Maritime Blogs
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Peaks and Valleys
The Blue Ridge Mountains beckon, promising cooler weather, an improving environment, and a little bit of maritime, for good measure. This weekend, we answered the call.Mount Mitchell, NC: In the choppy wake of putting not one, but two magazines to bed in the previous eight days…
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GLDD Emergency Response Efforts: Missouri River Levee Breach
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) is working as a subcontractor with Western Contracting Corporation to provide fill for an emergency sand berm to close a levee breach at river mile 572 on the Missouri River.GLDD’s Hydraulic Cutter Suction Dredge ‘Iowa’ is dredging approximately 350…
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Trade, Trump … and Trust
Winning this or any other ‘trade war’ will take intestinal fortitude. Worth it or not, I’m not sure we have what it takes.As we rapidly churn towards the midpoint of 2019, the maritime sector’s biggest story of the year – and arguably its biggest heartburn – surrounds the topic of trade…
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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…
Maritime Logistics News
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Höegh Trapper Back to Mackay
Roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) vessel Höegh Trapper recently returned to the Port of Mackay…
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Tema Port T3 Welcomes First Cargo Vessel
The first commercial vessel, Maersk Cape Coast has docked at the Terminal 3 at Tema…
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Containers Market to Reach $12bln by 2023
The global shipping containers market, which amassed $9.29 billion in 2017, is estimated…
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CN Names David Trent as VP, CDO
Canada's backbone intermodal company Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has announced…
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JIT Trial Cuts Emissions
"Just-In-Time" (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling…
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US, Chinese Officials to Resume Trade Talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday told reporters he expects to have…
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Setting the Course for Low Carbon Shipping
In a collective call to action for the decarbonization of shipping last year, 34…
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IRClass Takes Over Chairmanship of IACS
Arun Sharma, Executive Chairman of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has…
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Port of Oakland Exports Up in June
The Port of Oakland has reported that containerized export volume increased 4.2 percent…
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Baltic Index at 5-1/2 Year Peak as Capesize Demand Soars
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index hit a five-and-a-half-year high on Monday…
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INSIGHTS: John F. Reinhart, CEO, Virginia Port Authority (VPA)
John F. Reinhart is the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA).
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Maritime Cyber Alert
For some years now, the maritime sector has experienced breaches of various computer…
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Shipping Majors Join CargoSmart Digital Initiative
The provider of software-as-a-service based shipping and logistics solutions, CargoSmart…
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Navios Containers Appoints Tsironi CFO
Navios Maritime Containers L.P. (NASDAQ: NMCI) appointed Erifili Tsironi as Chief…
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Will High-Speed Container Transport Ever Work?
Every few years I am handed a high-speed container transport proposal. Generally…
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