shipping routes

Intermodal route planner application operational in two continents

Port of Rotterdam’s application ‘Navigate’ is now operational in the ports of Gdansk and SOHAR. Now, importers and exporters are able to select the ideal transport options for containers they want to ship. The application also contains an online information guide for the ports.

The Navigate application was launched in 2017 by the port of Rotterdam, providing information into connections and companies and into ports. The application provides data on sea and short connections of 550 ports...

https://safety4sea.com/intermodal-route-planner-application-operational-in-two-continents/

Watch: Key routes of the Panama Canal

The video, issued by Panama Canal, shows how the Canal connects more than 144 routes, reaching 1,700 ports in 160 countries. By providing a short passageway between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, the Canal has influenced world trade patterns, spurred growth in developed countries, and has been a primary impetus for economic expansion in many remote areas of the world.

For example, a vessel laden with coal sailing from the east coast of the United States to Japan via the Panama Canal saves...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-key-routes-of-the-panama-canal/

India: The benefits of shipping route with Bangladesh

India’s Minister of State for Shipping Shri Pon Radhakrishnan shared the benefits of sending trucks through sea routes, as the country has been exploring new avenues for promotion of shipping, commerce and trade through coastal shipping.

In this context, India signed a Coastal Shipping Agreement with Bangladesh in June 2015. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) between the two countries was also signed in November 2015 to implement the Coastal Shipping Agreement.

As per the Agreement, sea...

https://safety4sea.com/india-the-benefits-of-shipping-route-with-bangladesh/

Port Hedland’s iron ore shipments to China increase by 14% in December

According to Reuters, iron ore shipments from Australia’s port of Hedland terminal to China, experienced an increase by 14% in December from the previous month as shown by the port’s data.

Mainly, the Port of Port Hedland is the world’s largest bulk export port and is located in the East Pilbara region of WA, about 1,650 kilometres north of Perth. Trade through the port mostly consists of iron ore exports.

Moreover, iron ore shipments to China from the world’s biggest iron ore port reached an...

https://safety4sea.com/port-hedlands-iron-ore-shipments-to-china-increase-by-14-in-december/

4th direct route between Iran and Oman

Iran and Oman launched their fourth direct shipping route to connect Iran’s port city of Jask to the Omani port of Al Suwaiq, the portal of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) reported on Wednesday (Dec. 5) citing Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce.

The first shipping route between the two countries was put into operation in March 2015 between Iran’s Bandar Abbas and Oman’s Sohar.

In December 2016, Iran and Oman inaugurated direct shipping routes from two Omani...

http://container-news.com/direct-route-iran-oman/

The opening of Arctic routes could offset ice melting

As the ice melting is opening up new potentials for Arctic shipping but creates an uncertain future for this fragile environment, a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters suggests that this growth of trans-Arctic shipping and the subsequent increase in emissions may offset some of the overall warming trend in the Arctic by the end of the century.

Meanwhile, the study, written by UConn geographer Scott Stephenson and his colleagues, notes that this effect is relatively minor in the...

https://safety4sea.com/the-opening-of-arctic-routes-could-offset-ice-melting/

THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance combine Mediterranean-US east coast service

Two major alliances on the container shipping sector announced a strategic cooperation with combination of operations in Mediterranean-US East Coast service, to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service quality.

Namely, THE Alliance, comprising the recently formed Japanese venture Ocean Network Express (ONE), German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, and Chinese Yang Ming, will cooperate with members of The Ocean Alliance, China Cosco Shipping, French giant CMA CGM, and Chinese OOCL, to...

https://safety4sea.com/the-alliance-and-ocean-alliance-combine-mediterranean-us-east-coast-service/

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