Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, is launching ACT with CMA CGM+, an array of solutions, helping its customers lighten their environmental footprint and make their cargo carbon neutral. Available throughout all the Group’s shipping subsidiaries, this new offering consists …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Baltic Exchange on 16 November launched weekly air freight indices. It has partnered with established Hong Kong based air cargo pricing publisher TAC Index and the new indices include six outbound indices and 13 individual destination baskets. These products will be branded as the …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC) has notified revised policy and guidelines for setting up of Container Freight Stations (CFS), Inland Container Deport (ICD) and Airfreight Stations (AFS). The revised policy aims to boost investment in CFS/ICD sector in underdeveloped regions in …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The CMA CGM Group has embarked on a major program to build a new class of liquefied natural gas-powered vessels, as part of its drive to take the shipping industry’s energy transition to the next level. The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s largest containership …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Korean Register (KR) has successfully completed its first hull survey using both a drone and crawler (a type of drone capable of climbing up and down walls) without scaffolds. The remote inspection technology was used for the intermediate survey of the bulk carrier PAN …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) created history on 11 November 2020 when it handled the largest transshipment vessel that has ever called on any East Coast Port. M.V.MSC Faith having 14,336 TEUs capacity berthed at its Container Terminal with Tembe Port (Ghana), being its last Port …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Swire Shipping has deployed its first 2,750TEU newbuild, MV Lae Chief, on its newly upgraded North Asia Express (NAX) service. Launching the new fixed-day fortnightly service with her maiden voyage, the vessel made her first port call in Shanghai on 5 November 2020. She made …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd) reported 23% decline in net profit at Rs. 520 million for the second quarter ended September 30, 2020. The Company had reported consolidated net profit of Rs. 671 million for the corresponding quarter of last year. Revenues for …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: It was a landmark day at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) as it launched five vessels at one go from its Building Dock at Kochi and also laid the keel for two vessels. The vessels launched are two 8000 DWT Mini General Cargo Ships for JSW …
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New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya unveiled the plaque of Ministry’s new nomenclature in New Delhi on 12 November 2020. Ministry of Shipping is renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways …
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Chennai, 11 Nov 2020: It’s over. Donald Trump is ousted; Joe Biden wins and he will take over in January. And Biden’s win is one of the most impressive in American history. Defeating a sitting United States president is an extraordinarily hard thing to do, but with the vote count …
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New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: As the first successful pilots transition into the first commercial projects, floating offshore wind is opening up new vistas to offshore wind generation. To help expand the segment, DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has released the first integrated rule set for floating …
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Pipavav: Port Wings News Network: Integrated Container Tracking (ICT) system commenced at APM Terminals Pipavav at an event on 9 November 2020. NICDC Logistics Data Services (NLDS) has completed vital infrastructure at APM Terminals Pipavav to commence the near real time visibility of the container movement across the supply chain. …
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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: New research from a team at the World Maritime University (WMU) underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers’ hours of work and rest, undermining the credibility of international regulations relating to working hours. ‘A culture of adjustment’, by Dr. Raphael …
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