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Avondale Yard to Be Repurposed as a Multimodal Hub

Oct 04, 2018

The former Avondale Shipyard facility in Louisiana will be redeveloped into a logistics and intermodal hub under a joint venture group that took ownership of the shuttered shipyard today.The Avondale site, located just upriver from New Orleans…

Bahri Highlights Growing US Presence

Oct 04, 2018

Highlighting its growing presence in the U.S., global logistics and transportation company Bahri, represented by its Bahri Logistics business unit, participated at Breakbulk Americas 2018 exhibition for the project cargo and breakbulk industry…

Milestone LNG Bunkering for Shell and Sovcomflot in Rotterdam

Oct 04, 2018

Shell delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from specialized LNG bunker vessel Cardissa in the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday, marking a number of key milestones as the maritime sector increasingly turns toward cleaner burning LNG fuel…

Singapore Looks to Tighten Controls in its Bunkers Supply Chain

Oct 04, 2018

Singapore authorities are looking to apply stricter control measures across the marine fuels sector supply chain, a spokeswoman for the government agency Enterprise Singapore said on Thursday, to boost transparency and accountability in a notoriously opaque industry…

PIL, IBM to Implement Electronic Bill of Lading

Oct 03, 2018

Singapore’s containership operator Pacific International Lines (PIL) collaborates with IBM Singapore in another blockchain trial to design and create an electronic bill of lading which will significantly enhance the documentation process in supply chain management…

Singapore Funds Green Marine Fuel Program

Oct 03, 2018

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has allocated about USD 3.64 million under the Green Energy Programme to support the development and use of cleaner alternative marine fuels such as biofuels and methanol. Senior Minister of State…

Build It and They Will Buy: The New World of LNG Canada

Oct 03, 2018

The first major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to be approved globally in five years will be built in Canada, but its underlying philosophy appears to be more closely allied to the Australian concept of 'she'll be right, mate.'The LNG Canada…

Singapore Bunkering Hub Ready for IMO 2020

Oct 03, 2018

Singapore authorities are taking measures to ensure the availability of low-sulphur marine fuels ahead of upcoming emissions regulations in 2020, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and Health Lam Pin Min said on Wednesday.'(The)…

Exxon Mobil Eyes Major Investment at Singapore Refinery

Oct 03, 2018

Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a multi-billion dollar investment at its Singapore refinery, the company's largest, ahead of new global shipping fuel regulations starting in 2020, a senior executive said on Wednesday.'We are currently assessing…

Braemar Shipping Service Chairman to Retire

Oct 03, 2018

Braemar Shipping Services announced that its Chairman, David Moorhouse, plans to retire from December 31, after nearly 14 years as a Non-Executive Director, the last three as Chairman. Moorhouse said he is willing to serve longer, if required…

US Crude Oil Shipments to China Halt Amid Trade War

Oct 03, 2018

U.S. crude oil shipments to China have 'totally stopped', the President of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (CMES) said on Wednesday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies takes its toll on what was a fast growing businesses…

NYK Signs LNG Charter Deal with Total

Oct 02, 2018

NYK Line has signed a contract with Total Gas & Power Chartering Limited (TGPCL), a subsidiary of Total, a leading oil and energy company headquartered in France.The contract calls for TGPCL to charter from NYK a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for seven years…

Antwerp Port-Europe Traffic Up

Oct 02, 2018

Traffic flows between the Belgian port of Antwerp and the hinterland market in Hungary and Austria are increasing continuously. In order to meet the growing demand, the Antwerp Port Authority is promoting the expansion of hinterland connections…

Logistics Firms Bundle Freight in Alblasserdam

Oct 02, 2018

Port of Rotterdam Authority has welcome initiatives from companies including BCTN, Kramer and Waalhaven Group for more efficient transportation of containers between the Port of Rotterdam deepsea terminals and the hinterland.BCTN is bundling…

DFDS Ferry Continues Journey After Engine Incident

Oct 02, 2018

A ferry heading to Lithuania from Germany was able to continue its journey on Tuesday, hours after it lost power following an engine room incident, Lithuania's Defense Ministry said.The Lithuanian-flagged Regina Seaways, carrying 335 people…

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