Maritime Logistics Professional

US Works with Firms in Supply Chains to Ease Port Congestion

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wednesday a supply chain pilot data-sharing project aimed at easing bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports has begun exchanging data and doubled in size.USDOT announced the planned project in March with truckers…

Latest Interviews

Jörg Franzke

President, Scania USA

Jörg Franzke, president of Scania U.S.A., Inc., weighs in on how Scania is helping customers meet their decarbonization agendas, and lays out challenges and opportunities on the path ahead.

Tor Svanes

CEO, NAVTOR

As shipowners struggle to determine the best means to leverage digital solutions, Tor Svanes, CEO, NAVTOR, is a treasure trove of intel and perspective, past, present and future. Svanes is an ECDIS pioneer with a long personal connection to the tech that sits at the center of unlocking the value of digitalization.

Pieter van Oord

CEO, Van Oord

Pieter van Oord is candid in discussing the future growth of his storied company’s activities in offshore wind with specific insights on challenging current jobs, Van Oord’s recent order of a massive and groundbreaking Wind Turbine Installation Vessel, and the company’s future working in the United States.

Maritime Logistics News

Port Logistics

TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 6 Connects to Shore Power in Kiel

TUI Cruises said a second vessel in its cruise ship fleet has successfully tested the use of shore power in port.Earlier this week, the German cruise ship operator's Mein Schiff 6 received shore power for the first time in SEEHAFEN KIEL Cruise GmbH & Co. KG (Port of Kiel), making…

Cruise

Anglo-Eastern Signs Agreement to acquire CMI

Anglo-Eastern Univan Group and the shareholders of Cruise Management International and CMI Leisure Management have signed a letter of intent regarding the sale of CMI to Anglo-Eastern. The move effectively opens up a new sector—expedition cruising—for Anglo Eastern's ship management operations.

Intermodal

Maersk to Acquire Logistics Firm Martin Bencher Group

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Company News

Revell Takes the Helm at SIGTTO

The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) has appointed Ian Revell as its new Chief Executive Officer & General Manager, in succession to Capt. Andrew Clifton.SIGTTO President, Steffen Jacobson, said, “I am very pleased to welcome Ian Revell to the Society…

Contracts

USACE Awards Mississippi River Harbor Dredging Contract

Houston-based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis District for the rental of a 24-inch hydraulic cutterhead dredge, discharge pipe, and attendant plant for harbor dredging along the Mississippi River.The $7…