APM Terminals Helps Streamline Global Fruit Company’s Logistics

APM Terminals Helps Streamline Global Fruit Company’s Logistics

APM Terminals Inland Services in Costa Rica has worked closely with one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of tropical fruit. Among other things, the solution has helped optimize the flow of containers to fruit plantations on the Caribbean coast, increase efficiency and lower reefer inventory. With a large number of refrigerated containers (reefers)…

Kongsberg Maritime Delivers Training To Reduce DP Incidents In Offshore Industries

Kongsberg Maritime Delivers Training To Reduce DP Incidents In Offshore Industries

SAIPEM commissions tailored emergency scenario training course as a means of preventing DP incidents The oil & gas industry contractor SAIPEM, recently commissioned DP (dynamic positioning) market and technology leader Kongsberg Maritime to deliver a tailored DP emergency scenario training course for its employees, at the Kongsberg Maritime training centre in Kongsberg, Norway. SAIPEM has…

Serious Injuries Onboard Bulk Carrier ‘Shanghai Spirit’

Serious Injuries Onboard Bulk Carrier ‘Shanghai Spirit’

The ATSB is urging crewmembers to adhere to procedures that are created to keep them safe after a serious incident on a bulk carrier ship left two men seriously injured. The ATSB has completed the investigation into how two crewmembers on board the bulk carrier Shanghai Spirit suffered serious injuries after a scaffolding tower fell….

UK’s Fastest Growing Port Gets New Multi-Million Pound Development Consent

UK’s Fastest Growing Port Gets New Multi-Million Pound Development Consent

The Port of Tilbury, the UK’s fastest growing port, has received development consent from the Secretary of State for Transport to build Tilbury2 – a new multimillion-pound port terminal adjacent to the current 930-acre site in Thurrock, on the outskirts of Greater London. With construction scheduled to commence in a matter of weeks, the privately…

Damaged Yantian Express Boxes Yet to Be Discharged

Damaged Yantian Express Boxes Yet to Be Discharged

According to an advisory release by Ocean Network Express, the Port Authority is yet to give their final approval to start discharge operations, which is expected to be received in the next few days. The authority is monitoring the preparation of the site. “We are in close contact with the local authorities to be able…

d’Amico Joint Venture Sells MR Product Tanker

d’Amico Joint Venture Sells MR Product Tanker

The joint venture company between Mitsubishi Group (40 pct) and d’Amico Tankers (51 pct), signed a memorandum of agreement for the sale of the 46,800 dwt MT High Strength for a consideration of USD 16.4 million. The vessel will continue its current time-charter out contract with d’Amico Tankers until October 2019. d’Amico informed that the…