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Ports and Terminals Jun, 10, 2022 0

Port throughput reaches 375.7 million tonnes in Brazil

Brazilian ports handled 375.7 million tonnes in the first four months of 2022. Private terminals were responsible for handling 244 million tonnes, while the port throughput of public harbors in…
Shipping Jun, 09, 2022 0

Norsul opens cabotage route for biodiesel freightage

Norsul designed an unprecedented cabotage route for BSBIOS, an ECB Group firm, to carry out the first freightage operation for biodiesel with 100% carbon neutrality. The voyage of the ship…
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Shipping Jun, 08, 2022 0

So long, Julian Thomas: former Maersk chairman retires

After leading Hamburg Süd and Aliança Navegação in Brazil for many years, Julian Thomas has announced that he is stepping down as chairman of the Maersk Group on the East…
Shipping Jun, 08, 2022 0

Shippers Fear Carbon Tax Will Hike Freight Costs Even Higher

Carbon tax increasing freight costs. Such is the serious fear of the global business organization representing cargo owners which export and import across international supply chains, the Global Shippers Forum.…
Shipping Jun, 07, 2022 0

CMA CGM orders its first methanol-powered containerships

French shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has placed its first order for methanol-powered vessels in an effort to expand its energy mix and become carbon neutral by 2050. The company…
Ports and Terminals Jun, 06, 2022 0

More than 30 killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh container depot fire

A massive fire and a huge explosion in an inland container depot near the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed at least 30 people and injured hundreds more. The fire broke…
Shipping Jun, 03, 2022 0

Q2 sets records for LNG-fuelled newbuild orders

With nearly a month to go of the quarter, Q2 2022 has already broken records for the number of LNG-fuelled ships ordered. Latest data from class society DNV’s Alternative Fuels…
Shipping Jun, 02, 2022 0

Global port congestion shows signs of improvement, still far from normal

Although there are improvements in container vessel delays and terminal congestion indicators, the global port congestion situation remains far from normal levels, according to the Danish maritime data analysis company…
Shipping Jun, 02, 2022 0

ONE places order for ten very large container ships

Hyundai Heavy Industries and Nihon Shipyard have secured contracts from Ocean Network Express (ONE) for the construction of ten very large container ships (VLCS). Under the contracts, Hyundai and Nihon will each…
Shipping Jun, 01, 2022 0

Brazil is the largest container-handling country in Latin America and the Caribbean

The ports and terminals in Brazil allowed the country to rank first in the ranking of nations with the best performance in container handling, which the Economic Commission for Latin…