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
MOL and Makarov deepen cooperation
MOL recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping in St. Petersburg (Russia). The MOU reconfirms and further develops the cooperation between the two organisations related to the training of... more
ICTSI increases capacities in Rijeka
The Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) at the port of Rijeka (Croatia), is set to realise a comprehensive expansion plan in the period up to mid-2020. In close cooperation... more
COA provides new standard
The container owners association (COA), which represents the common interests of owners of freight containers, has announced that its telematics/track trace work group will provide an open standard to permit interoperability of telematics device data from the various solution... more
New Japan Malaysia Vietnam service
Singapore-based APL, an affiliate of the CMA CGM group, is launching a Japan Malaysia Vietnam (JMV) service that will provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia. The new service will concentrate on covering the North Asian market calling at five... more