Having marked a new record in ro-ro traffic last year, with over one million trucks, trailers, and pax cars that went through its quays, the Port of Trelleborg currently finds itself in a middle of a rapid development.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May. By introducing a new standard of data protection, it was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across the European Union.
Following the tragic casualty of Maersk Honam, which caught fire on 6 March taking the life of five crew members, and the sad fact that damaging container ship fires are all too frequent, it is timely, particularly for shippers and freight forwarders, to explain the dynamics of as well as risks associated with General Average.
For years, it has been the worst-kept secret for any foreign investor that port concession tender conditions in Ukraine were often drafted to single out one particular winning party.
Last year, our region's seaports for the first time in history handled over 300mt of various general cargo goods, out of which three quarters came in trailers, railcars, and containers.
The predecessor of the 1927-born Swedish Orient Line (SOL), the Svenska Levant Linjen, was established in 1911. As such, SOL witnessed how the maritime world changed throughout the 20th century and continues doing so in the current millennium.
Noting an increase by 4% year-on-year to a total of about 155.4mt, fresh produce accounted for nearly 4% of all dry cargo seaborne trade in 2017. This is good news, right? Well, it depends who we're asking.
Noting an increase by 4% year-on-year to a total of about 155.4mt, fresh produce accounted for nearly 4% of all dry cargo seaborne trade in 2017. This is good news, right? Well, it depends who we're asking.
"The Times They Are A Changin'…" And so has indispensable feedering over the last decade, one might tune in. The adage that the capability of a port decides upon the size of the feeder ship is still true - thus such vessels have grown in size over time. The bigger the mainline ship, the fewer ports of call?
