Maersk *includes Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC-Transport, Seago Line and Mercosul Line Founded: By Arnold Peter Møller in April 1904 Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark Fleet: Operates a fleet of 592 ships (~3 million …
The World Trade Organization is an international organization that supervises trade among its member nations. On April 15, 1994, 123 nations signed the Marrakesh Agreement to replace GATT with WTO, …
Ships, as we know can carry large volumes of cargo. In the earlier days, the goods would be packed into small boxes and these were then manually loaded by individuals …
In the previous blog post we saw measures to improve security in maritime industry. In this post, we will take a look at the measures taken on board ships. One of the …
Shipping is the most global of all major industries and approximately 90% of International trade is carried out by ships. It can be a dangerous environment to work if certain …
Harmony as the word suggests is a pleasing arrangement of elements which give them better meaning and utility. Over the years, the number of products traded worldwide has gone up …
Here at BlueWhale we want to make sure you get all the information related to shipping & international trade in one huge BlueWhale sized container. This is my first blog …
An intermodal container (also known as freight container, ISO container, shipping container) is a standardized reusable steel box used to store and move materials and products efficiently and securely in the global containerized intermodal freight transport system
Capacity: 18,270 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent) Length: 400 metres Draft: 14.5 metres Beam: 59 metres Height: 73 metres Optimum speed: 19 knots (35 km/h) Top speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) …
