Recently, a maritime container in Brazil paid a demurrage fee of $257k!!..
Freight cost was only $6k, which means that the demurrage fee was more than 42 times more!
See details (in Portuguese) at: https://www.portosenavios.com.br/artigos/artigos-de-opiniao/us-257-mil-de-demurrage-de-um-conteiner-nao-e-obra-do-acaso.
If you’re also concerned about demurrage, container location, and longstanding, look at our maritime container visibility solutions.
Learn more about demurrage: Demurrage FAQ.
To overcome possible delays at the Panama canal, Maersk will create an alternative overland.
Accordingly to “Maritime Executive” Maersk is creating a unique two-ship solution for this route.
Multi-modal is becoming a de facto solution for logistic challenges.
Read more ate Maritime Executive
Millions of plastic pellets are now polluting the sea near Galicia, Spain, due to a container that fell into the sea.
The Spanish government is worried about the possibly "serious repercussions."
There’s an estimation of 12,000 maritime containers lost in the sea.
Read more at Reuters.
Reuters notified that due to attacks in the Red Sea, Maersk, the biggest logistics company in the world, will halt its operations.
After COVID and the consequent supply chain disruptions 2024 bring new challenges for logistics.
Read more at Reuters.
The vessel is carrying electric vehicles and is suspected to be the cause of a deadly fire, prompting an investigation as reported to Dutch media by the ship's owners, Shoei Kisen Kaisha. The car carrier named Fremantle Highway had approximately 3,000 vehicles on board and was en route to Singapore when the fire erupted. The company is currently working with local authorities, salvors, and the ship management company to extinguish the fire. While there is a strong possibility that the fire started with the electric cars on board, the exact cause is yet to be determined pending the investigation.
Rescue operations took place after receiving a fire report about 14.5 nautical miles off the northern Dutch island of Ameland. All 23 crew members were safely evacuated, but unfortunately, one person lost their life, and several others were injured during the incident. The fire is expected to continue burning for some time, and efforts are being made to cool the ship's structure and prevent further damage. The vessel is currently located near the ecologically sensitive islands of Waddensee, raising concerns about potential environmental risks if the ship were to sink.
The Waddensee area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a rich diversity of aquatic and terrestrial species, including fish and marine mammals like seals and porpoises. Therefore, preventing any environmental damage is of utmost importance.
The Fremantle Highway is a large car carrier ship, and the injured sailors, mostly from India, have been provided medical attention. Salvage operations are ongoing to minimize the damage and prevent the ship from sinking. The ship has been secured to prevent it from drifting and blocking an important sailing route into Germany.
Fires on car-carrying ships have been a significant concern for insurers, given the potential for substantial losses. A previous incident involved the sinking of the Felicity Ace in the Atlantic Ocean, carrying thousands of vehicles from a German car manufacturer.
Despite the ongoing incident, holidaymakers on Ameland's popular beaches appear unaffected, and authorities are closely monitoring the situation to handle it as effectively as possible.
Sensefinity and Sateliot bring 5G through satellites allowing devices to connect to the internet and communicate with each other in areas where terrestrial cellular networks are not available (deserts, oceans, rural regions).
If you have an IoT use case at a low connectivity region, we can help.
Read the Iot Business News and elEconomista.es for more.
Las startups elegidas tras este proceso son: Smart Shipping, Aventra Group, Greemko, SenseFinity, Escission, Sensingtools, Block Shipping, DMS Logistics, Nextport, Gandolapp, Macomi y ActionTracker.
Sensefinity win E-commerce award for Innovation in Logistics, Delivery and Returns. The award was given by CTT, the biggest logistics and mail delivery operator in Portugal.
See more at (in portuguese): https://www.ctt.pt/grupo-ctt/media/noticias/sensefinity-vence-ctt-e-commerce-awards-na-categoria-startup-inovacao-em-logistics-delivery-and-returns
Great news! From mid-2023 Sensefinity will provide access to its sensors and trackers to communicate via NB-IoT satellite. This means that use cases hitherto difficult to implement in regions without cellular coverage or difficult access can now be implemented! Use cases in the Amazon rainforest, on the high seas, or in underdeveloped regions in Africa can now have real-time coverage! The promise of IoT anywhere, anytime, will now be a reality!
As of May 2022, NB-IoT was available in 4.229 metropolitan areas in Brasil reaching 94.3% of the population!
NB-IoT is clearly the way to go!
Learn more at: https://www.teleco.com.br/lpwa_cobertura.asp
Em Maio de 2022, a tecnologia NB-IoT chegava a 4229 municípios brasileiros alcançando 94,3% da população!
NB-Iot é a o caminho a seguir!
Veja mais em: https://www.teleco.com.br/lpwa_cobertura.asp
