Category: Maritime

World Trade Bounces Back To Pre-Coronavirus Levels
February 27, 2021 No Responses

World Trade Bounces Back To Pre-Coronavirus Levels

International trade recovered at the end of 2020 to pre-coronavirus levels, making up for the sharp hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of the year, Dutch economic policy adviser CPB said on Thursday.World trade increased 4% on a quarterly basis in...
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Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection
February 26, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies on Thursday disclosed the need to jointly collaborate to inspect vessels.  The other government agencies include Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian I...
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Seaport Deploys Drones To Maintain Safety
February 25, 2021 No Responses

Seaport Deploys Drones To Maintain Safety

Port of Antwerp is deploying an autonomous drone for the first time to maintain safety at the port’s critical infrastructure. The fully-independent drone will test various use cases in the field of inspection and control, the goal being to establish...
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APM Terminals Apapa Lifts Operation With Four New RTG Cranes
February 17, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Lifts Operation With Four New RTG Cranes

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria has boosted its operation with the delivery of additional four Rubber Tyred Ganrty (RTG) cranes. Chief Operating Officer of APM Terminals, Apapa, Mr Steen Knudsen, explained onn Tuesday that it was part of a lar...
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CMA CGM Creates Air Cargo Division, Buys Four Aircraft
February 16, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Creates Air Cargo Division, Buys Four Aircraft

CMA CGM has unveiled a decision to create a specialised air freight division, CMA CGM Air Cargo.  The move into air freight is said to strengthen the group’s transport and logistics business.  To support its expansion, the CMA CGM Group...
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Shippers Council Pledges Enhanced Services
February 14, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council Pledges Enhanced Services

The Nigeria Shippers’ Council has pledged to scale up its services to Kogi Shippers to ensure an effective transport /maritime system. Zonal Director, North-Central Zone of the council, Mrs Ify Okolue, said this at the validation and inauguration of a n...
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Maersk CEO: Global Shipping Turmoil Expected To Calm Down By Mid-Year
February 13, 2021 No Responses

Maersk CEO: Global Shipping Turmoil Expected To Calm Down By Mid-Year

The world’s largest container carrier said trade disruptions that have sent freight rates soaring and overwhelmed major ports may start to ease after the first quarter, disappointing investors but signaling eventual relief for cargo shippers.A.P. Moller-Ma...
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Ports & Cargo Terminal Targets 300,000 TEUs In 2021
February 11, 2021 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Terminal Targets 300,000 TEUs In 2021

Ports & Cargo Handling Services, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, is targeting 300,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) cargo capacity for 2021.  Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services, Mr John Jenkins, disclosed this in a statement on ...
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Despite COVID-19, Maersk Attains $39.7b Revenue In 2020
February 11, 2021 No Responses

Despite COVID-19, Maersk Attains $39.7b Revenue In 2020

A.P. Moller – Maersk, the world’s largest container carrier, has ended 2020 on a strong note despite the impact of COVID-19.  The company’s underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 44 pct. to $8.2bn and r...
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Maersk Appoints Vikash Agarwal MD For South Asia
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Maersk Appoints Vikash Agarwal MD For South Asia

Integrated container logistics firm Maersk has appointed Vikash Agarwal as its new Managing Director for South Asia, according to a company release on Monday.Agarwal, who moves to Maersk from CEVA Logistics, will join the com...
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Maersk Tankers Signs Sea Cargo Charter
February 7, 2021 No Responses

Maersk Tankers Signs Sea Cargo Charter

Maersk Tankers has become a signatory of the Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework that establishes a common baseline for global traders to report on CO2 emission reductions of their shipping activities. The Sea Cargo Charter is consistent with the...
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Majority Of World’s Seaports Still Don’t Use Digital Tech
February 4, 2021 No Responses

Majority Of World’s Seaports Still Don’t Use Digital Tech

The majority of the world’s 4,900 ports are not yet using digital technology for even the most basic processes, Innovez One, a Singapore-based provider of smart-tech and AI solutions for the maritime sector, has said.  As explained, 80 per cent...
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FG Implores Maritime Stakeholders On Nigerian Port Process Manual
February 3, 2021 No Responses

FG Implores Maritime Stakeholders On Nigerian Port Process Manual

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — L-R: Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,  Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello  and Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority,&nbs...
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Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Charter Ship Market Is Basically Sold Out
February 2, 2021 No Responses

Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Charter Ship Market Is Basically Sold Out

The unexpected demand recovery in the container shipping sector driven primarily by the US-based demand surge has seen the charter market depleted of available capacity. Furthermore, the demand upturn has lead to increasing delays and heavy port congestion. im...
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