Types of Merchant Ships

by Tec Container | Aug 31, 2022 | Container Traffic

Mainly, there are seven different types of merchant ships that you can commonly see on ports around the world. These main types of merchant ships are: General cargo ships, Bulk cargo ships, Crude oil tankers ships, chemical tankers ships, Container ships, Passangers /...

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORE POWER

by Tec Container | Jan 12, 2022 | Container Traffic

Although on shore power connections have become a reality in some ports around the world, there is still a long way to go to achieve the sustainability benefits that this system provides. Standardization in ships and ports is one of the challenges to overcome and the...

STRAITS, CHANNELS AND OTHER HOTSPOTS FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT

by Tec Container | Aug 2, 2021 | Container Traffic

¿What is a Strait? According to the Wikipedia a strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses. As being able to transport goods...

ALARMING RISE IN CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA

by Tec Container | Jun 29, 2021 | Container Traffic

The freight shipping industry is experiencing the largest increase in containers lost at sea for seven years. More than 3,000 containers fell into the sea in 2020, and more than 1,000 have fallen overboard so far in 2021, Bloomberg reports. There are a series of...

PROJECT CARGO: OVERCOMING ANY OBSTACLE

by Tec Container | May 19, 2021 | Container Traffic

The concept of project cargo encompasses modes of transport oriented towards heave and large-sized materials that require a high level of specialization on the part of the agents involved for the whole process to be completed properly. Factors such as the dimensions...

3 REASONS FOR THE RISE IN THE PRICE OF MARITIME TRANSPORT

by Tec Container | May 6, 2021 | Container Traffic

Moving goods on major maritime transport routes has been creating many problems in recent months for companies’ logistics departments. The cost of maritime transport has tripled since Europe came out of lockdown, and the market has ruled out seeing again the low...