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Georgia Ports' Box Volume Jumps 14%

Apr 13, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority achieved 14 percent growth in March container volumes, moving 355,208 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit containers. For the fiscal year to date (July-March), TEU container trade grew by 9 percent, or 255,786 additional units for a total of 3…

APL Adds Port Calls to CP1 Service

Apr 13, 2018

APL announced that its China Philippines Express 1 (CP1) service will be making additional calls at the Chinese port of Xiamen and Batangas in the Philippines. This development extends the market coverage of the shortsea service that links South China and the Philippines…

Teekay launches digital dashboard 'The Helm'

Apr 13, 2018

Teekay Tankers Ltd. has launched a vessel dashboard portal called The Helm that is designed to give pool partners a transparent, real-time direct link to commercial, technical and market data pertaining to their vessels.For Teekay Tankers CEO…

Monjasa Group Improves Results

Apr 12, 2018

Danish bunker and tanker group Monjasa Group improved profitability in our operations and we continued making progress in optimising operational expenditures in 2017. Together, this led to a financial turnaround compared to an unsatisfactory 2016…

Shell, AET Deal for LNG Aframaxes

Apr 12, 2018

Malaysian-owned global shipping company specialising in the ocean transport of crude oil and refined products  AET Tankers and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company  formalised arrangements for the long-term charter of AET’s two…

Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes Swell 19.4% in 1Q

Apr 12, 2018

The Port of Long Beach has completed its best-ever first quarter, with marine terminals handling almost 1.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) January through March. The quick start is 19.4 percent more than the first quarter of 2017…

Russia's Aston to Build 4 New Ships

Apr 12, 2018

The JSC Aston, one of Russia's largest producers of foodstuffs and ingredients, and is a leading exporter of agricultural goods and vegetable oils, has signed the contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a construction of 4 ships. Addressing…

Orient Overseas Back to Black

Apr 12, 2018

Orient Overseas International (OOI) has announced a profit attributable to equity holders for 2017 of US$137.7 million, compared to a loss of US$219.2 million in 2016.    Earnings per ordinary share in 2017 was US22.0 cents, whereas loss per ordinary share in 2016 was US35…

Concirrus, EY to Drive Change in Marine Insurance Underwriting

Apr 12, 2018

Insurtech Concirrus and EY announced a new agreement to accelerate the adoption of behavioral-based underwriting and risk management in marine insurance. Concirrus has created market leading artificial intelligence (AI) powered marine insurance software…

Real-world Training in Environmental Compliance

Apr 12, 2018

In order to provide cadets with hands-on environmental compliance training with the latest technology, State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College will install a digital environmental compliance tool aboard the Training Ship Empire State (T/S Empire State) for Summer Sea Term 2018…

Partners Eye Autonomous Vessel Technology for UK Ports

Apr 12, 2018

Peel Ports Group and ASV Global (ASV) have launched a partnership which will develop the use of autonomous vessel technology for U.K. port operations.The partnership kick-started with a visit from ASV’s team to the Port of Liverpool, to demonstrate the C-Cat-3…

Liebherr Records Its Best-ever Turnover

Apr 12, 2018

Switzerland based equipment manufacturer Liebherr Group reports its 2017 turnover was the highest in the group's history, with total sales of €9,845 million.The company’s 2017 revenue increased 9.3 percent compared to the previous year, a trend the group says it believes will continue in 2018…

SC Ports Hits Record Container, Vehicle Volumes

Apr 12, 2018

South Carolina Ports Authority announced the strongest monthly container volume in its history, with 199,659 twenty foot-equivalent container units (TEUs) handled in March. The month was nearly 4 percent higher than March 2017, which was the Port's previous record month for TEUs…

King Abdullah Port 8th Fastest Growing Port in the World

Apr 12, 2018

King Abdullah Port landed the eighth spot among the world’s fastest growing ports for 2017, according to Alphaliner, the global leader in analyzing maritime transport data, port capabilities and the future of vessels and shipping route development…

Port NOLA awarded for leading Clean TRIP program

Apr 12, 2018

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) received an Environmental Leadership Award from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) on April 10, 2018, for the success of its Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program (Clean TRIP) which…

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