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William D. Friedman
President & CEO, Port of Cleveland
William Friedman weighs in on the Port of Cleveland and its role in the all important Great Lakes trades.
Maritime Blogs
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Embracing the Nuclear Option
N/S Savannah: worth seeing, worth saving – and, worth every penny spent to do both.Baltimore, MD: As the Editor of both Maritime Logistics Professional and MarineNews magazines, I flatter myself that I have – perhaps like no one else covering…
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Ready Reserve Force Vessels Stand Ready
Merchant mariner numbers may be at a low in the U.S., but the men and women of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) have increased their operating days by 245 percent from Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 to FY 2017.This year’s missions have included some of…
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Changing the Thinking Around Drills
The first thing that comes to the mind of many mariners when they hear “drills” is “compliance”. From engine room fire drills to enclosed space drills, they are critical activities that help ensure one’s crew is prepared to react rapidly, efficiently and effectively in emergency situations.
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Collision Course
Commerce and state pilot associations, both in the same river, headed in opposite directions, will soon meet in a passing situation. How they negotiate that critical port-to-port passing is more important now than ever.The news that shares of…
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2018 MarTID Insights Series: A Deep Dive Into the Results
By now you may have already heard about the Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) initiative, collaboratively founded by the World Maritime University, New Wave Media and my company, Marine Learning Systems.As a quick summary, MarTID…
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Harmonizing Shipping Regulations: not so fast
As the White House Opens a Public Comment Period Seeking to Harmonize Shipping Regulations – something the current administration characterizes as a move to reduce regulatory costs and restrictions on the U.S. maritime industry – the concept and the intent sounds good.
Maritime Logistics News
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Vard Selected to Build Autonomous Ship Yara Birkeland
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has secured a contract worth approximately NOK 250 million…
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Port of LA Reports Busiest July Ever
The Port of Los Angeles processed 833,568 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) last month…
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Port of Oakland July Container Volume up 3.6%
Port of Oakland total container volume increased 3.6 percent in July, according to data released.
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Key Seaway Commodities See Growth in July
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic remained steady during the month of July, with year-to…
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Intermarine UK Investment Boosts Portland Port Activities
UK-based Portland Port leverages new fabrication and welding facility to win a bigger…
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Strong July Across Great Lakes Gets Seaway Tonnage
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping continues to bounce back after a slow start. With…
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MarAd Awards $2.5 Mln Grant to Port of New Orleans
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Maritime…
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Video: Philly's New Port Cranes Go to Work
The first two super post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) worked…
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BP Offloads Last Two Stranded Oil Cargoes in China
Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker…
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Danaos Corporation Slashes Debt
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, has announced…
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APM Terminals Bahrain Opens New Online Platform
APM Terminals Bahrain has launched the 'Lift' portal which allows customers to track…
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Ampelmann Wins North Sea Contracts
Ampelmann has strengthened its position in the North Sea this year after being awarded…
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The Digitalization of Tanker Logistics
The tanker business carefully dips its toes into the digital chartering, analytics…
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Low Water Still Troubles River Shipping in Germany
Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany remain low after a recent drought…
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Kuryk Port Opens New Ferry Complex
Kuryk port, located in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan, has opened its new ferry…
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