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Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes European Parliament’s position on ETS
On Wednesday 22 June, the European Parliament adopted its position on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), including the extension of the ETS to maritime transport. The Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes the Parliament’s position, as it ensures the greening of shipping while safeguarding the competitive…
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Port of Rotterdam : Routescanner makes route planner logical successor to Navigate
Routescanner.com offers cargo owners worldwide and thus more comprehensive insight into door-to-door connections for containers via seaports, inland ports, rail, and roads than its predecessor Navigate. Thanks to its more extensive content, Routescanner is the logical successor to Navigate which is therefore redundant as of now. Shippers and shipping lines…
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Report : The container ships showed a slight improvement in May (36.4%) PDF
The punctuality of the container ships continues to fluctuate slightly but without a clear direction of improvement or deterioration. After the slight decline observed in April, in May, according to the Sea-Intelligence surveys, the figure returned to record a small improvement (+2.1 percentage points) and therefore stood at 36.4% (the…
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PIL Appoints Mr Lars Kastrup as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lars Kastrup as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIL on 1 July 2022. As CEO of PIL, Mr. Kastrup is responsible for leading PIL’s continued growth and development including its sustainability transformation path…
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Barbara Melvin : First woman to lead a top 10 U.S. operating container port.
South Carolina Ports’ Barbara Melvin steps into her new role as president and CEO today, marking the first woman to lead a top 10 U.S. operating container port. Over the past 24 years, Melvin has served SC Ports in a variety of roles and led major infrastructure projects. Melvin has…
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“K” Line has enhanced the shipboard cyber security with surveillance of ship’s communication 24/7
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has introduced a new AI-based cyber security platform, “Cybereason”, which is provided by “Cybereason Japan Corp.”, and adopted their monitoring/analysis service, “Cybereason MDR (Managed Detection & Response) service”, to enhance the cyber security of ship-shore communication in the ships managed by the “K” LINE…
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Port of Los Angeles, stakeholders applaud approval of $ 2,3 billion to bolster Californian,s ports
$110 million Earmarked for Planned San Pedro Bay Goods Movement Training Campus SAN PEDRO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed the state’s upcoming fiscal year budget, which includes an unprecedented $2.3 billion for port infrastructure improvements and upgrades. The budget sets aside $110 million for the creation of…
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Maersk to reduce transit times by 5 -21 days from Asia to Northern Italy
The first feeder of this new service (3000 TEUs) will depart from SCCT at the east-bound lane of the Suez Canal, on July 8th Genoa, Italy – Aiming to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging times, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces a…
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Reuters : CMA CGM to reduce shipping rates on French retail imports ( PDF )
The firm’s decision follows the French Government’s call for shipping and oil sectors to share their profits to tame inflation. Container transportation and shipping firm CMA CGM is set to cut down shipping costs on imports into France and French overseas territories. The company’s decision follows the French Government’s call…
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India’s NIIF to acquire 22.5% stake in DP World’s HPPL for $300m
HPPL operates five container terminals in strategic locations, including Mumbai, Mundra, Chennai, and Cochin. DP World and India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have announced the broadening of their existing partnership, with NIIF Master Fund investing primary capital of INR 22.5 billion[1] (approximately US$300 million) for a shareholding of…
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