London’s Longest Pier Arrived at Royal Wharf
The highly-anticipated Royal Wharf Pier arrived in London yesterday in impressive fashion, as the canting brow, carried on a 65m x 60m boat and the pontoon, brought in by the Mts Viscount tug, were transported along the River Thames to the shores of the landmark Royal Wharf development. Constructed offsite in Holland, the new pier […]
Forth Ports Launches Digital Container Tracking System
Due to the launch of a new digital container tracking system by ports operator Forth Ports Ltd, customers at the busy container ports of London and Grangemouth can now track the status of their containers online. The container tracking system gives customers the ability to enquire in real-time about the status of their container within the ports […]
Building the Logistics of the Art Market
The art market is becoming increasingly global, and this has a lot to do with the fact that it is becoming increasingly digital. It is an immense opportunity for galleries, auction houses and art market players as a whole to reach a much wider audience. Looking back, we see that the market has been digitizing […]
New Research Into Shipping’s Transition to Natural Gas
Researchers from Imperial College London found that transitioning to natural gas to fuel the freight and shipping industries will not be enough to meet emissions targets, and in some cases, the benefits may be eliminated. The white paper from academics at Imperial’s Sustainable Gas Institute, found, while examining the potential benefits of using natural gas […]
P&O Ferries Pays Tribute to Its Apprentices
P&O Ferries is yet another shipping company in the UK to turn to apprenticeships to tackle the demographic challenges that are affecting the rating workforce in the country. With a 16% decrease in the number of non-hospitality ratings forecast by 2026 and an ageing existing workforce, it is critical that the UK merchant-navy ratings workforce […]
Multipurpose shipping freight rates to improve by end 2017
The multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of recovery by the end of 2017, following in the steps of the dry bulk and container shipping markets, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Dry cargo demand is weak but strengthening with multipurpose shipping […]
Police investigate shipping container burglaries
Police are appealing for information following a number of burglaries at an industrial site in Trafford. Between 4am and 9.15am on December 4, thieves broke into five shipping containers at Maritime Transport on John Gilbert Way, Trafford Park. A number of items were stolen including a significant number of 32-inch Luxor televisions from one of […]
Growing Arctic shipping faces major hazards
When Kostas Ladas, general manager of the London office of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), which manages the Liberian Register, addressed the Tanker Shipping & Trade conference in London in November, he predicted significant growth in Arctic traffic in the coming decades but warned of big safety and environmental risks. The Arctic […]
Hill Dickinson announces Global Head of Shipping
International commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has announced that Julian Clark will be joining the firm as Global Head of Shipping. Julian, who joins in January, is a founding partner of Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) and specialises in both wet and dry shipping. Prior to founding CJC, Julian spent seven years as a partner at […]
Shipping expert Robertshaw joins international company
Mark Robertshaw has joined Brightwell Payments Inc which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Brightwell Payments is an international payments platform provider with a market-leading presence in the maritime sector. Mr Robertshaw has been appointed as senior vice president, sales and commercial. An experienced sales and commercial leader in the maritime and offshore sectors, […]
ABP Chief: Ports Should be at Heart of Industrial Strategy
ABP Chief Executive James Cooper believes that the UK government should put ports at the forefront of its Industrial Strategy. Mr Cooper spoke at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during a Maritime Nation event where he highlighted the important role UK ports can play in growing exports. He explained: “The UK is a maritime nation. […]
Nigeria Importing Policy Causing Increased Business for Smugglers
Apapa port in Nigeria has known for being Africa’s biggest post has seen a recent decline in it business and day to day shipping and trading due to the new policy on Nigeria importing. The port is renowned for its chaotic and busy schedule with ships often having to wait days to unload their cargo, […]
