BIFA’s 2020 Freight Service Awards to be revealed virtually The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is gearing up for the first ever virtual ceremony of its well respected Freight Service…
FEPORT: Standardization, data sharing and use of IoT in the cargo handling industry were an ambition, now they are becoming a reality! Brussels, December 3rd, 2020 These last months, EU supply…
Hot Port News from GAC 26-Nov-2020 ACTIVATION OF CREW CHANGE HUBDavao, Philippines SUBMARINE OUTFALL INSPECTION OFF RIVER TRADE TERMINAL, TUEN MUNHong Kong ESTABLISHMENT OF SILT CURTAIN AT CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Nov-2020 DREDGING AT INDIRA DOCKMumbai, India JETTY TO CLOSE FOR URGENT MAINTENANCEHaldia, India REBATES FOR CRUDE OIL TANKERSSuez Canal, Egypt MUA ANNOUNCE EXTENDED INDUSTRIAL ACTIONAustralia…
Swissterminal expands intermodal portfolio with new barge service to Rotterdam and Antwerp Frenkendorf, Switzerland, 25 November 2020: Switzerland-based integrated logistics provider Swissterminal AG and its partner DP World have announced…
Panamaxes survive Dry fall; despicable Geopolitical amid further Coronavirus lockdowns. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell 14 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,283. On a weekly basis 133…
Hot Port News from GAC 27-Oct-2020 PORT DUES TO BE IMPLEMENTED Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates INSTALLATION OF FLOATING SEA BARRIER Singapore CARGO STORAGE AND DECK CARGO MANIFEST FOR OFFSHORE…
Capes’ “surge” in a rather grounded Dry Market whilst Wets “dive”; Geopolitics pathetic and Coronavirus dangerously surge. Neither the Capes nor any other size can dictate or create a Market,…
Hot Port News from GAC 13-Oct-2020 LATEST COVID-19 PROTOCOL Ras Laffan, Qatar POST-HURRICANE DELTA PORT STATUS Lake Charles & Port Arthur, United States MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION WORKS AT TUAS WEST…
Hot Port News from GAC 11-Sep-2020 MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSIT RESERVATION SYSTEM RULES FOR NEOPANAMAX VESSELS Panama Canal, Panama Modifications to Transit Reservation System Rules for Neopanamax vessels Friday, September 11,…
Hot Port News from GAC 04-Sep-2020 MARINE WORKS INSIDE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER Hong Kong COMMENCEMENT OF 2020-2021 BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) RISK SEASON Australia DAMAGED LOCK GATE REPLACED…
Hot Port News from GAC 27-Jun-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 JUNE-11 JULY 2020 Worldwide SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE TO SUBMERGE DREDGE PIPELINE Corpus Christi, United States MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE OBSTRUCTION Delaware River,…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Jun-2020 ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTRICTED AREA AND CLOSURE OF LANDING STEPS AT CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Hong Kong SEAWALL AND PIER REINSTATEMENT WORKS AT DEEP WATER…
Multimodal 2020: On the move to March 2021, with continuity plan in place As a result of the directions provided by both Public Health England and the UK government, the…
BIMCO: Suez Canal ship transits rise amidst the Covid-19 pandemic Transits through the Suez Canal, the beating heart of the Egyptian economy, have stayed remarkably resilient to the fallout of…
CroisiEurope applying Bureau Veritas infection prevention measures across a fleet of 32 vessels ‘Restart your business with BV’ will be delivered to CroisiEurope’s fleet of 30 inland, and two seagoing…
Trier and its River Mosel Another video lost in perpetuity and found, following two previous ones on Karl Marx and on Saarland’s River Saar during last February’s allaboutshipping team’s tour…
American Waterways Operators Elect Crowley Maritime’s Art Mead as Chairman (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 21, 2020) – Art Mead, vice president and chief counsel of Crowley Maritime Corp., was elected chairman of…
Freight forwarding sector welcomes government support for key short sea trade routes In response to today’s news that the government has signed agreements with six operators to provide up to…
Hot Port News from GAC 15-May-2020 CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF TEMPORARY WIND MONITORING STATION Hong Kong CLOSURE OF MINOR PORTS DURING FOUL SEASON Maharashtra, India SOUTHWEST PASS RECOMMENDED TRANSIT DRAFT Mississippi…
Hot Port News from GAC 14-May-2020 MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION NORTH-WEST OF TSING YI Hong Kong INCOMING SEVERE WEATHER (TYPHOON AMBO) Philippines HUB CLOSED AHEAD OF BAD WEATHER Bahamas CANAL SECURES…
A glimpse of Saarland As said in our previous note on Karl Marx, after Trier we visited Saarland which together with neighbouring Luxemburg – our main place of visit, and…
Taking on Karl Marx… During one of our trips last February in north central Europe to cover inland waterways, we passed by the City of Trier on the River Mosel,…
Mordraga and Hydrographic Company sign agreement on rehabilitation of Port of Sabetta access channel in the Gulf of Ob* FSUE Hydrographic Company (part of Rosatom State Corporation) and Mordraga (Russian…
American Club member alert (April 24, 2020) re – High Water preparedness in US rivers APRIL 24, 2020 HIGH WATER PREPAREDNESS IN US RIVERS Along with the welcome blossoms…