Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC), the Taiwanese world’s largest contract computer-chip maker, is reportedly planning to charter a container ship to transport manufacturing equipment to its new facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The move would help TSMC reduce the cost of containerized freight for the project.

In this episode of the In the Know podcast, Capt. Andrew Kinsey, senior marine risk consultant for insurer Allianz, joined The Maritime Executive for a conversation about the biggest hazards facing shipping today.

CEVA Logistics joins Singapore Changi Airport community in humanitarian aid
14,000-kilogram first shipment of oxygen concentrators shipped from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore

On the 13th and 14th of September, the City of Lappeenranta hosts Future Energy Solutions Conference, a high-level event related to green electrification and hydrogen economy. The event demonstrates how to transform air and water into fuels, chemicals, materials and even food. Future Energy Solutions is a hybrid event online and at the Lappeenranta City Hall.

Le Havre, France: Seafrigo's recently-launched joint venture with Antwerp Cold Stores, combined with its new LCL (Less-than-Container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York in the USA, is proving so popular with customers that the logistics provider is now looking to further expand its operations and capacity in the port.

SHIFT Business Festival 2021 will start on Wednesday morning 25 August when the Hotel Kakola’s gates open to the festival audience and the festival program begins on the virtual platform Liveto.

GSBN is expanding its footprint into Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand to modernize global trade and benefit even more stakeholders in the ecosystem

Hendrik Veder Group announces that it has rented a previously used 80-tonne steel wire rope to Saipem for the Seagreen Wind Energy project in Scotland. This offshore wind farm will generate enough energy to supply two thirds of Scottish households. By reusing steel wire rope instead of requiring for new rope to be produced, Saipem is also eliminating around 148 tonnes of CO2 emissions during the construction project.

Zurich/Frankfurt am Main, 23 August 2021 – In June 2021, Nexxiot presented the Kingpin Monitor in collaboration with VTG. This maintenance-free sensor set is designed to improve safety in intermodal transport activities. When semi-trailers are being loaded onto pocket wagons, the display's LED lights provide employees with a clear visual indication of the loading status. Representatives of AGORA Intermodal Terminals, a working group of European terminal operators, were given a detailed impression of the Nexxiot innovation during a trial loading under working conditions at the DUSS terminal in Hamburg-Billwerder. The participants were particularly convinced by the excellent implementation of the display and the easy handling of the Kingpin monitor.

Ship managers have pledged to go above and beyond international maritime regulatory requirements in their onboard provision of medical oxygen – to be better able to save the lives of crew at sea.

Viking Line’s new flagship, Viking Glory, to be launched in service in early 2022, will offer conference facilities in an unbeatable setting. The conference venue, which can accommodate nearly 400 conference guests, will offer panoramic views of the Baltic Sea from Deck 9. Conferences on board the vessel can be booked starting August 23, 2021.

US Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Jas Worldwide has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Swedish-headquartered forwarder Greencarrier Freight Services International, reports London's Air Cargo News.

AMAZON's US$1.5 bllion air cargo hub in Northern Kentucky has opened, the latest effort by the e-commerce giant to connect a network of 40 sites and control all aspects of delivery as demand for speed and convenience accelerates.

To further encourage the use of America’s waterways for the movement of cargo and passengers, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is expanding America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). Ranging from coastal ports to inland and the Great Lakes, MARAD designated six new Marine Highway Projects to provide alternative transportation methods to land-based transport as well as designating a new international Marine Highway Route.

ICHCA International, the global cargo handling association and leading event organiser serving the port and terminals sector, TOC Events have finalised an agreement aimed at greater communication and interaction within the industry in the post-pandemic era.