In a world first, the Hamburg Port Authority, Deutsche Telekom, and Nokia are testing new aspects of the 5G standard using various applications in real-world industrial conditions at the Port of Hamburg in Germany.
USCG announced that the Marine Safety Center (MSC) published an updated Plan Review Guidelines and Design Verification Guidelines, regarding: GEN 05 - 'Stability Test Procedures'.
On November 3 the Stena Imperial reported a suspected pirate approach while on northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen on her way from Far East to Rotterdam for discharge.
Italian refiner Saras is constructing a ship-refueling terminal at its Sardinia plant and will market a new, cleaner marine fuel ahead of a major regulatory change in 2020.
Valenciaport, one of the largest ports in Europe by volume, and the Port of Montreal, Eastern Canada’s largest container port, have joined Maersk and IBM’s TradeLens project
The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 12th Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System type approval certificate to Qingdao Headway Technology Co., for its OceanGuard BWMS.
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations
Nine ocean carriers and terminal operators have signed an MOU to form a consortium to develop the Global Shipping Business Network , an open digital platform based on distributed ledger technology.
United Arab Emirates DP World Limited and its subsidiaries has taken legal action against China for building an international free zone on a terminal being disputed with Djibouti.
According to EMSA data, the last seven years, 3,236 Ro-Ro accidents were reported out of which 25% are fire related, 19% collisions and 16% are attributed to loss of control.
European electric utility company Électricité de France group has sold its stake in the Dunkirk LNG terminal, after obtained the requisite regulatory approvals.
