Environment and Sustainability

First Isra-max Ship Calls at Haifa Port

Israel’s record for the largest ship ever to dock in the country was achieved by the 13,092 TEU Maersk Elba container ship, deemed Isra-max by Haifa Port, were it arrived at the Carmel Terminal this morning (February 2, 2017).

Singapore Strengthens Maritime Workforce

The Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union (SMOU) is providing S$1.2 million (USD$852,000) to local shipping companies to help encourage the development of training berths for up to 240 for Singaporean seafaring cadets in the Tripartite Nautical Training Award and Tripartite Engineering Training Award Programmes (TNTA & TETA).

Indian Ports Going Green!

The Indian Ministry of Shipping are taking major leaps towards green efficiency and sustainability by highlighting the benefits of major ports using renewable energies

Watch: IMO World Maritime Day Message

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has visited the port of Felixstowe to record his annual message for World Maritime Day, which is focusing on the theme of connecting ships, ports and people to highlight the importance of coherent and connected development across all maritime sectors.

Port of Antwerp Goes Bananas!

Bananas from Suriname on the CMA CGM vessel Pointe des Colibris will be delivered to the Belgian New Fruit Wharf (BNFW) terminal in Antwerp today (February 1, 2017).

ITF: Pushing Terminal Automation Frontiers

Port Technology International (PTI) is proud to announce Olaf Merk, Administrator of Ports and Shipping with the International Transport Forum at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, as a speaker for PTI’s upcoming Terminal Automation & Training C-Level Networking Conference taking place 19 – 20th April 2017 in London.

Huge Losses for Japanese Shipping

Two of Japan’s largest shipping lines, NYK Line and K Line have both suffered multi-million dollar losses in the first nine months of the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016.

Rotterdam and Antwerp Improve Links

Rotterdam’s first direct rail link with the cities of Barcelona, Tarragona, Irun and Madrid has been enabled by rail operator Shuttlewise, which has connected the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp through Portshuttle and the LoRo Shuttle.

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