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Maersk orders methanol-fuelled vessel Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract for Hyundai Mipo to build a feeder vessel with a dual engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional very low Sulphur fuel. Maersk announced the intention to order the vessel, an industry first, on 17 February 2021. It will fly the Danish …

The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length (LOA) for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks. From May 2021, the LOA for commercial and non-commercial vessels acceptable for regular transits of the Neopanamax Locks increased from 367.28 metres to 370.33 metres. The maximum permitted draft has also been increased from 14.93 metres to 15.24 metres. These seemingly modest increases mean …

A new survey by conducted by InterNations, a Munich-based expat network, has ranked Taiwan, Mexico and Costa Rica as the top three places to live and work in 2021. The survey considered medical care, quality of life, job security and the state of the economy. Kuwait, Italy and South Africa were at the bottom of the list. The survey was …

On 25th May, Atlas® Van Lines, Inc., published its 54th annual Corporate Relocation Survey, looking at the pandemic’s impact on the world of relocation and workforce mobility. The study also includes comprehensive relocation policy data from industry professionals operating in North American companies and managing employee relocations as part of their job function. For the analysis, participating firms are categorized …