Europe cargo
MSC has responded to growing interest in its extensive short-sea networks with a new campaign focusing on shippers of cargo between European destinations. MSC offers the broadest coverage of ports, inland connections and offices in Europe. Our extensive network stretches from North to South, and from West to East covering more than…
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