Container shipping companies in South Korea should widen their horizons beyond just shipping in order to capitalise on opportunities created by new technologies, said Yoo Ki-june, minister of oceans ...
South Korean minister calls for container lines to widen horizons
Storm clouds gather for global economy
The global economy is heading for a period of prolonged weakness and of great uncertainty, the Danish Maritime Forum was warned on 7 October. Weak economic growth means challenges on the economic ...
Top Ten Maritime News Stories 08/10/2015
Posted on: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 By: Szymanski Seacurus Daily: Top Ten Maritime News Stories 08/10/2015 1. High Risk Area Threat Moves to review the high risk area in the Indian Ocean could ...
APL starts new North Asia–US West Coast service
Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in North Asia with the US West Coast, while also connecting the US inland regions via ...
APL starts north Asia–US west coast service
Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in north Asia with the US west coast, from where it will have inland rail ...
Malaysia focuses on bathymetry for growth
Malaysia has placed priority on mapping its seabed for better utilisation of the country's maritime resources and security. Speaking at the 10th General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco) ...
Wärtsilä Collaborating in Marine Biofuels Program
By MarEx 2015-10-07 16:24:53 A consortium comprised of Wärtsilä, GoodFuels Marine, and Boskalis will head a two year pilot program to accelerate the development of sustainable, scalable and ...
Russian Missile Strike on Syria from Caspian Sea
By MarEx 2015-10-07 15:08:12 Russia’s Defense Ministry has released video of four warships based in the Caspian Sea firing a total of 26 missiles into western Syria on Wednesday. The video appears ...
India cuts duties to help local fleet take on competition
India is preparing its fledgling container fleet owners for competition from foreign carriers after the impending relaxation of cabotage laws. It will do so by removing customs and excise duty on ...
Containerisation consolidation poses industry risk
Continuing consolidation in the containerisation sector risks exposing the industry to the kind of extinction dinosaurs once faced, according to South Korea's oceans minister Yoo Ki-june. Yoo told the ...
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