Indonesian port authorities have thrown themselves into the job of tackling congestion. There is no doubt that port congestion in Indonesia is a serious issue, confounding shipping lines and shippers alike. The good news is that the Indonesia authorities are doing something about it, in a hurry. The Indonesian archipelago has around 18,000 islands,
Read moreManila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is handing out emergency permits to allow shipowners to remove ships that washed ashore in Tacloban City and Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyuan. The owners of the ships may tow or salvage their vessels without having to undergo the permit process that would normally
Read moreManila: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is handing out emergency permits to allow shipowners to remove ships that washed ashore in Tacloban City and Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyuan. The owners of the ships may tow or salvage their vessels without having to undergo the permit process that would normally
Read moreThe world’s largest container ship docked at the EUROGATE container terminal next to the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday evening. The “CMA CGM Marco Polo” entered service in Ningbo (China) on 5 November and is charting its maiden voyage from there to Hamburg and Bremerhaven, where it is expected to arrive on 12 and 14
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