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APL launches Day-Definite Cargo Arrival with Eagle Guaranteed

Feb 23, 2017

APL today announced the launch of Eagle Guaranteed, a promise of day-definite arrival of shipment on the Eagle Express (EX1) service via  the Global Gateway South (GGS) Terminal in Los Angeles to the rail yards of Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, El Paso…

Davao Terminal Outfits with Navis

Feb 22, 2017

Navis and Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) announced that the terminal has gone live with the Navis N4 terminal system.  Navis is a part of Cargotec Corporation and provider of operational technologies and services that unlock…

USCG Awards Polar Icebreaker Contracts

Feb 22, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis Wednesday. The contracts were awarded to the following recipients: Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, Lockport, Louisiana; Fincantieri Marine Group…

Diana Shipping Extends Time Charter Contract for M/v Houston

Feb 16, 2017

Diana Shipping  has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with SwissMarine Services, Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Houston, for a period…

Work Begins on Virginia International Gateway Expansion

Feb 15, 2017

Work is underway at Virginia International Gateway (VIG) on a $320 million expansion project that will nearly double the terminal’s annual cargo handling capability. The project is the first of two large-scale expansion projects that, when complete…

CMA CGM Hires Diana Containerships’ M/V Rotterdam

Feb 14, 2017

Diana Containerships has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with CMA CGM S.A., Marseille, for one of its Post-Panamax container vessels, the m/v Rotterdam.  The gross charter rate is US$6…

Laborde wins Bukh Distribution Deal

Feb 14, 2017

Laborde Products has been selected as BUKH Diesel Marine Distributor for the United States marine market.'Our companies have tremendous synergies,' stated Soren Pederson, BUKH sales manager. 'We are excited about this new partnership with Laborde Products…

Diana Shipping Extends SwissMarine Charter

Feb 10, 2017

Diana Shipping , through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Aliki. The global shipping company…

Liebherr: Italian Deliveries Reached a Record Level in 2016

Feb 06, 2017

Last year Liebherr Maritime Cranes delivered nine mobile harbor cranes, four reachstackers, three rail mounted gantry cranes and one ship-to-shore container crane to various Italian ports. Since Liebherr has been engaged in the manufacturing of maritime cargo handling equipment…

Alabama Port Signs Agreement with Cuba

Feb 04, 2017

The Alabama State Port Authority has announced a new memorandum of understanding with the National Port Administration of Cuba, potentially laying the groundwork for future trade deals. The five-year, cooperative agreement  was signed at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa…

Port of Antwerp Lands New Banana Contract

Feb 02, 2017

The CMA CGM vessel Pointe des Colibris called at the Belgian New Fruit Wharf (BNFW) terminal in Antwerp on February 1 carrying among other things bananas from Suriname.These will be distributed via the port of Antwerp to the local market and to surrounding countries…

Maersk Ship the Largest to Ever Call in Israel

Feb 02, 2017

The 13,092 TEU containership Maersk Elba arrived at Haifa Port's Carmel Terminal, becoming the largest ship ever to dock in Israel.Maersk Elba entered the Carmel Terminal Thursday, and was operated on by four STS cranes with an average productivity of 136 containers per ship hour…

Swedish Town Karlshamn Says 'Yes' to Gazprom Port Deal

Jan 31, 2017

Officials in Karlshamn in southern Sweden will allow Russia's Gazprom to use the city's port for the construction of its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline after the government dropped its objections, the municipality said on Tuesday. The government…

Diana Inks Time Charters with Koch

Jan 30, 2017

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore…

Wärtsilä BWM Systems for CMA CGM Newbuilds

Jan 30, 2017

Four new 3,300 TEU containerships being built for the French shipping group CMA CGM will feature Wärtsilä Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS). This is the third series of vessels for which the same owner has selected the Wärtsilä BWMS solution…

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