Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened a new office in Manzanillo, which is Mexico’s busiest container port and a key gateway for Pacific trade. The office extends Inchcape’s operational footprint along Mexico’s Pacific corridor  ‘Manzanillo is one of the most dynamic and strategic ports in the Americas,’ said John Willemsen, Vice President, LATAM at Inchcape Shipping Services. ‘Our new office enables us to deliver fast, compliant, and efficient support in a region that’s vital to global trade, while upholding the global standards our clients rely on.’ The Manzanillo office offers a range of marine and port agency services, including survey […]

The Port of San Diego and Pasha Automotive Services have commissioned the Jones Act-qualified roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel MV Jean Anne for shore power. In a statement issued yesterday (10 November), the Port of San Diego said that the Jean Anne will be the first Ro-Ro vessel and pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) commissioned for shore power in the US. The Port Authority added the Jean Anne successfully connected on 29 October to the first shore power system installed at the National City Marine Terminal and passed all testing so it can use shore power while at berth going forward. Danielle Moore, […]

A passenger ferry and tanker collided off the Southern Islands of Singapore yesterday (10 November) afternoon. The incident occurred when the Singapore-registered passenger ferry, Horizon 9, was en route to HarbourFront Centre, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement today. ‘A MPA patrol craft was immediately deployed to escort and guide the ferry back to HarbourFront Centre,’ the MPA said. ‘All 165 passengers and 7 crew on board Horizon 9 were safely disembarked at the Regional Ferry Terminal at HarbourFront Centre.’ The MPA said that the ferry sustained some damage to its bow above the waterline but remained […]