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NewsLogisticians react to global IT outage
A number of port authorities and shipping lines were impacted by a global IT outage last week, highlighting cybersecurity concerns.
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NewsNewbuilds needed to balance multipurpose market
Multipurpose shipping analyst Drewry believes that market dynamics and a lack of newbuild orders will result in an unavoidable, significant increase in time charter rates.
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NewsShifting landscape and the green agenda
Shifts in the European political landscape have dominated the headlines recently, with elections in key wind energy markets likely to affect the fortunes of project logisticians and heavy transport companies.
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NewsEU to impose steep tariffs on Chinese EVs
The ro-ro shipping market has been in rude health for the past couple of years moving its core commodity, cars, leaving limited space for heavy and project cargoes. However, the provisional imposition of steep tariffs on Chinese EVs could be another sign that the longer-term prospects for ro-ro are cooling.
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NewsUS offshore wind is back on track
First power began flowing earlier this year from what will be the first utility-scale offshore wind development off the US Atlantic coast and first steel is in the water for the next few projects. The feeder-barge system for supplying turbine components to foreign-flag installation vessels has been proven, and the first US-flag installation vessel has been launched.
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NewsAlmajdouie enhances heavy transport capabilities alongside Vision 2030
The Middle East has become a hub for project logistics with significant investments expected across major industry verticals. Leading this transformation is Saudi Arabia, driven by its Vision 2030 strategy to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. Almajdouie Logistics is actively enhancing its capabilities to meet these demands.
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NewsCautious consistency about Mexican energy
With a change of leadership under way in Mexico following June elections, the incumbent administration is expected to maintain a focus on energy independence and self-sufficiency.
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NewsPort of Baltimore returns to full-channel operations after tragic accident
The US Army Corps of Engineers successfully restored Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its full operational dimensions earlier this week. This massive effort saw coordination among 56 agencies and the deployment of a global team of specialists. Gregory DL Morris details the significant adjustments made by ports, carriers, and forwarders across the Eastern Seaboard to manage the disruptions caused by the bridge collapse.
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NewsWinds of change in Scotland’s offshore energy policy
With the collapse of the Scottish National Party (SNP)/Green coalition in April 2024, the new Scottish leadership has signalled that the country may take a fresh approach to the energy transition.
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NewsBecker and D’Abreo ‘divide the world’ as Rhenus plots expansion
Rhenus Group appointed Moritz Becker and Colin D’Abreo as co-vice president directors of its project logistics unit during May 2024. Each has his own particular areas of expertise and the structure of the roles reflects this experience. “We have divided the world,” said Becker, who now leads Rhenus Project Logistics’ operations in Europe, the CIS region, and Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAPAC). D’Abreo will oversee activities in the Americas, India, China, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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NewsContainer rates continue to surge, Maersk upgrades full-year guidance
The project logistic business relies on a stable container shipping sector in order to balance the books. While out-of-gauge cargo certainly catches the eye, thousands of freight tons of cargo for large-scale projects moves in boxes and price volatility can wreak havoc on a project’s bottom line.
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CapPro newsDNV highlights hydrogen potential of Baltic region
The EU estimates the demand for climate-neutral hydrogen in 2050 to hit as much as 2,000 terawatt hours (TWh). The North and Baltic seas will have critical roles in meeting this demand.
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NewsUAL prioritises performance optimisation as multipurpose market comes into balance
Reducing the carbon intensity of ships has been a priority for the multipurpose shipping sector. Much like the EU ETS, the CII and EEXI performance measures will ratchet up in intensity as the years progress.
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NewsG2 Ocean’s record project cargo volumes and dual-fuel fleet expansion
Arthur English, ceo at G2 Ocean, speaks on the carrier’s second consecutive record year of project cargo volumes, and the steps it has taken to reduce the carbon intensity of its fleet.
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NewsUSA gets to GRIP with power transmission
The US government hopes to galvanise a wave of grid infrastructure investments with financial support and new legislation. Meanwhile, logisticians located well away from the seaboards are increasingly being called upon to move some of the heaviest loads, writes Gregory DL Morris.
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CapPro newsScottish first minister resigns as green energy sector delays bite
In Scotland, a series of missteps resulted in the resignation of first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Humza Yousaf. Earlier this month, his government failed to consent on SSE Renewables’ 4.1 GW Berwick Bank wind farm, off east Scotland, in time to enter this year’s Allocation Round 6.
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NewsSouth Korea: an Asian powerhouse at the crossroads
South Korean manufacturers are having to adapt to a world of lower-cost competition, forcing project logisticians and multipurpose shipping lines to take stock. However, there are still opportunities as the coal-dependent nation redraws its energy mix. Chris Lewis reports.
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NewsProject Cargo Africa: a roadmap to future growth
Raw materials exports, many of which are essential to the global energy transition, underpin many African economies and continue to generate project logistics activity. Turbulence in Europe has benefitted the continent too, writes Megan Ramsay.
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ArticleAfrica’s multipurpose operators face regional challenges
Multipurpose carriers active on Africa’s Eastern and Western seaboards face distinctive challenges, the former having had to adopt a wait-and-see approach relating to delayed LNG projects that will generate large-scale project work, the latter facing significant competition from the container shipping business.
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NewsFast-tracking wind energy in Victoria
Changes to land and planning regulations in Victoria, Australia, aim to speed up the development of renewable energy projects in the state, which intends to have at least 2 GW of offshore wind energy by 2032, increasing to 4 GW by 2035 and 9 GW by 2040.