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French Liner CMA CGM Sets A Target To Become Carbon Neutral By 2020 CMA CGM is a world-famous French liner that has established a prominent mark in the maritime industry with its top-notch performance in the container sector. Though the dangerous outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has taken a huge toll on the shipping arena, the French liner is setting positive goals to be achieved soon that would strengthen its position. Representing the powerful CMA CGM, Rodolphe Saade has shared the company’s aspirations in a high-level Zoom panel that occurred at the United Nations Global Compact gathering that focused on embracing a carbon-neutral identity by the year of 2050, an appreciable move that shows how CMA CGM is following the footsteps of the shipping giant Maersk. The company is nurturing its goal of generating no less than 10 percent of its energy supplies by thoroughly utilizing the eco-friendly concept of alternative fuels by at least 2023, which will allow it to align with the greenhouse gas standards in 2050 as put forward by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Abu Dhabi Ports Teams Up With Bengal Tiger Line To Launch A New Feeder Service Abu Dhabi Ports has successfully collaborated with Bengal Tiger Line to introduce a brand-new feeder service called Safeen Feeders that will prove beneficial in connecting Abu Dhabi with nine major ports that are functional in the UAE, the broader Gulf region as well as the Indian subcontinent. Depending on its impact on the transshipment operations, the new company is harbouring plans of trying out more opportunities at container terminals in the East Africa and the Red Sea regions. This joint collaboration via a vessel sharing agreement with Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) will surely go a long way in boosting the ever-increasing trade demands within the Gulf area and Abu Dhabi Ports will reap the benefits in the coming months. The introduction of Safeen Feeders is bound to strengthen Abu Dhabi’s current position in the rather competitive sphere of a global client base as the port is gearing up to meet the international requirements as a significant trade and logistics hub that links both east and west. With the launch of the new feeder operations, the customers can now avail highly efficient and cost-friendly feeder solutions that have a great scope of expanding in the near future. KiwiRail From New Zealand Orders The Construction Of Two New RoPax Ferries For Operator Interislander The state-owned KiwiRail from New Zealand has raised a proposal for a top-notch shipyard for building two new RoPax ferries as planned for the operator Interislander. As a fun fact, it has been more than a period of 25 long years that the country has signed up for the launch of purpose-built ferries. If everything works out smoothly, then the two newly constructed ferries will play an instrumental role in replacing the current fleet consisting of three vessels. The international tender has offered an incredible budget of NZ$400 million that will ensure that KiwiRail can fund the launch of two modernized RoPax vessels for operating between Picton on the South Island and Wellington on the North Island. The ferries will incorporate an avant-garde design that not only focuses on maximum fuel efficiency but also reduces the harmful CO2 emissions and further enables the vessels to run on batteries if the need arises. Plus, new terminals might crop up soon as an attempt to optimize the infrastructure and make use of the innovative vessel designs to their fullest potential. Pacific International Lines Says Hello To A Brand-New Service From North China To JNPT & Mundra Pacific International Lines (PIL) has carved out a special niche in the shipping arena with its headquarters in Singapore and it has recently announced the start of a new India service that will serve as a connection between Tianjin and Qingdao in North China to Mundra and Nhava Sheva in India. The China-India Express (CIX) has sailed on its maiden journey from the famous Tianjin Port on June 5. To put it elaborately, the new China-India service will also be operational at Kaohsiung in Taiwan, Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka, Singapore, and even Port Klang in Malaysia. The rotation of China-India Express or CIX is all set to follow this pattern: Tianjin - Qingdao - Kaohsiung - Singapore - Port Klang (West) - Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Colombo - Port Klang (West) - Singapore - Tianjin. The Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore Has Launched The Smart Port Challenge With NUS Enterprise The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (also known as MPA) has finally introduced the Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2020 under the Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined concept along with the cooperation of the National University of Singapore or the NUS Enterprise. The whole world is now crippled under the devastating effect of COVID-19 and this has called for newer and better strategies for surviving the struggles of this strange era. Many maritime organizations are now looking forward to adopting advanced technological solutions, greater digitalization and improved levels of automation. The Smart Port Challenge will prove to be amazing when start-ups team up with the major shipping organizations to create brand-new solutions to usher in a future-proof and strong maritime community that will tackle real-world issues with ease and expertise. Sources: https://splash247.com/rodolphe-saade-vows-to-make-cma-cgm-carbon-neutral-by-2050/ https://splash247.com/abu-dhabi-ports-launches-safeen-feeders-with-bengal-tiger-line/ https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-zealands-kiwirail-order-ropax-pair-479033 http://www.maritimegateway.com/pil-shipping-launches-new-service-north-china-jnpt-mundra/ https://www.porttechnology.org/news/mpa-and-nus-enterprise-launch-smart-port-challenge/