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AMP Demands Retraction of Jones Act Report

Jan 27, 2016

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today released a statement in response to the sheer number of factual errors in the recent report published by the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure’s (Aii) – Jones Act: Protectionism v…

Port of Beaumont Announces Roby's Retirement

Jan 27, 2016

Chris Fisher, Port Director & CEO of the Port of Beaumont, announced that John Roby, Director of Corporate Affairs, plans to retire in early February 2016.Roby, 61, joined the port in 1979 after working in the media and advertising in Southeast Texas…

Maritime Training & Continuous Improvement

Jan 27, 2016

Continuous Improvement (CI) is a term we hear a lot lately. Sadly, despite knowing the term and possibly even applying CI principles to some aspects of operations, CI principles are infrequently applied to in-house job and familiarization training…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in January

Jan 27, 2016

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 2,158,254 tons in January, a decrease of 22 percent compared to a year ago.   Loadings at U.S. ports were down 21 percent.  Shipments from Canadian ports in the Seaway dipped 31 percent.

New Growth Record at French Port

Jan 27, 2016

Press release - Record container volumes headlined all-round freight growth at leading French port Marseille Fos in 2015, when total cargo rose 4.1% on the previous year to 81.7 million tonnes.  Meanwhile the best ever cruise numbers took passenger throughput to a new peak…

17 Rescued by CSM-Managed Tanker

Jan 27, 2016

Seventeen refugees have been rescued by a Columbia managed tanker on 15th January 2016.  Whilst the vessel was on route to Kingston, Jamaica, the tanker responded to an alert from M/V Fast Titan requesting assistance with the rescue of seventeen persons from a raft…

JFD Appoints Percoco as Sales Director

Jan 27, 2016

JFD, a subsea operations and engineering companies, has today announced the appointment of Valerio Percoco as Sales Director. The appointment follows the company’s significant growth over the past 12 months, which included a significant contract win with NATO…

InterMoor Appoints Bolatiwa as Nigeria GM

Jan 27, 2016

InterMoor, an Acteon company, has appointed Folabi Bolatiwa as general manager in Nigeria. Bolatiwa will be responsible for overseeing the company’s continued growth in the region.  InterMoor provides integrated solutions that include the design…

India Fosters Growth in its Maritime Sector

Jan 27, 2016

The Indian government’s has been going all out to put the growth of the Indian maritime Industry on a fast track by opening up a host of opportunities, offering goodies and putting in place new facilities. Setting the tone for his keynote address…

Vessel Sinks in Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal

Jan 27, 2016

The M/V ALITA. IMO 8503814 (174.10 meters LOA x 15,85 meters in beam) has been reported sunk at the following approximate position: Latitude 09 deg. 23.87’N and Longitude 079 deg. 55.75’W, which is about 0.7 nautical miles and 325 deg. from the West Breakwater Light…

Norwegian Cruise to Expand in Europe

Jan 27, 2016

The Miami-based cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Line has announced its ground-breaking summer 2017 deployment for Europe with for the first time in company history five ships sailing in European waters as well as regular cruises out of Hamburg…

Passengers Stranded in Philippine Ports

Jan 27, 2016

Hundreds of boat passengers bound for Leyte, Bohol and other parts of the Visayas got stranded  in the different ports of Cebu as the Cebu Coast Guard barred small vessels from traveling, say local media. This is due to a gale warning raised…

Mangalore Port to Roll out LNG Terminal, Ro-Ro Service

Jan 27, 2016

India's New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) Chairman P.C. Parida said the port is confident of completing work on the proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal which shall be operational in 2017. NMPT is the first Indian port to start the Ro-Ro service from Mangaluru to Hazira port…

Canadian National Rides High in Intermodal Growth

Jan 27, 2016

The Montreal-based Canadian National Railway (CN) reported a higher fourth-quarter profit and raised its dividend, bucking a weak trend among major North American railroads. However, it has given an uncertain but far rosier outlooks for…

Happy Reunion with CMA CGM

Jan 27, 2016

CMA CGM is offering more Reunion Island services as it positions the French department to be its hub in the Indian Ocean. CMA CGM presented its new strengthened services offer linking the Reunion Island during the inauguration of the Group’s new offices…

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