Shipping & Logistics

Riyadh, KSA –: Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, has signed a strategic partnership with Aventra Group, a digital transformation company specializing in business and technical consulting, to assist its digital transformation journey by further utilizing data to improve its decision-making capabilities. This partnership includes building a maritime-based …

 In modern international trade and shipping, this is probably the most important characteristic of the bill of lading. A “document of title” is a document that enables the holder (the person who “possesses” it) to deal with the goods described in it as if he was the owner. “Title” is …

Borr Drilling Limited has announced it has received a binding letter of intent (LoI) for the premium jack-up drilling rig Prospector 5 from an undisclosed operator in West Africa. The 6-well firm program is expected to commence during Q4 2022 and has an estimated duration of 14 months plus options. …

The FC-RACK fuel cell has a hydrogen safety system that allows it to be installed inside or on the deck of a vessel. Alstom subsidiary HELION Hydrogen Power has secured approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas for its FC-RACK marine fuel cell. The fuel cell has a double envelope …

WinGD’s X92-B engine, the biggest and most powerful two-stroke engine, has successfully passed its upgrade Type Approval Test (TAT) at engine builder HHI-EMD in Korea. Eight major classification societies were in attendance.The upgrade TAT addressed the increased firing pressure now available with the X92-B, providing further improvements to overall efficiency. …

Copenhagen, Denmark: Today, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a Denmark-based project logistics company with premium capabilities within non-containerized project logistics. Martin Bencher was founded in 1997 and is an asset-light logistics provider that specializes in project logistics. Martin Bencher’s core capability …

MSC UK is delighted to announce a new rail service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway.  The new Mossend rail service builds upon MSC UK’s commitment to the Scottish market, customers, and ports, by complementing two existing weekly calls into the ports of Grangemouth …

Strategic Partnership in End-to-End Logistics Infrastructure and Solutions to Accelerate Trade for the East African Nation AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, India’s largest integrated ports and logistics company, for strategic …

With the entry of the Italian Rif Line into the agone, the overall capacity also increases (however far from the peaks of 2017), while the average capacity of the individual ships is reduced. Cma and Msc strengthen the Europe-Australia route At the end of July 2022, there are twelve weekly …

As the size, power, and speed of marine vessels increase and vessel optimization improves, vibration-related problems are becoming more frequent. In the ABS publication Insights into Ship Vibration Analysis, we highlight critical vibration issues in modern marine structures and discuss possible mitigation measures. This publication presents the latest developments in …