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DP World London Gateway Proves Reliable

Mar 06, 2014

DP World London Gateway takes ships unable to call at other U.K. ports.DP World London Gateway is aiding supply chain reliability as it takes ad hoc vessel calls while other U.K. ports face closures and congestion during bad weather.Ten…

Heilmann Takes Over for Retiring Matson Senior VP

Feb 28, 2014

Matson, Inc., a U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced today that Kevin O'Rourke, senior vice president and chief legal officer, is retiring after 21 years with Matson.  O'Rourke will be succeeded by Peter Heilmann, who has been promoted to senior vice president and chief legal officer…

P3 Network Restructures the Shipping World

Feb 28, 2014

The P3 agreement between Maersk, MSC, and CGM CMA continues to roil the waters. While the agreement’s pros-and cons are about to be scrutinized in an upcoming meeting between America’s Federal Maritime Commission, the European Competition Commission…

O’Reilly Named Troy Line Expert Supervisor

Feb 27, 2014

Troy Container Line Ltd., one of the largest American-owned NVOCCs, today announced the promotion of Leeanne O’Reilly to Export Supervisor at Troy Container Line. Based in the company’s Red Bank, N.J. office, O’Reilly will oversee the unification of the FCL and LCL Export departments…

Positive Trends Mark Start to Port Authority Year

Feb 26, 2014

Notable accomplishments in revenue generation, cargo throughput, professional performance and international recognition highlighted today's monthly meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority (PHA).Executive Director Roger Guenther…

Construction Begins on First LNG Containership

Feb 25, 2014

Fireworks marked the first cut of steel in a ceremony last night as construction of TOTE, Inc.’s new Marlin Class, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership in the world, began at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego…

COSCO 2013 Net Profit Falls 71%

Feb 24, 2014

Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Corp (Singapore) Ltd on Monday reported a 71 percent fall in full-year 2013 net profit, due to lower profit contributions from ship building and marine engineering segments.COSCO Corp, a subsidiary of state-owned maritime industry giant China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co…

G6 Alliance Announces Port Rotations

Feb 20, 2014

Members of the G6 Alliance  released details on port rotations for the proposed service expansion to the Asia-North America West Coast and Trans-Atlantic trade lanes, announced in early December last year. Subject to the completion of regulatory review process…

Two Found Dead on "Captain Philips" Ship

Feb 20, 2014

According to multiple published reports including Reuters, two U.S. security workers were found dead on the Maersk Alabama, a ship made famous by the Hollywood movie 'Captain Phillips' in 2013.The two men apparently were found dead in a…

Another Milestone for LNG Powered Ships in the U.S.

Feb 18, 2014

The U.S. continues to lead the push towards 'LNG as Fuel' in the commercial shipping sector, as these 'historic' announcements are now becoming more routine. Totem Ocean Trailer Express (Totem Ocean) announced that Wärtsilä will supply main engines…

Container Volumes Up 2.5% in Los Angeles

Feb 15, 2014

The Port of Los Angeles has released its January 2014 cargo volumes. January overall volumes increased 2.5 percent compared to January 2013. The increase is due in part to shippers moving cargo in advance of the Chinese New Year,  which this year fell on January 31…

New BTL Import Connection from Colombo to KPCT

Feb 13, 2014

Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) has sailed in to a new frontier with the addition of Bengal Tiger Line’s (BTL) new Colombo feeder service (BOX-2) from KPCT.  This new fixed day weekly service has a port rotation of Colombo - KPCT - Chennai and had its maiden call on February 7…

Hans Jakob Kruse has Died

Feb 07, 2014

Hapag-Lloyd mourns the loss of former Executive Board chairman Hans Jakob Kruse, who led the company from 1973 until 1993.On February 4, Hans Jakob Kruse died in Hamburg at the age of 84. He was the chairman of the Hapag-Lloyd Executive Board for two decades from 1973 until 1993…

Hoover Container Solutions Names Matis Sales Director

Feb 05, 2014

Hoover Container Solutions,a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., has named Matt Matis as director of sales for the Gulf of Mexico region. Matis is based in Thibodeaux, La., and will work closely with Hoover’s facilities in Port Fourchon, New Iberia and Scott…

MHI, OMT Enter Shipbuilding Collaboration

Feb 05, 2014

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has entered into an agreement with Odense Maritime Technology A/S (OMT) of Denmark, a provider of ship design services, on collaboration in ship engineering business. The companies said they plan to combine…

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