Ocean Transportation

Mode Transportation Takes Control of Its Carrier Base

October 12, 2012

Brad Young, VP Network Solutions & Services, Mode Transportation

Verification of Ocean Container Weights 'Crucial' to Safety

October 11, 2012

The TT Club, a mutual insurance association, urged all participants at the International Maritime Organization's session on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers to redouble their efforts to come up with a global regulation to verify the weights of containers.

EC to Monitor Carbon Emissions from Shipping, But Critics Say Measure Is Insufficient

October 10, 2012

Maritime Executive

The European Commission has announced that it will propose, in early 2013, measures to monitor, verify and report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping. This measure will apply to all ships calling at EU ports and could also be the basis for a global approach towards cleaner shipping.

Time and Money Advantages of Logistics Clusters

October 9, 2012

Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

These clusters are agglomerations of logistics activities in a region or logistics park, and there can be huge cost-saving advantages to locating in them.

Piracy's Psychological Effects on Mariners Studied

October 9, 2012

Maritime Executive

While incidents of piracy decline off the Horn of Africa, an inestimable number of seafarers continue to bear the psychological impact of captivity by pirates. To describe their condition and to advise the maritime industry on how to care for affected individuals, the Seamen's Church Institute (SCI), in collaboration with New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has released a report from its clinical study of the effects of piracy on seafarers.

Drewry Creates Investment Reports on Maritime Companies

October 8, 2012

Drewry Maritime Equity Research

Drewry, the U.K.-based maritime research and advisory firm, has created a new service, Drewry Maritime Equity research, to produce investment reports on companies operating in the maritime industry.

Opposition Leads to Shelving Measure on Accurate Weighing of Ocean Containers

October 5, 2012

The Maritime Executive

Two countries providing flags of convenience to merchant vessels, Panama and Cyprus, threw up roadblocks to the safe carriage of containerized cargo recently. With more than 80 percent of world cargo being moved on container ships and those ships getting ever larger, any measure that can make these shipments safer must be considered. Sadly, these countries find that some proposed measures are inconvenient.

DB Schenker Logistics Debuts Advanced Air and Ocean Tracking Service

October 5, 2012

DB Schenker

DB Schenker Logistics has developed a new tool for monitoring air and ocean freight consignments.

Armstrong Issues 20th Edition of Who's Who in Logistics

October 3, 2012

Armstrong & Associates Inc.

Armstrong + Associates Inc. has released the 20th edition of Who's Who in Logistics, the consultancy's guide to third-party logistics providers.

On-Time Performance of Container Shipping Lines Slips in August

September 28, 2012

SeaIntel Maritime Analysis

There was a sharp decline in container carrier on-time performance in August, according to liner performance data released by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.

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