Agreement on maritime data transfer 
The cooperation between the ship tracking intelligence company Marine Traffic and the satellite AIS data provider exact Earth to deliver additional real-time information is now operational. The additional satellite data complements the MarineT raffic coastal receiver... more
"Monaco Maersk" sets a mark
The “Monaco Maersk” marked a new peak as the best loaded containership record with 19,284 teu on board when it departed Malaysia’s port of Tanjung Pelepas at the beginning of June 2019. These volumes on the “Monaco Maersk” eclipsed the 19,190 teu on the “MOL Tribune” in February... more
Three for NSR
The Russian Direct Investment Fund, the infrastructure operator of the NSR, Rosatom, Norilsk Nickel, a producer of palladium and nickel, and DP World have agreed to jointly implement a project for the integrated development of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The quadrilateral... more
APL reduces emissions
APL has announced that it achieved a 47.4% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per container transported per kilometre in 2018, compared to its base level in 2009. The result follows the environmental performance assessment (EPA) of APL’s 2018 carbon dioxide emission... more
From Hamburg to Latin America
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd reports a change to its board. Chief financial officer Nicolás Burr will leave the company in February 2020 at the end of his contract to take over new projects in Chile. Burr was appointed CFO of Hapag-Lloyd in March 2015 and therefore... more
Making Thailand and Laos services more efficient
In Thailand and Laos, Ceva Logistics and its holding company CMA CGM have launched a new cross-border service for ocean freight containers used by customers across both countries. The combined ocean freight and cross-border trucking service enables importers to drop off... more
Helikon relies on Ship Money
Helikon Shipping has extended its maritime payment services agreement with Ship Money into a long-term multi-year relationship. Ship Money has been used by Helikon to pay wages to crew members on board under its agency for the last several years, and the company has decided... more
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
During an IMO symposium on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, concerns raised by the shipping industry were supported by figures from the International Maritime Bureau showing that the number of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea region had doubled in 2018. There has also... more
PISR complies with STCW
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has been recognised by the IMO as to fully comply with the International Convention on STCW. At the IMO headquarters in London (UK) in June, secretary-general Kitack Lin’s proposal was approved by the maritime safety committee (MSC)... more
K Line spreads its wings
K Line has decided to use the automated kite system “Seawing” for a bulk carrier owned by the company. “Seawing”, developed by Airseas, an Airbus spin-off, is mounted on the bow of the vessel and unfolded by a simple operation from the bridge under certain conditions of wind... more