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Shipping Feb, 10, 2022 0

China’s container giant predicts a robust profit rise

COSCO Shipping predicts rising profits in 2021 due to tight container supply amid the pandemic. According to a report filed with the Shanghai stock exchange, net profit attributable to shareholders…
shipbuilding + construção naval
Shipping Jan, 28, 2022 0

China continues to lead the world shipbuilding sector as it built 47.2% of all ships in 2021

China’s shipbuilding industry has kept its leadership in the global market last year as busy maritime transportation operations have increased the demand for newly-built vessels. The country’s naval production totaled…
Shipping Jan, 27, 2022 0

First autonomous container ship of the world is tested in Japan

The Japanese liner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) claims to have conducted the world’s first test of an autonomous container ship. The M/V Mikage ship, built in 2015 and operated by…
Shipping Jan, 24, 2022 0

Government bets on a controversial project to double waterway’s cargo capacity

The government is awaiting a final decision from Ibama, Brazil’s environmental regulatory body, on the licensing of an environmental project that could result in doubling cargo handling on the Tocantins-Araguaia…
Shipping Jan, 21, 2022 0

ZIM announces charter contract for three 7,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG container ships

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced a new 8-year charter contract with a shipping company affiliated with Kenon Holdings, whereby ZIM will charter three 7,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG container ships to…
Autonomous vessels / navios autônomos
Shipping Jan, 21, 2022 0

Autonomous vessels and the civil responsibility challenges they represent

In 1620, a ship called the Mayflower set sail from the city of Plymouth, England, carrying 102 pilgrims towards what would become the United States of America. Due to problems…
Shipping Jan, 14, 2022 0

MSC buys 67% of Log-in and enters the cabotage market

The sale of 67% of Log-in to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), completed on January 13th, should boost operations at the cabotage shipping company. With the entry of the new shareholder,…
Shipping Jan, 14, 2022 0

Argentina: Ships must reduce their cargo capacity by 30% to navigate the Paraná River

Due to the low level of the Paraná River, ships sailing to the grain ports of Rosario, Argentina’s largest agricultural port hub, are carrying 30% less cargo than usual, according…
regulamentações vacinais / Differing vaccine regulations are once again causing crew change chaos
Other Logistics Jan, 13, 2022 0

Differing vaccine regulations create further crewing chaos

Differing vaccine regulations are once again causing crew change chaos. The latest update from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator, published monthly from aggregated data provided by the shipmanagers to…
Shipping Jan, 12, 2022 0

Maersk expects freight delays to persist

On January 11th, AP Moller-Maersk informed customers that it is still having trouble transporting cargo around the world since the decongestion is taking longer than the Danish company anticipated. The…