Slow Steaming

• 14 December 17

  How the Blockchain system will impact in the shipping world?

  • Information & Technology Observatory
  The world of transport, and in particular the shipping segment,  are searching for new innovative solutions to make the operations more dynamic, clear and cheaper with the aim of reducing the costs and the... Read more ›
• 12 December 17

  The Rise, the Fallen and the possible solution about Slow Steaming

  • Information & Technology Observatory
  The slow Steaming designed by the Danish shipping company Maersk, is created with the aim of decreasing the level of costs related to the sailing. The slow steaming as suggested by the word “slow”... Read more ›
• 22 March 17

  The real-time synchromodal optimisation algorithms and systems by MJC2

  “In the SYNCHRO-NET project MJC2 is developing the real-time synchromodal optimisation algorithms and systems needed to manage complex multimodal operations. A multi-stakeholder approach has been adopted, ensuring that the SYNCHRO-NET solutions will be applicable... Read more ›
• 09 January 17

  Synchro-net @ World Customs Organization

  MJC2 presented the SYNCHRO-NET project on behalf of the Customs Border Research Association (CBRA), who is one of the members of the Virtual Working Group on the Future of Customs. SYNCHRO-NET focuses on applying... Read more ›
• 22 February 16

  Contargo awarded for eco operations

  Contargo has been given the ‘Eco Performance Award’ for its “integrated” sustainability concept and tariff calculation system. The international logistics serviceprovider was awarded for its “integrated concept, the defining of measurable objectives, and their... Read more ›
• 18 February 16

  New clean air guide released

    The EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) has released a new clean air guide for ports and terminals: Technologies and Strategies to Reduce Emissions and Save Energy. The guide highlights institutional frameworks, technology upgrades and... Read more ›
• 30 November 15

  Transshipment in the Mediterranean

    Genoa – Transshipment is re-emerging in the Mediterranean and looks to be a successful model for shipping. The London firm Drewry Maritime Research has stated that most major ports of the sector showed an... Read more ›
• 30 November 15

  Overcapacity in Turkish Ports

    The threat of overcapacity in Turkey continues to hang over the sector, as operators rush to meet the changing demands of shipping lines. Roy van Eijsden, managing director of Royal HaskoningDHV Turkey ELC... Read more ›
• 30 November 15

  A focus on lower fuel costs

    LOWER oil prices are sharply reducing the cost of shipping merchandise from Asia to the United States and Europe as the cost of bunker fuel tumbles. Container shipping companies deal with the volatility... Read more ›
• 30 November 15

  Productivity needs to step up to the mark, says Maersk

  Speaking at TOC Europe in Rotterdam this week, Hans Augusteijn, head of network and procurement North Europe, for the carrier defended the line’s move to ever-larger ships, stating that its orders for 19,600 teu... Read more ›