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Sharma is CMD, Shipping Corporation of India

Sep 13, 2016

Capt. Anoop Kumar Sharma has assumed the charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director of The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd w.e.f. 12th September, 2016.Capt. Anoop Sharma has served the shipping industry for over 34 years at various responsible levels…

Russia to Halt Oil Products Export via Foreign Baltic Ports

Sep 12, 2016

Russia plans to fully halt exports of oil products from other than Russian ports on the Baltic Sea by 2018, the head of oil pipeline monopoly Nikolai Tokarev told President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Russia will increase the shipments via its own ports instead…

APL Wins 'Best Green Shipping Line' Award

Sep 11, 2016

APL has been named the ‘Best Green Shipping Line’ by HAROPA, the French port of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris on 7 September 2016. For the second year in a row, HAROPA is recognising APL’s exemplary environmental performance in reducing air emissions…

Ballast Water Convention to Enter into Force in 2017

Sep 08, 2016

Finland has acceded to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM Convention), triggering the 2017 entry into force of an international environmental protection measure that aims to…

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier for 12 Months

Sep 06, 2016

Hong Kong flagged bulk carrier Five Stars Fujian has been banned from Australian ports for 12 months once it was discovered that the vessel lacked sufficient provisions for its intended voyage and the crew had not been paid in several months…

New Senior Staff Appointments at FMC

Sep 03, 2016

The retirement of veteran Federal Maritime Commission senior executive Mr. Vern W. Hill, who has served as the Managing Director of the agency since 2013, has set in motion staff changes in three key offices.In consultation with his fellow Commissioners…

How Can the Marine Industry Counteract Its Aging Workforce?

Sep 02, 2016

It’s been widely reported over recent years that the maritime industry is facing a workforce crisis. A lack of newly trained candidates to fill the gaps caused by retirement of an aging workforce, now compounded even further by the oil price crash…

Canada July Trade Deficit Shrinks as Non-energy Sector Shines

Sep 02, 2016

Canada's trade deficit in July unexpectedly shrank on stronger non-energy exports, a sector the Bank of Canada says is crucial to helping revive an economy hit by low oil prices. Statistics Canada said on Friday that the July deficit was C$2…

Fugro Acquires 'Fit for Nuclear' Status

Aug 30, 2016

A Fugro manufacturing centre that specialises in marine geotechnics has met Nuclear AMRC’s (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) exacting marque of supplier competence for nuclear contracts.The UK facility for over-water drilling and…

White House Sees a Path to Approval of Pacific Trade Deal

Aug 29, 2016

The White House on Monday said it was hopeful it could win congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact before President Barack Obama leaves office, and warned that failing to do so would undermine U.S. leadership in the region…

Portland Auto Exports Drive ConnectOregon Grant

Aug 23, 2016

The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a ConnectOregon grant of $2.6 million to the Port of Portland along with tenant Auto Warehousing Co. to fund part of a $7 million expansion of auto handling facilities in the Rivergate Industrial District near Terminal 6…

TSA Boosts Maritime Security in a Big Way

Aug 23, 2016

Though most visible to the general public for its work at America’s airports, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) also helps to secure the country’s transportation network in a number of other ways, including assisting the U…

USCG Aiding Preparation for Subchapter M

Aug 19, 2016

U.S. Coast Guard, industry working together in preparation for the implementation of inspected towing vessel regulations Marine Inspectors from Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Portland conducted a field dry dock examination, Wednesday, to educate…

Jakarta's New Container Terminal Starts Operating

Aug 19, 2016

On August 18, a new container terminal built by NYK Line together with PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) (IPC), Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and PSA International Pte Ltd  opened for commercial service at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia.This…

Senior Officers Admit to Concealing Oily Waste Discharge

Aug 17, 2016

Two senior engineering officers employed by an Italian shipping company admitted they deliberately concealed their vessel’s discharge of oily waste into the sea, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Girolamo Curatolo, 50, of Custonaci…

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