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IMO : Essential container guide now in all IMO official languages
A consortium of five industry bodies has formed to ensure that vital information about the correct packing of containers can be disseminated to a wide audience. The Container Owners Association, Global Shippers Forum, ICHCA International, TT Club, and the World Shipping Council together form the Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) which…
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Breaking News : EcoClipper announces first local agent for the Asia-Pacific region
Sustainable shipping initiative EcoClipper announces Alkmaar, The Netherlands,: EcoClipper has partnered with Wachter Oriental, trade facilitators, and merchants, to represent the sail cargo company in India and the South Pacific. Wachter Oriental will become the first local agent to act for EcoClipper abroad, as they continue to develop a financial…
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News : More train departures on services with Mortara and new connection to Venlo in the Netherlands
With increases in capacity and a new terminal link on services between Italy, Germany, and Benelux, Kombiverkehr KG is offering its forwarding and logistics customers a wider spectrum of intermodal services on this leading European transport corridor via Switzerland. From 6 September the trains between Mortara and Krefeld and between…
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News : Suez Canal Container Terminal’s upgrade projects improve productivity and customer experience
A series of investments initiated in 2020 aimed at equipment and capacity upgrades at the terminal, together with a strong partnership with the Government of Egypt, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SC Zone), sets the foundation for further future growth despite global pandemic challenges, according to the company’s release. The USD…
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ٍShipping Lines : A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates fleet decarbonization with 8 large ocean-going vessels
A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates fleet decarbonization with 8 large ocean-going vessels to operate on carbon-neutral methanol Copenhagen – In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral methanol.…
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Report The Economist Times : Rising freight rates bring $100 billion in 2021 for all container lines
The top ten container lines control more than 80% of global capacity The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a two-year antitrust investigation of the industry in 2019 but the Biden administration has put the container lines on alert again AP Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s biggest container shipping line, was expected…
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ICC’s world : Renowned Incoterms® rules facilitate trillions of dollars in global trade each year.
What are Incoterms® rules? The Incoterms® rules are the world’s essential terms of trade for the sale of goods. Whether you are filing a purchase order, packaging and labeling a shipment for freight transport, or preparing a certificate of origin at a port, the Incoterms® rules are there to guide you.…
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Shipping Lines : Maersk secures green e-methanol for the world’s first container vessel operating on carbon-neutral fuel
A.P. Moller – Maersk has identified its partners to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon-neutral methanol: REintegrate, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy. REintegrate and European Energy will establish a new Danish facility to produce the approx. 10.000 tonnes of carbon-neutral…
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Shipping Lines : CMA CGM Completes Discharging Two Transformers
For CMA CGM, this is the second consecutive heavy lift shipment of transformers through Jebel Ali using floating cranes. Their project cargo team efficiently discharged a heavy load of two 150 tonne transformers. “We are the only carrier to use a floating crane for loading and unloading oversized pieces in…
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