Asian Ports Dominate Global Container Port Performance Index World Bank and IHS Markit report highlights large efficiency gaps between world’s key container ports. Asian container ports […]
Colombo Port is the top-ranked port in South Asia – CPPI
Supply chains firms urged to protect seafarers’ rights
A wide-ranging set of guidance has been issued to help enterprises using shipping services to protect the human rights of seafarers, as hundred of thousands are […]
Container: 65 years on
Universally hailed as one of the greatest inventions of the modern world Shipping Container, Freight Container, Container, Box, TEU – many of the synonyms and acronyms […]
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Statement by IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, on 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Today, on 28 April, we celebrate World Day for Safety […]
Ever Given Fiasco Illustrates Importance of the Shipping Container
Since the dawn of commerce, people have been using boxes, sacks, barrels and containers of varying sizes to transport goods over long distances. by Anna Nagurney […]
IMO regional webinar targets increased safety for fishing industry
Decision-makers from maritime administrations and fishery authorities were active participants in a webinar exploring the challenges and benefits of the 2012 Cape Town Agreement as a […]
Suez Canal ship ‘now moving,’ owner says
Vessel still not fully afloat as work continues to clear vital shipping lane The Ever Given, the ship that has been stranded in the Suez Canal […]
Efforts to dislodge ship blocking Suez Canal enter sixth day
Efforts are continuing Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship wedged in the Suez Canal in Egypt, blocking one of the world’s most heavily used shipping […]
COVID-19 crew change crisis still a challenge – IMO Secretary-General
The crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 restrictions continues to cause challenges, despite some improvement in the numbers, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization has […]
Maersk will operate the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023
by Mikkel Elbek Linnet Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates the efforts to decarbonise […]