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Net Feasa a company based in Dingle, Co. Kerry, has launched a €350,000 crowdfunding campaign to seek further investment for its product that tracks shipping containers around the globe. Net Feasa is an Internet of Things (IoT) service provider for…

Samskip a global logistics operator, has accelerated in expanding usage of biofuels in its shipping fleet, among them the 800TEU container vessel Samskip Endeavour which operates Amsterdam-Dublin, with the ship observed by Afloat taking anchorage in Dublin Bay this afternoon.…

Rotterdam based Value Maritime has secured a contract from shipping operator BG Freight Line (see previous story) to install its Filtree and carbon capture system on two feeder vessels, BG Onyx and BG Ruby. Chartered from German shipowner HS Schiffahrt,…

One of the UK’s largest port operators, Peel Ports Group which among its facilities includes a container terminal in Dublin Port, has announced major changes to its senior leadership team which is to take effect from 4 April 2022. Having…

French media are reporting that operator CMA CGM is offering €81m ($92m) for a controlling 89% stake in 'La Provence', a daily published in Marseille,the French liner giant’s home city, so writes Tradewinds. CMA CGM’s bid is said to easily…

Both the Scottish and UK governments have agreed to establish two green freeports in Scotland. The special economic zones, offering tax breaks and lower business tariffs, are being promoted by the UK government as part of its "levelling-up" agenda. The…

Irish goods exports in value have soared to a record €165 billion last year despite the disruption to global trade caused by the pandemic. The full-year (Central Statistics Office) figures for 2021 show trade with the UK has been impacted…

The Welsh Government says "good progress" is being made on having a freeport in Wales in its most positive statement yet on the issue. UK and Welsh governments have been at loggerheads over freeports in Wales - with rows about…

Emissions from supply-chains of Europe’s biggest ports are comparable with those of coal-fired power plants, according to a study by Transport & Environment. The green group analysed carbon dioxide emissions of European Union ports by calculating emissions by ship type…

As RTE News reports, Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by tensions surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tokyo's trade minister said. Multiple gas shipments are already being…

Container ship operators basking in record levels of profit are storing up trouble for themselves, according to one cargo owner. Writing in Investment Monitor, Martin Kaspar, head of corporate development at German pipe maker Frankische Rohrwerke Gebr Kirchner, said these all-time…

At the Port of Liverpool's Terminal 1, container capacity increases by 30% as new cranes become fully operational at the north-west England port. The port operated by Peel Ports, announced its new additional cranes which are now fully operational and…

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is set to become the first flag state in the world to incentivise ship owners by offering reduced registration fees for ships deploying green technology. The green discount will give ship owners a…

The Nautical Institute is to host a free webiner (this Thursday, 10.00am - 11.00am) on the giant containership Ever Given incident and on the 'commercial impact of the insurance claims' following the blocking of the Suez Canal almost a year…

A zero-carbon emission shipping company in the Netherlands has acquired this month its first vessel that will transport cargo as well as passengers under sail on the North Sea within the first half of 2022, writes Jehan Ashmore. Alkmaar based…

Iarnród Éireann has said Rosslare Europort has made history as Ireland’s leading port for direct European freight. The Co Wexford port recorded its highest ever activity with a 371 per cent increase in European freight last year and overall volumes…