The European Parliament's draft report on the revision of the Directive on Reporting Formalities reaches out to shipping companies but does not succeed in addressing the serious administrative burdens on reporting requirements for ships.Danish…
There is still a lot of space in the logistics sector to use digitization to achieve more transparency and, particularly, more efficiency.ABN AMRO, the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Samsung SDS, the logistics and IT arm of Samsung, have joined…
Underwater drones, autonomous trucks and paperless customs clearance – the future is already buzzing in the Port of Hamburg.The ‘Digital Networking’ conference run by Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) showed how far the port has progressed. “In respect of digitalization…
European multimodal company Samskip Multimodal has launched Netherlands-Italy rail service that would bring multimodal benefits to Amsterdam.Officially launched on October 17, the connection sees trains depart from Melzo east of Milan three times a week…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has released its annual Environmental Report which includes member ports' top 10 environmental priorities for 2018.Air quality has remained the top priority of the European ports since 2013. The increased…
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has welcome to its premises the Board of Directors of Danish Shipping in the context of the bilateral meetings of the two national shipowners’ associations.Representing two traditional maritime nations, the Board of Directors of Danish Shipping…
Egypt will reduce the tariffs on container ships and ferries coming from foreign ports to East Port Said for a period of one year, the Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Thursday.A 30 percent discount on port, docking and guiding fees will apply for vessels carrying less than 80…
The Port of Liverpool welcomed a vessel call from COSCO on Wednesday.The MV Jork called at Liverpool after a stop in Rotterdam before returning with U.K. exports. In Liverpool it unloaded mainly high value Asian goods for fast delivery into the supply chain across the U…
Mammoet signed an agreement to join the world’s first port and maritime industry start-up accelerator, PortXL, said a press release.This partnership enables Mammoet to collaborate with established businesses and start-ups active in the maritime sector – working in energy…
The Port of Hamburg and Metrans Group are intensifying their links with Lithuanian Railways. Axel Mattern, Joint CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing, and Egidijus Lazauskas, Deputy Director-General and Director Freight Traffic for Lithuanian Railways…
Freight Management Logistics, LLC, (FML), a leader in moving steel, nonferrous, breakbulk, project, and bulk cargo, has recently launched a subsidiary company, FML Warehousing and Logistics Services, LLC (FML Warehousing & Logistics) and commenced…
The Georgia Ports Authority reports it achieved a 12 percent increase in containerized trade at the Port of Savannah in September, along with a 37.6 percent increase in roll-on/roll-off trade at the Port of Brunswick.'The impressive volumes…
AMOS now offers integration with SeaProc, providing seamless electronic quotation management for an optimized procurement cycle. Seaproc also offers sourcing tools within it platform to achieve cost efficiency.Marine buying organizations can now enjoy significant speed…
French shipping group CMA CGM has obtained a further 4.56 percent stake in CEVA Logistics AG , the Swiss transport group which rejected a bid from Denmark's DSV, Ceva said on Wednesday.'The company has further been informed that CMA CGM entered…
Vietnam could recall an order that goes into effect on Nov. 1 that requires companies to re-export wheat cargoes containing cirsium arvense seeds, known as Canada thistle, the government said on Wednesday.Vietnam, whose main wheat suppliers include Russia…
