Cyber attacks have increasingly become a problem for the shipping industry. One recent pray is CMA CGM, and this is 2nd time. Last year also there was a cyber attack on the shipping line systems. The recent cyber attack seems confirmed by the company itself and following comments came from them. Dear Valued Customers, We […]
Two bulk carriers have reported to be in the collision incident while at Aegean Sea. Clipper Como (Danish Bulker) and Levantes ( Greek Bulker) collided with each other. While there are no news regarding damage to the Levantes, but Danish bulker suffered heavy damages as seen in the picture. It seems that the port side […]
World third largest shipping company CMA CGM (Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM)) have ordered seven new dual fuel container ships. Capacity of each ship will be 7600 teu. It is interesting to note that all of them will be powered by LNG. CMA CGM has been pushing the use of LNG […]
South Korean Shipping Yard DSME and ABS, are working together to make first CO2 carrier in the coming months. ABS and Yard are right now designing the ship with a capacity of around 70,000 cubic meters. This is part of developing ecosystem for transport and storage of the Co2 which is used a lot in […]
Maersk is actively focused in expanding their e-commerce presence by various acquires they have done in the past. The latest one is HUBB, which is a Portuguese start up using cloud based facilities. This firm has specialization in B2C warehousing for fashion Industry. B2C means from seller to consumer directly with no middle man, usually […]
Two seafarers onboard Oil Tanker Arafura had a tragic death after they suffered injuries due to large wave that hit them while working at forecastle. Both of them went forward to check something during DRAKE PASSAGE, and were struck by big waves leading to serious injuries. They were not able to recover from the same. […]
Ever ACE, with container capacity of 23992 teu, has been in the news on her maiden voyage around the globe. She berthed at Felixstowe where locals were able to see the sight of world largest ship. Felixstowe have in past also saw MSC Gulsun coming on to her maiden voyage (being largest at that time). […]
Taiwan shipping carrier EVERGREEN, have ordered 24 container ships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in China. This order comes at a price tag of around $1.1 Billion. This order mostly consists of smaller tonnage of 11 vessels of 2400 TEU capacity, 2 vessels of 1800 TEU capacity and 11 vessels of 3000 TEU capacity. This […]
Though lower Mississippi River is opened for traffic after the storm, the traffic is still slow. Also there are power outages in the southern Louisiana after Hurricane Ida storm the area completely. As this part of US, is primary major hub for the grain transport, subsequent problems mentioned above is affecting exports a lot. Though […]