Why the stakeholders from the gate of the Strait of Hormuz to Arabian sea are afraid of Gwadar Port?   In the altering dynamics of international policies, sea trade has great importance. In that perspective, Gwadar Port of Pakistan and Chabahar Port Iran are the centre points in Arabian Sea and both geographically have a […]

Noah Satu, the cargo ship which broke the Australian maritime guidelines and rules four times since August 2013 has finally been barred from entering Australia A cargo ship is designed to do many tasks in one go. It can be a container ship, bulk load carrier and tanker etc, but  to follow the international maritime […]

Industry fears, law on container weight verification could bring cargo chaos   Delivery services, freight forwarders, and vessel stations immediately want to start considerations over the facts of carrying out the new negotiations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on vessel weights. That was one of the main decision of International Cargo Handling Coordination Association […]

Working on a container ship is not a rocket science, anyone can get job Container ship plays an important role in global business, it helps companies move cargo on the major shipping canal through the world. The largest container ships are transported thousands of tons of goods across international waters. The continuing increase of international […]

  Break bulk cargo is a different kind of cargo that requires minimal port facilities, but it is slow and expensive   In shipping and cargo handling industry, break bulk cargo or simply general cargo goods that cargo companies handle individually rather than using containers to handle them. Such as barrels, oil, gas and grains. […]

  Freight or Cargo? Both has same ideology, but there is a slight difference between these two terms when it comes to delivering freight or cargo   Since the birth of human being, goods are often sent and received or afterwards in modern civilizations imported or exported. It is simply means that goods are transported […]

  Egypt holds experimental run on new Suez Canal and the first cargo ship have passed through the canal amid some serious security arrangements   Finally, Egypt has opened second Suez Canal for the ships, but at the initial stage they have held the experimental shipping on the canal. Egyptian authorities have given the very […]

  2,000 tonnes cargo ship sinking caused by the flood on-board that prompted a major rescue operation in English Channel, ballast system blamed for flood. An accidental investigation report from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch on the Barbados registered cargo ship Sea Breeze has finally arrived after almost one and half years in depth investigation. […]

The sustainable shipping initiative, a pioneering alliance of cargo shipping industry across the globe and the Guardian has selected the Maersk as sustainable business in the shipping industry   Maersk Line is the founding member of the sustainable shipping initiative and has recognised at the prestigious Guardian Sustainable Business Award. Maersk has been selected for […]

  A 60 member committee has been appointed to find the reasons behind the Eastern Star mishap   The Chinese government has commissioned an investigation team in order to look at the real reason of the sinking of Eastern Star ship. The authorities in charge have commissioned 60 investigative officials to find the reasons behind […]