December 2019
MSC says it has become the first major shipping line to use 30% biofuel blends. It has started to routinely use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam following successful trials earlier this year.
Heavylift operator SAL meanwhile said it had become the first shipping company in the world to adopt a new hydrogen/methanol technology to its fleet. The system dynamically injects a mix of hydrogen, oxygen, water and methanol into ...
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The United Nations adopted a resolution to connect landlocked countries with global markets in early December, reports the International Road Transport Union. IRU secretary general Umberto de Pretto took part in a high-level panel on regional integration and infrastructure connectivity in New York which called on governments to implement existing ...
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The Port of Tyne is to hold an Innovation Live! event on Tuesday 17 December. Teams or individuals will compete to pitch tech solutions or concepts to a panel of experts, with the chance of winning prize funding if the panel judge their idea to have the ability to advance ...
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Freight to and from Northern Ireland could be diverted through the port of Liverpool or a revived Stranraer port after Brexit to allow for new border checks, reports the BBC. The plan would allow trade to use the Border Inspection Post at Liverpool for food and animal shipments while Stranraer ...
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Swiss-headquartered project forwarding specialist Fracht has completed the movement of a 515 tonne, 190 metre tunnel boring machine from the recently completed River Humber utility tunnel back to Germany.
Having been tansported from its German base to site by Fracht, TBM Mary had completed a 5km tunnel under the River Humber ...
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PD Ports played host to the shipping people of the future when it gave primary school pupils a guided coach tour around Teesport. The pupils from Stockton’s Hartburn Primary School heard first-hand from staff about the different jobs available.
They were the first to benefit from Teesport Explorers, a pilot programme ...
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US-based sports equipment company True Sports has chosen Geodis Netherlands as its European logistics partner, building on their longstanding partnership in its home country. Geodis Netherlands will start providing warehousing and distribution services out of its Rotterdam warehouse for the True Hockey brand. The sports company chose the Netherlands for ...
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The International Port played host to postgraduate students from the University of Portsmouth, accompanied by principal lecturer Dr Jonathan Potts to help broaden their working knowledge of the maritime industry, with a specific focus on operations and sustainability.
The students are currently studying for their master's degree in coastal and marine ...
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Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network is setting up a new office in Bahrain and opening a new bonded logistics facility in Dubai, increasing its global network coverage to 55 countries and territories. The Bahrain office focuses on automotive, oil & gas, fashion & lifestyle and electronics & technology verticals with ...
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ABP has taken delivery of a Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Mobile Harbour Crane to boost its scrap and bulk handling at Southampton’s Solent Stevedores bulks terminal.
The port is Britain’s largest export shipping hub, with £40 billion of goods passing through it every year. ABP needed a new crane at its ...
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