PPA pilots digital accreditation of port service providers
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is pilot-testing the automated processing of the accreditation of port service providers at the port management offices (PMO) of…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christens ship for Tokai Kisen
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Yokohama, conducted on November 27 a christening and launch ceremony…
China has announced the completed merger of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) and China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) on November 26. The reorganized…
IMO bares latest progress in meeting ship emissions targets
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that its working group has made significant progress in helping shipping meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets,…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking at revising rules on sea freight forwarding, including imposing higher paid-up capital requirement for some…
ICTSI Croatia announces new intermodal service at Port of Rijeka
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, welcomed the…
IMO bares latest progress in meeting ship emissions targets
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that its working group has made significant progress in helping shipping meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets,…
ICTSI proposal for Iloilo ports meets PPA requirements
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) unsolicited proposal to modernize and develop the Iloilo Port Complex and the Port of Dumangas in Iloilo province…
Ti report identifies top 5 threats to supply chains
External threats to supply chains have received considerable attention following well-publicized natural disasters, terrorist action, piracy and cyber attacks. A new report by Transport…
Despite lower container demand, A.P. Moller-Maersk reported improved profitability across the business in the third quarter, while Hapag-Lloyd achieved good results in the first…
Around 5,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of static cargo space has been added at Manila South Harbor following completion of the expansion of Container…
AISL: foreign carriers ready to comply with IMO 2020
Members of the Association of International Shipping Lines (AISL) are ready for the strict enforcement next year of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global…
ICTSI declares 25% income growth for first 9 months
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) reported a net income of US$204.968 million in the first nine months of 2019, 25% higher…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made available online and free of charge a tool used by software developers for creating systems for exchanging…
Maersk looks to battery power to reduce fuel consumption
Global shipping service leader Maersk will install in a trial this December a containerized 600 kilowatt-hour (kWh) marine battery system on board the Maersk…
Study cautions against ban, regulation of foreign shipping line surcharges
Instead of an outright ban or regulation of surcharges imposed by international shipping lines, the Philippine government should draft rules to monitor such surcharges,…
