Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsWhere Do All Those Old Ships Go to Die? Many to Substandard Beaching Facilities.NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of organizations seeking to prevent dirty and dangerous shipbreaking practices worldwide, has published the complete list of ships that were dismantled around in the world in 2013. Of the 1213 large ocean-going vessels that were scrapped in 2013, 645 were sold to substandard beaching facilities in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, says the group. Approximately 40 per cent of these ships were EU-owned.February 6, 2014All LogisticsUASC's New Vessel Order Tops $2BnUnited Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised options for six additional 14,000-TEU vessels bringing the total order to 16 ships. The order has been placed with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and is the largest in UASC's history, worth over $2bn, including all options. The order features vessels that will be amongst the largest, most technologically advanced, and most environmentally friendly container vessels ever built.February 5, 2014All LogisticsBrazil Backs Billion-Dollar Port in CubaCuba on Monday inaugurated a $957m port billed as the most modern in Latin America and crucial to the economic future of the communist-ruled island in a project financed by Brazil and equipped for ships passing through an expanded Panama Canal.January 30, 2014All LogisticsFight Over Panama Canal Expansion Cost Overrun Was InevitableA bitter dispute between the Panama Canal and a Spanish-led consortium of construction companies over the spiraling cost of expanding one of the world's busiest waterways was years in the making.January 24, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentHong Kong Continues to Have World's 'Freest' EconomyHong Kong has maintained its status as the world's freest economy, a distinction that it has achieved for 20 consecutive years. The nomination was made in the 20th anniversary edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, published jointly by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.January 17, 2014All LogisticsAdvanced Emissions Monitoring Could Save Operators More Than $12m Yearly, Study FindsAdvanced emissions monitoring of large ships calling at EU ports could help save owners and operators of large ships up to 9m Euro ($12.2m) a year, according to a new study published by sustainable transport group T&E.January 14, 2014All LogisticsDanish Shipping, Oil Giant to Divest Retail OperationsA.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to sell substantial stakes in Denmark's largest retailer and a department store chain, as the shipping and oil conglomerate slims down to boost performance.January 10, 2014All LogisticsEgypt Solicits Bids to Develop Logistics Hub Around Suez CanalEgypt has invited 14 consortia to bid for a chance to say how they would develop the Suez Canal area, aiming to attract more ships and revenue to shore up the country's finances.January 9, 2014All LogisticsChina Says It's About to Become the World's Top TraderChina Daily reports that the value of trade in China's goods in 2013 is set to exceed that of the U.S., making the world's second-largest economy the world's top trader for the first time in the modern era.January 8, 2014All LogisticsEPA Competition to Award Grants for Diesel-Cleaning Projects at U.S. PortsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of $4m in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from marine and inland water ports, many of which are in areas that face environmental justice challenges.December 18, 2013Previous PagePage 31 of 40Next Page
