The composite index decreased 1.7% this week, but remains 233.2% higher than a year ago. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $5,186 per 40ft container, which is $3,461 higher than the five-year average of $1,725 per 40ft container. Drewry’s composite World Container index decreased for the 4th consecutive …
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Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to new variants. The latest collective industry analysis shows that 200,000 seafarers are currently affected by the crew change crisis, a marked reduction from the height of …
German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday it almost tripled its net result in 2020 due to lower costs and higher freight rates, but shied away from specifying 2021 results due to uncertainty in the coronavirus crisis. The net result in 2020 amounted to 935 million euros ($1.12 billion) compared with 373 million euros in …
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Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS) has voiced concern over the physical and psychological impact of a container stack collapse on the seafarer. CSSS, a volunteer group established in 2017 by Philip Eastell, believes that stack failure can result not only in physical injury or fatality but also cause post-traumatic stress disorders and similar conditions. “To …
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that it has decided to invest in Norway-based Larvik Shipping AS, a ship management company for liquefied CO2 carriers, marking MOL’s first foray into the liquefied CO2 ocean transport business. Liquefied CO2 ocean transport plays a key role in carbon dioxide capture utilization and storage (CCUS) value chains as …
We are delighted to announce that the Liberian Registry has signed an agreement with SQLearn to approve SQLearn’s library of e-learning courses and STCW e-courses for the maritime industry. Amid the ongoing global pandemic, and lack of access to traditional education resources for many seafarers, SQLearn and the Liberian Registry are working together to bring …
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La Dirección General Marítima (Dimar) continúa trabajando por la consolidación de la investigación científica marina, un proceso que contribuye en el ejercicio de control y gestión de las actividades en el territorio marítimo, costero y fluvial. Por ello, la Autoridad Marítima Colombiana se une a la campaña proclamada por la Asamblea General de las Naciones …
Los puertos españoles de Algeciras, Barcelona y Valencia se mantuvieron entre los 10 puertos europeos con mayor tráfico de contenedores en 2020, según el análisis anual del portal especializado porteconomics.eu, aunque siguiendo la tendencia general, los tres registraron pequeñas caídas respecto al año anterior. En 2020, los 15 puertos europeos con mayor tráfico de contenedores …
Jefes de Máquinas para buques de MERCY SHIPS The Chief Engineer is the Head of the Engineering department and responsible to the Master for administration, supervision, and safe and economical operation of the Engineering department. Includes managing a safe and proper engine room watch, automated alarms and warning devices, refrigeration, Galley machinery, to name but …
El presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria, Jesús Caicedo, agradece la financiación ministerial del 1,5% Cultural El ministro de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana, José Luis Ábalos, ha visitado este mediodía las obras de restauración del Cable Inglés, en el Puerto de Almería, unas obras que promueve la Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA), y que cuentan …
