Maritime Blogs
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365 Days Define the Domestic Workboat
A ‘work in progress,’ the North American brown water, shallow draft sectors have experienced a tumultuous year of evolution, changing market conditions, a rapidly shifting regulatory environment and new opportunities. Anything but boring, there is something for everyone.
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WCI’s Infrastructure Week 2019 Briefing
The time to act is now.As Infrastructure Week in mid-May kicked off, the Waterways Council, Inc. held its annual press briefing on the critical issues facing the nation’s inland waterways. WCI President CEO Mike Toohey began by saying simply…
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National Maritime Day 2019: “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”
The Dredging Contractors of America is pleased to support National Maritime Day 2019. The President issued a proclamation on May 20, 2019 designating May 22nd as National Maritime Day.U.S. dredging companies will be placing into service two…
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Automation and the Waterfront
That dirty little secret that labor doesn’t want you to know.Just back from a whirlwind three-day press tour of the State of Virginia’s intermodal network connections, there is much to report – most of it good – emanating from the Commonwealth.
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Infrastructure 101: Part Deux
“… U.S. Infrastructure Needs More Impactful Money, Not Just More of It.” – Fitch Ratings' Cherian George.It wasn’t too long ago – okay it was at least three Marad Administrators ago – that a Marad staffer confided in me about a U.S. DOT meeting that he had attended…
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Know Your Customer
There has been a lot of discussion in the maritime industry lately about knowing and understanding your ultimate customer. That seems to make sense. You can’t serve your customer’s needs and maintain a long-term business relationship if you don’t know and understand your customer.
Maritime Logistics News
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NC Ports Adopts Vortex Simulator
North Carolina Ports took delivery of a CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training solutions…
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ICTSI to Acquire Cameroon Port
The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has been declared as the…
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Kalmar Intros Electric Reachstacker
Kalmar, a part of Cargotec Corporation, forges ahead on its electrification journey…
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Port of New Orleans Gets Hybrid Trucks
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has expanded its electric vehicle charging fleet…
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Concern Over Trade Wars Impacts Shipping Confidence
Confidence in the shipping industry has fallen marginally over the past three months…
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Matson Christens First Kanaloa Class Vessel 'Lurline'
Matson, Inc. and christened the largest combination ConRo ship ever built in the U.S.
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AMPORTS Expands at JAXPORT
The Governing Board of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) approved two new…
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Cruise Shipping: Work starts on Carnival Mardi Gras
The hull assembly phase of the 180,000-gt Carnival Mardi Gras was celebrated in Finland…
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Being Green: Banks Consider CO2 Emissions in Shipping Loans
A group of leading banks will for the first time include efforts to cut carbon dioxide…
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Bristol Port Upgrades Box Terminal
Port of Bristol, which comprises the commercial, and former commercial, docks situated…
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AtoB@C Begins Towage in Port of Raahe
AtoB@C Shipping, a ship operator and logistics company, said that it would start…
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Oakland Port Aims for Zero Emissions
The Port of Oakland, a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California…
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New Scrubber Service Station at Portland Port
Intermarine UK struck an agreement with a Chinese manufacturer to make the Port of…
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Vessel Training Simulation at Tema Port
The first vessel has successfully docked at Tema Port’s new MPS Terminal 3, Ghana…
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Cork, Amsterdam Ports to Collaborate
The Port of Cork in Ireland has signed a collaboration agreement with the Port of…
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