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Thursday, June 30, 2022

Emanuele Grimaldi Appointed ICS Chairman

The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, on Wednesday appointed Emanuele Grimaldi, President and Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA, as Chairman of the Board.Grimaldi, a…

Latest Interviews

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.

Richard Balzano

CEO and Executive Director, Dredging Contractors of America

The trade group CEO weighs in on the state of the U.S. dredging market.

Maritime Logistics News

Port Logistics

OCI Expands Rotterdam Import Terminal for Green Ammonia

OCI N.V. announced that it has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.The terminal is strategically located to facilitate emerging ammonia demand for bunkering to ocean-going vessels…

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

FMC Reveals Plans to Aid Shippers and Improve Supply Chains

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said it is establishing three new initiatives that will provide enhanced assistance to shippers, continue to improve legal and regulatory compliance of regulated entities, and focus on remedies to supply chain problems.At the direction of Chairman Daniel Maffei…

Company News

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock COO Simonelli to Retire

Houston-based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation announced that its Chief Operating Officer, David E. Simonelli, will retire effective September 16, 2022. After his retirement, he will provide consulting services to the company.Simonelli, who has spent 44 years with Great Lakes…

Contracts

Total AMS Bags Port Hedland Piles Refurbishment Contract

Total AMS, part of the TAMS Group, has been awarded the contract for the Port of Port Hedland Berth 1 piles refurbishment, the Pibara Ports Authority said.As part of the project, piles will be refurbished and a pile wrapping system will be installed as a preventative strategy to extend…