Britcon (UK) Ltd has successfully completed and handed over a new £1.6 million warehouse and office facility for Viking Shipping Services Ltd at its HQ site in Selby, Yorkshire. The civil engineering and building specialist completed the design and build contract on budget and within a tight timeframe of just… Read more »
Ocean Network Express joins TradeLens blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform
Ocean Network Express (ONE), together with Hapag-Lloyd, joins TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM, to benefit shippers and drive greater innovation. CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company also recently announced joining TradeLens. ONE is constantly strengthening and expanding its coverage… Read more »
Hyundai Merchant Marine to join THE Alliance
Members of THE Alliance, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Hapag-Lloyd, and Yang Ming announced a fourth member, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), a South Korean container liner shipping company to join THE Alliance as a full member. Through this, the members of THE Alliance have also decided to establish a new cooperation… Read more »
Maersk introduces Maersk Spot, a new fully online product that simplifies the buying process for customers
Shipping a container has been a complex process for many years. Manual and inefficient, the buying and booking process has been often full of surprises. With the launch of Maersk Spot, Maersk aims to introduce a truly online product that can break the cycle of overbookings and offer a much… Read more »
Is digitisation the key to preventing cross-border landed costs from disrupting international ecommerce?
In a time of continued economic and political uncertainty – where threats against global trade either quickly materialise or fizzle out as part of hardline foreign policy negotiations – companies involved in international trade must now contend with an unprecedented amount of uncertainty and risk as the ‘new normal’. However, Johannes… Read more »
Maersk to offer customers carbon-neutral transport
A new carbon neutral product – the first of its kind in the industry – is being piloted with select Maersk customers who are highly engaged in sustainable solutions for their supply chain. H&M Group is the first company to trial it as part of the shift towards carbon-neutral transportation…. Read more »
A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express plan to establish container shipping association
Ocean Network Express announces that five container shipping companies intend to create an association with the purpose of paving the way for digitalization, standardization and interoperability in the container shipping industry. IT executives from A.P. Moller – Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Ocean Network Express are currently discussing the… Read more »
Ocean Network Express commences business
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “ONE”) is pleased to announce the commencement of container shipping businesses on Apr 1, 2018. ONE is the result of an integration of the container operations of three Japanese shipping carriers, namely, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (“K” Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd… Read more »
Ferry industry gears up for growth with more than £1billion invested in new ships and facilities
The ferry industry is gearing up for growth with more than £1billion of investments announced for new ships, port and service facilities in the next four years, according to figures released today by Discover Ferries, the industry body for ferries. Emma Batchelor, Director of Discover Ferries, which released the investment… Read more »
Geest Line relocates cargo handling to Dover
Geest Line is relocating its south of England cargo handling to Dover following fleet expansion. The company’s move from Portsmouth has been prompted by the need to accommodate revised scheduling times involving the weekend discharge of cargoes. It comes as Geest replaces its fleet of four charter vessels with five… Read more »
