By Marek Grzybowski The average Drewry’s World Container Index fell 5% last week to $3,010 per 40-foot container, but is still high compared to last year. It is currently up 71% compared to the third week of March last year. Freight from Shanghai to New York is $5,376 per FEU. Container deliveries from China have […]
By Marek Grzybowski The Port of Gdansk is among the top ten European ports. The Port of Gdansk was ranked 9th at the end of 2023. Among EU ports, Gdańsk is in 7th place. The Port of Gdansk is ahead of the ports of Marseille, Valencia and Amsterdam in terms of transshipment.
By Marek Grzybowski The total length of the quays undergoing reconstruction is over 450 m. These will be the Rudowe and Bytomskie quays. The investment is part of a project financed by the Connecting Europe Facility for 2021-2027 (CEF 2). The President of the Port of Gdansk Authority, Krzysztof Kaczmarek, signed two contracts with PORR […]
By Marek Grzybowski Al Seer Marine, an Arab maritime operator based in Abu Dhabi, will revolutionize maritime transport in its city, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. For this purpose, it will use a proven solution from the Swedish manufacturer, the Candela P-12 hydrofoil. “We are excited to partner with Al Seer Marine to […]
By Marek Grzybowski Recently, experts met in Tokyo and debated how to eliminate sea pollution from chemical waste. The conference aimed to gather the latest information, raise awareness and establish policy recommendations to improve the quality of knowledge about polluted oceans and data on chemical pollution. It turns out that in the case of chemical […]
By Marek Grzybowski UK innovation agency Innovate UK has awarded £20 million to build large service vessels (SOVs) that can operate with zero emissions. The agency and the beneficiary claim that this is the first unit of this type. In Poland, we are still wondering whether to build SOVs at all. The British announce a […]
By Marek Grzybowski DNV has certified the SOH (State of Health Test) testing method developed by Corvus Energy for electric batteries installed on ships. It is the first supplier of marine ESS (energy storage system) that allows its customers to monitor the condition of batteries during ship operation. New technologies are being introduced on a […]
By Marek Grzybowski – The VR welding simulator was created as part of the “Programming Center – Education for Industry 4.0” project. The simulator was designed by Flint Systems for the needs of equipping the Vocational Education Team for the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone – informed Dominika Bielecka-Kokot, head of the Team. – Financial support […]
By Marek Grzybowski “Innovations for the sea – building the ecosystem of the future” conference was held on March 13, 2024, at the Naval Academy in Gdynia. The conference was attended by representatives of companies and scientists from Poland and Israel. The day before, a delegation of companies from Israel visited the Pomeranian Special […]
Professor Bradford Parkinson of the University of Stanford, California, was awarded the Honorary Title of Doctor honoris causa of Gdynia Maritime University on Thursday 21 March 2024. The honorary title is one of the most prestigious titles conferred in the academic world. Gdynia Maritime University has to date conferred the title six times. Professor Bradford […]