INTTRA, a global provider of e-commerce solutions to the ocean freight industry, has announced the launch of INTTRA Act Track and Trace 2.0, a next generation, container tracking application for shippers and freight forwarders to "quickly and easily track in-transit containers" from a single web site. Any user making bookings and any identified party on I...
THE Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology president Suh Nam-pyo's concept of a mobile harbour for unloading and loading is to be developed for emerging markets unable to afford deep-water ports. In a Voice of America report, company CEO Ahn Choong Sung said the mobile harbour would bring goods to other places such as South America directly ...
JAPANESE container giant NYK will provide emergency aid in free ocean transportation for quake-torn Haiti in coordination with Japan Platform (JPF), an international humanitarian assistance organisation. Since 2004 the NYK Group has worked with JPF Joint Aid Supplies Transportation Projects on providing quick and effective emergency donations. The carrier...
THE result of container export/import imbalances into the Philippines has led Cosco Container Lines to enforce a fee on all shipments to Manila. The fee is US$50 per TEU and $100 per FEU effective February 1. (Source: www.schednet.com )
TECHNICAL snags and bureaucracy fouled a Royal Marine Special Boat Service rescue attempt of a Tunbridge Wells couple kidnapped from their yatch by pirates off the Seychelles. Hostages since October 23, Paul and Rachel Chandler, in their 50s, have been taken hostage from their yacht Lynn Rival reported the UK's Press Association. There was a rescue att...
THE Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSA) and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), a London-based merchant shipping trade association, have issued an urgent appeal to governments to stamp out piracy off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean. "There is growing concern that the international community is instead treating the current level of attacks against...
Danish shipping market analysts warn against overly optimistic expectations for the market in 2010 based on developments in the first few weeks of the year, Logistics Finland reports. Sveral major companies have seen booming share value, for example A.P. Møller - Mærsk's share has risen 19% and Torm's 31%. Dan Togo, shipping analyst at Handel...
Intermarine takes delivery of the Industrial Echo, the fourth in a series of 4 heavy lift newbuildings entering the fleet in the past 12 months. Delivered in Portugal in mid January, the vessel sailed for Hamburg, Bilbao, and Gijon where the ship is loading project cargoes for Brazil and Uruguay. Nominated as the E-Class series, these 10,000 DWT ves...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi