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April 5, 2019
Traffic To Midwestern Ports Robust via St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes ports are forecasting a "stellar" shipping season after the St. Lawrence Seaway reopened on Tuesday, allowing hulking international cargo ships known as ‘salties’ to pass through to Midwestern ports including the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Iron ore, petroleum…
READ MORE >April 4, 2019
Port of Antwerp Pursues Methanol as Alternative Energy Source
The Port of Antwerp is pursuing a pilot project focused on the sustainable production of methanol, as well as introducing a methanol-powered tug in the near future. The project is targeting production of as much as 8,000 tons of sustainable…
READ MORE >April 4, 2019
FIATA Releases Best Practice Guide for Fighting Cyber Crimes
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has released a Best Practice Guide on Prevention of Cybercrime aimed at helping the industry thwart growing online threats to supply chains. FIATA’s Advisory Body on Legal Matters (ABLM) prepared the guide.
READ MORE >April 4, 2019
Remaining Damaged Containers Unloaded from Yantian Express
Ocean carriers Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have advised shippers that they have finished unloading all damaged containers from the fire-stricken Yantian Express. Undamaged cargo remains on board the vessel, which is to undergo repairs, before sailing to an as…
READ MORE >April 2, 2019
Ocean Carrier APL to Support Plastic Clean-Up
APL has become an official partner of The Ocean Cleanup, a non-governmental and non-profit organization working to rid oceans of plastic pollution. According to APL, it will provide free shipping to The Ocean Cleanup for both plastic extraction and research…
READ MORE >March 28, 2019
IATA Outlines Air Cargo Priorities
At the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) held in Singapore this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented a paper outlining three main air cargo priorities for the coming years – modernization, global standards, and open trade borders.
READ MORE >March 25, 2019
Maersk Proceeds with Plans for Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Ocean carrier Maersk is set to begin testing vessels fueled by biofuel as part of its objective of cutting emissions and becoming carbon-neutral by 2050. The Mette Maersk, one of the company’s biggest vessels, will make a 25,000-nautical-miles round trip…
READ MORE >March 20, 2019
Campaign for Container Safety Focuses on Dangerous Goods
According to the Cargo Integrity campaign, all types of cargo can be mishandled; however, dangerous commodities that are wrongly classified, labeled, packed, or identified bring the greatest potential risk of disaster.
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