Ocean Transportation

Ocean Piracy Down Overall Around the World, But Continues to Rise in Southeast Asia

January 20, 2015

Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia's coasts caused a rise in global ship hijackings, up to 21 in 2014 from 12 in 2013, despite piracy at sea falling to its lowest level in eight years, the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed. Pirates took 442 crew members hostage, compared with 304 in 2013.

Dependability Questioned as Container Vessels Continue Trend to Arrive Late

January 19, 2015

Drewry

Containership reliability declined for the second month in a row in December, according to Drewry's enhanced Carrier Performance Insight.

Accenture Unveils Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong

January 15, 2015

Accenture

Accenture has launched a Ports Center of Excellence in Hong Kong.

CMA CGM Introduces Tigris; Enhances EURAF Services

January 14, 2015

CMA CGM

CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Tigris, a containership with capacity of 10,622 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

U.S. Imports Expected to Rise as West Coast Port Issues Continue

January 14, 2015

NRF

Year-over-year import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to continue to rise during most of the first half of 2015 despite significant congestion still impacting West Coast ports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Survey Seeks Views on 'Green Ship Technologies' in Asian Maritime Sector

January 13, 2015

Maritime Executive

Despite ships being by far the most efficient form of transport, there is growing concern about climate change, the environmental state of the world's oceans and the air quality close to major shipping routes and ports which has led to ever more stringent legislation on emissions to both sea and air.

The 'Single Window' for Trade Filing Is Finally on the Way

January 12, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It's a government program. It involves technology. And it's a good thing.

Container Shipping Industry Overall Is Expected to See Profitability in 2015

January 8, 2015

Drewry

Container shipping profitability is expected to improve in 2015, despite record vessel deliveries, driven by lower unit costs, according to the latest edition of the Container Forecaster, published by shipping consultancy Drewry.

Panama Canal Expansion Expected to Provide Great Market Opportunities for Mid-Sized Companies

January 7, 2015

CFO

When the much-anticipated expansion of the Panama Canal is completed late next year, cargo ships the size of aircraft carriers will ferry goods from Latin America and Asia directly to East Coast ports and back. These ships - up to two-and-a-half times bigger than those currently allowed - will uproot trade patterns developed over the last century and will affect nearly every sector of the U.S. economy.

CMA CGM Boosting Service Between Indian Subcontinent, Mideast

January 6, 2015

CMA CGM Group

CMA CGM Group is reshuffling its liner services between India, the Middle East and East Africa.

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