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Shell Signs 3-year Contract to Lease Oil Tanks in Panama

Mar 22, 2017

Oil company Royal Dutch Shell has signed a three-year contract to lease storage tanks at a large terminal in Panama that had been used by U.S. refining company Tesoro Corp, sources involved in the deal told Reuters.The facility, designed for storage and transshipment of crude oil to tankers…

Alliance Reshuffle Could Limit Freight Forwarding Options

Mar 22, 2017

iContainers, the 100 percent online freight forwarder, says that the new shipping alliances set to come into effect next week will lead to a shortage of options for freight forwarders. Starting April 1st, the previous four alliances will be regrouped to three - THE Alliance…

Tendering ‘Turned on Its Head’ by PLS's GPM Excel Extension

Mar 22, 2017

Portrix Logistic Software (PLS) has created a bespoke Excel extension for its market leading Global Price Management (GPM) package, transforming the process of logistics tender management. With the new extension, christened Tender Assistant…

First of Four New Cranes Starts Work at Port of Savannah

Mar 22, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority has commissioned the first of four new Neo-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes at the Garden City Terminal, bringing its fleet to 23 -- more cranes than any other U.S. terminal -- with three machines yet to come online. 'Expanding…

Coast Guard Foundation Names Guardian Award Winner

Mar 22, 2017

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, has announced that its 2017 Guardian Award will be presented to ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based oil and natural gas producing company…

Vancouver Energy Lease Complies with State Environmental Policy Act

Mar 22, 2017

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Port of Vancouver USA in an appeal brought by Columbia Riverkeeper and Northwest Environmental Defense Center.  The court’s March 16 decision affirmed the Washington Court of Appeals’…

Indonesia Port Graft Investigation Disrupts Coal Exports

Mar 22, 2017

Indonesia is cracking down on corruption and widespread graft at some of its top coal export hubs, disrupting shipments to destinations across Asia. Indonesia is the world's top exporter of thermal coal, still the main feedstock for global power generation…

Maersk Line, Hamburg Sud Offer Merger Concessions to Gain EU Approval

Mar 22, 2017

Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping firm and part of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators in an attempt to get approval for the takeover of German rival Hamburg Sud. A ruling on the deal…

Seattle/Tacoma Container Volumes Up 8% for 2017

Mar 22, 2017

The Northwest Seaport Alliance, consisting of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, has recorded an 8 percent year-to-date increase in container cargo through February. International container volumes for the month of February remained steady with a 9…

New Container Service between Cork and Liverpool

Mar 22, 2017

BG Freight Line, a fully-owned subsidiary of Peel Ports Group, is introducing a new weekly container service between Cork and Liverpool. This is the first time the two ports have been connected directly, with the service starting on Monday 27 March…

Ro-Ro Terminal in Assam to Boost Traffic

Mar 21, 2017

The government of India said berthing operation of a vessel was carried out at the newly-constructed Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) terminal on the Brahmaputra in Assam. The  Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) vessel will be deployed for Ro-Ro (roll-on…

MOL Holds Graduation Ceremony for Filipino Seafarers

Mar 21, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced the graduation of 88 students in the sixth class of the '3rd Year Program,' which MOL introduced with the goal of developing crewmembers who will uphold strict safety standards in vessel operation. The 3rd…

Clean Fortnight Activities in Chidambaranar Port

Mar 21, 2017

As per the directives of Government of India, the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada” (fortnight-long cleanliness) activities are being executed on priority basis by V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust.  As per the scheduled Swachh Pakhwada Action Plan, today…

Marshall Islands Registry is "Number Two"

Mar 21, 2017

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) fleet now stands at 223,262,177 deadweight tons (DWT), making it the second largest registry in the world in terms of DWT. International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI) have provided administrative…

Eastwood to Lead Shakespeare Marine

Mar 21, 2017

Bill Eastwood has been appointed business manager for the Shakespeare Marine Electronics product line of Jarden Applied Materials, a business unit of Newell Brands. In his new role, Eastwood is responsible for the global sales and marketing of Shakespeare antennas and accessories…

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