Cost of shipping goods to Nigeria has increased rapidly due to rising pirates’ attacks on vessels and crew on Nigerian territorial waters.
The attacks in recent times and the increasing cases of kidnapping of crewmembers of ships coming into Nigeria have made Nigerian waters a war-risk zone for ships and ship owners. The associated risks have further surged the insurance premium on vessels and crewmembers by almost 60 percent,
SetelHellas, is thrilled to announce today that it has entered a new strategic partnership with CyberLogitec Co. Ltd. Based in Seoul, South Korea, CyberLogitec is a provider of maritime IT solutionsto clients such asHanjin Shipping.With active presence in well-known Shipping hubs, CyberLogitec today serves numerous Shipping Companies, Ports and Terminals all over the Globe.
This partnership will combine
Two months after a successful first-run, the world’s largest cruise ship took its maiden voyage today, less than a week ahead of the inaugural voyage on May 22 to Barcelona. Thousands came out on Sunday to watch it set sail to the U.K. after 32 months in a French shipyard.
Since construction began in 2013, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas has one of the most highly
Panama’s Ministry of Trade and Industries is returning to Greece as a Posidonia exhibitor for the third time and has already reaped the bene t of positioning Panama as a country brand and leader in maritime services in front of a global captive shipping industry audience. According to Luigi Gonzalez, Export Promoter and Market Analyst of the Ministry of Trade and Industries, Posidonia is a vital marketing platform for Panama to promote both its ship registration
SetelHellas, with its distinguished partners, Cisco, Endress+Hauser & Schneider Electric, is participating at Posidonia 2016 that will take place from the 6th to 10th of June 2016 at “Metropolitan Expo Center”, in Athens.
Throughout this five-day event, SetelHellas innovative Suite (SH-suite)will be presented at Stand No 1.120, Hall 1.The visitors will
The 12,500-TEU containership MSC Fabiola was successfully refloated early Saturday morning, allowing vessel traffic in the important cargo gateway to resume as normal, according to a customer advisory from shipping agency GAC.
A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) megavessel ran hard aground in the southern end of the Suez Canal on Thursday, blocking ship traffic in the
More than 100 Neopanamax vessel reservations have been made for commercial transit.
China COSCO Shipping has won the draw for the first transit through the Expanded Panama Canal during the waterway’s inauguration on Sunday, June 26. The shipping line’s container vessel Andronikos will be making the inaugural
Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud, a U.S. official said.
Amb. Michele Sison, U.S. Deputy Representative to the UN, made this known on Monday in New York.
He made the revelation at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Peace Consolidation in West Africa with the theme “Piracy and
In the follow-up of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, and amid attempts to tackle the growth of greenhouse-gas emissions from the shipping sector, a delegation from the Environment committee participated in the 69th session of the Marine Environment Protection committee (MEPC69) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London this week.
"As maritime emissions could represent 17% of the global CO2 emissions by
The gradual disappearance of year-round sea ice in the Northwest Passage due to climate change has opened up the possibility of regular shipping routes.
China is looking to exploit the Northwest Passage, the fabled shortcut from the Pacific to the Atlantic, according to state-run media, with the world’s biggest trader in goods publishing a shipping guide to the route.
The seaway north of Canada,
Celestyal Cruises is urging passengers to "Be Different. Live The Authentic" - its new slogan to promote the company's Cuban and Eastern Mediterranean holidays.
The Greece-based cruise operator is highly regarded for its authentic immersion in Greek culture and cuisine during island hopping cruises around the Aegean.
The food and wine served onboard is Greek and some cruises include cookery lessons and wine and
One of the major barriers to the accelerated uptake of LNG as fuel is the uncertainty regarding LNG availability. Experience gained by DNV GL indicates that more shipowners would consider LNG as fuel if reliable LNG availability information was accessible.
LNGi, DNV GL’s new LNG intelligence portal aims to bring stakeholders from across the LNG industry together to share market intelligence and contribute to
Carnival Cruise Line will start sailing from the U.S. to Cuba starting May 1, marking the first time in 50 years that a cruise ship has been allowed to sail from America to the island country.
The cruise giant announced the new route Monday and says that it has received approval from Cuban authorities to operate cruises between Miami and Cuba on its newest brand.
“It’s been an extraordinary day. It’s historic and exciting,”
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque has embarked on an extensive refit and rebrand covering seven passenger ferries in the DFDS Seaways fleet.
Three ferries that operate on the route between Dover (UK) and Dunkirk (France) have already been refurbished over a three-week period at Damen’s Dunkirk yard. They included Dover Seaways, Dunkerque Seaways and Delft Seaways.
During the
China Cosco Holdings has revealed a 22% dip in its 2015 earnings, while China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) witnessed a deficit of more than US$448 million in 2015 as a result of lower rates driven by vessel overcapacity, according to Bloomberg.
Um Kyung, Analyst at Shinyoung Securities Company in Seoul said: “At the current shipping rate, most of the liners are losing money.”
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During the 2016 Seatrade Cruise Global Convention, IBS Software and Celestyal Cruises signed a contract for delivery of IBS’ next-generation iTravel Cruise Reservation System. Celestyal becomes the third travel company — and the first cruise line — to implement IBS’ iTravel “software as a service,” or SaaS, lifecycle reservations platform.
With iTravel,
Sailors’ Society and Mission to Seafarers have been named official Posidonia 2016 supported charities. Through their presence at the world’s largest shipping trade event, the two organisations aim at increasing awareness amongst members of the international maritime community about the issues facing seafarers and their families.
Established in 1818, Sailors’ Society is an international maritime charity which aims to transform the lives of seafarers
Digital platform confirmed to provide transparent and accurate support for MRV data collection
Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector, has fully certified maritime information and communication technology (ICT) solutions provider Setel Hellas’ SeeMBox-V MRV Solution against the EU Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation
