ICTSI’s Polish terminal achieves historic 500,000th TEU move
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), the Polish unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Gydnia, capped 2019 with a milestone…
PPA rolls out online application rules for vessel booking, payment
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued rules on the implementation of an online application procedure that will support an integrated vessel booking and…
Int’l shipping ready for IMO 2020 but anticipates ‘teething problems’
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said the industry is prepared to comply with the UN International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulfur cap (IMO…
Major SOLAS amendments set to enter into force on January 1
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said a set of important amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and…
Phased implementation of IMO 2020 eyed for local shipping
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is conducting a survey on the fuel consumption of domestic ships to prepare for the phased implementation of the…
Shipping sector proposes $5B R&D board to cut emissions
The global maritime transport industry is proposing to form and fund a new non-governmental research & development (R&D) organization to accelerate the decarbonization of…
BIMCO concerned about inclusion of int’l shipping in European Green Deal
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has expressed concern with the plan to include international shipping in decarbonization efforts under the recently published…
Guidelines on implementing IMO safety management code updated
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the fully revised edition of its “Guidelines on the Application of the IMO International Safety Management…
ICTSI gets second repayment for suspended Sudan port contract
The Sudanese government has made the second partial repayment of the upfront fee it received from International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI). The repayment…
Cebu-based Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, Inc. has launched and inaugurated its latest vessel, M/V Trans-Asia 20, a brand-new bed/seat roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) type passenger ferry. Built…
ICTSI’s Puerto Aguadulce services largest box ship to call in Colombia
Port operator Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA) has set a new operational milestone at the Port of Buenaventura in Colombia after servicing the…
IMO, FAO launch global project to tackle marine plastic litter
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a new global project to prevent and reduce marine plastic…
ICTSI invests $100M to expand Congo terminal capacity
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has earmarked more than US$100 million for the second phase of expansion of its Congolese subsidiary, Matadi Gateway…
