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International transport and logistics executives using container shipping are facing the biggest shift in their ocean provider base for 20 years and must adapt their procurement and contract strategy, according to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Shore power and charging infrastructure could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 million tonnes at Norwegian ports every year, according to a new report compiled by ABB, DNV GL, the Port of Oslo, and Cavotec.

Wärtsilä, in collaboration with Gulfmark Offshore, has realized testing of remote control of ship operations, on August 21, off the North Sea coast of Scotland. The testing involved driving the vessel through a sequence of manoeuvres using a combination of Dynamic Positioning and manual joystick control.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently launched a new ‘Building a Sustainable Port’ campaign, working to ensure that the port and the surrounding area are safe, healthy and attractive. Until Sustainability Day, on 10 October, the Port Authority will be drawing attention to 15 different aspects of this theme.

KrisEnergy signed agreements with the government of Cambodia for the nation’s first oil field development in Cambodia Block A, in the Gulf of Thailand. The company plans to develop the Apsara area in the north eastern section of the concession, where there is potential for oil and gas to be trapped.

The US navy decided an operational pause of it fleet around the world, to review navigational safety issues, after the collision of the US warship John S McCain that resulted in ten missing and five injured sailors.

On August 22, the Panama Canal welcomed the largest capacity vessel to ever transit the expanded locks, the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt. The Neopanamax containership, which began its voyage from Asia, will be making stops along the U.S. East Coast.

Less than a year since launching a first-of-its kind digital solution to keep cargo flowing efficiently through America’s largest container port, the Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding the program, to include all container terminals and shipping lines at the Port.

Researchers, naturalists, explorers and broadcasters are joining the call for oil companies to leave the Amazon Reef alone. The latest call to protect the reef came as an open letter highlighting the importance of this unique environment, and warning of the threat from an oil spill nearby.