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Europe-Based Samskip Acquires Shortsea Specialist Sea Connect To Enhance Its Baltic Services Over the years, Europe-based Samskip has established its prominent mark in the maritime arena as a renowned global logistics organization that provides inexpensive, eco-friendly transport services by sea, land, air and rail. Recently, Samskip has sealed the agreement for the acquisition of the Klaipeda-based shipping organization called Sea Connect which is a well-known shortsea specialist in an attempt to enhance its baltic operations.  Sea Connect will soon be renamed as Samskip Sea Connect and is popular for offering top-notch shortsea services that link Germany, Russia, Denmark, Lithuania, and the Netherlands. Kochi Port Has Initiated Regular Domestic Cruise Services To Boost The Tourism Department The Tourism Department and a private cruise vessel company have started regular domestic cruise services to the city in an effort to encourage tourism and other commercial sectors in Kochi. The private cruise company called Cordelia Cruises will be focused on providing services in the Mumbai-Kochi-Lakshadweep sector twice on a monthly basis for the upcoming year. APM Terminals Pipavav Completed 1,000 Days Of Safe Operations APM Terminals has carved out its own special niche in the Indian maritime arena by consistently delivering a top-rated performance year after year. Now, the port has successfully achieved 1,000 days of safe operations with zero casualties and lost time injury (LTI), and is surely a huge milestone for the port authorities. The port assures that it maintains the top level of safety standards by providing the best training, monitoring, and constant supervision of all port-based operations. Adani Ports And Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) Has Acquired The Gangavaram Port The Gangavaram Port is a non-major port with 64 MMT capacity that serves as the gateway port for a hinterland that extends across 8 states in Central, Eastern, Western and Southern India. Now, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (more commonly known as APSEZ) has taken possession of the Gangavaram Port and will further utilize its potential to gain access to the Eastern Hinterland. Major Global Firms Aim For Zero Emissions In The Shipping Industry By 2050 The UN shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced its future plans of diminishing the greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 and now more than 150 leading organizations (that includes oil majors and port authorities) have pledged to decarbonize the global shipping arena by 2050. The upcoming process of decarbonization can be encouraged by launching a global carbon levy on marine fuels and incentivizing the proper investment in zero-emissions fuels and vessels. The signatories associated with the global Call To Action initiative include major players in the shipping industry like MSC, A.P.Moller - Maersk, Hapag Llyod, mining groups BHP and Rio Tinto, oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell, agri groups Cargill and Bunge and ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam along with the Panama Canal Authority. Sources: https://splash247.com/samskip-acquires-sea-connect/ https://www.maritimegateway.com/kochi-port-starts-regular-cruise-service/ https://www.maritimegateway.com/apm-terminals-pipavav-achieves-1000-days-of-safe-operations/ https://www.maritimegateway.com/apsez-unlocks-eastern-hinterland-with-acquisition-of-gangavaram-port/ https://www.marinelink.com/news/top-global-firms-call-zero-emissions-490805