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Chennai: Port Wings News Network: MSC Cruises on 29 April announced further extension of the halting of all its new cruise departures fleet-wide through July 10. MSC Cruises USA is offering guests affected by this measure a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) where they have the opportunity to transfer the full …

Port Wings, 29 April 2020: The global economy is expected to suffer its worst year since the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to the International Monetary Fund forecast. Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy will shrink by 3.0 per cent during 2020 — far worse than …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: Reaffirming its commitment to the society and the country, global logistics company DP World has partnered with non-profit organisation Akshaya Patra Foundation to support underprivileged section of the society impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. DP World in partnership with Akshaya Patra, is …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: With the commissioning of coastal research vessel Sagar Anveshika earlier this year, the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) celebrated yet another collaborative success with the Indian shipbuilding ecosystem. Built under IRClass, Sagar Anveshika is a DP1-capable vessel fitted with state-of-the-art equipment that allows her owner, …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: SeaQuest Marine Project Management has been entrusted with the prestigious construction supervision job for three Green 5th Generation zero emission NB Ro-Ro vessels for Finnlines at China Merchants Group’s Nanjing Jinling Shipyard. Finnlines Plc, a Finnish shipping company and part of the Grimaldi Group, had …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: With 90% of the trade, employment and  business in Metro cities of Mumbai and Pune shut down , extension of lockdown is set to arrest hopes of many, says Mr Vijay Kalantri, President All India Association of Industries. 25 lakh jobs mostly in retail , …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: DP World PLC handled 17.2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2020, with gross container volumes decreasing by 1.7% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 0.3% on a like-for-like basis. Reported volumes declined …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: South Korea launched the world’s biggest container ship on 23 April 2020 at a time when carriers are drastically cutting capacity to deal with a collapse in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic. according to a Wall Street Journal report. South Korean President Moon …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Significant reductions in CO2 emissions per container transported, a successful conversion of the vessel fleet to operate using low-sulphur fuel oil, and considerable improvements in quality – these are the key advances that Hapag-Lloyd made in the 2019 financial year in terms of its sustainability …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Crowley Fuels LLC took delivery of its new Alaska Class 100,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB), which will be used to transport multiple clean petroleum products for the Alaska market, from Bollinger Shipyards, on 21 April 2020. Crowley will operate the 483-foot ATB for Alaska-based Petro Star …

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Port Wings, 22 April 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 announced the extension of the three-week nationwide lockdown for another 19 days till May 3 to battle the Coronavirus pandemic but indicated easing some curbs after April 20 in areas which are not hotspots to allow some “select …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is taking a pragmatic and practical approach in rendering services to its clients during this period of unprecedented challenges posed by global restriction in personnel movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. IRClass’ aim is to manage and …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Virgin Atlantic has delivered 3.5 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) into the UK aboard special cargo-only flights which have been chartered by the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS. On 21 April, the airline operated another 26-hour round trip between …