Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016, according to the latest survey by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. Crew wages, repairs and maintenance, and drydocking are the cost categories likely to increase most significantly over that period. The survey is based on responses from key players in the […]
Marine service provider, Marine and Towage Services Group Ltd. (MTS) and specialist shipping firm Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd. (Robert Wynn) have announced the successful completion of a complex charter to deliver transformers from Rotterdam to Hunterston on the West Coast of Scotland. The critical transmission assets will be installed as part of National Grid […]
A new ambient-temperature food examination facility has been formally opened at the Port of Felixstowe, the Port of Britain, by Transport Minister, Robert Goodwill MP. The £4 million investment included a major refurbishment and expansion of the examination facilities and the provision of new offices for Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority. Commenting on the new […]
Senior executives from Italy’s La Spezia Container Terminal – Contship Italia Group, wrapped up a whirlwind tour of key supply chain hubs in South East Asia and China this week with a presentation and networking event in Shanghai. The purpose of the tour was to engage with logistics providers, freight forwarders and manufacturers to raise […]
