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50-yr Evolution of SOLARBAN Glass by PPG

Jan 01, 2015

With its gothic spires and subtly reflective glass facade, PPG Place has been a signature monument on the Pittsburgh skyline since it was erected in 1984. It was also the first of several landmark structures in the city to feature SOLARBAN® glass by PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)…

Hapag-Lloyd to Accept IMO Cargo at Algiers Port

Jan 01, 2015

Further to our previous communication and CustomerInfo of April 11, 2014 we would like to inform you that with immediate effect, Hapag-Lloyd is in a position to reopen again the acceptance of IMO cargo bookings for discharging at the port of Algiers.

Panama Canal to Develop New Port

Jan 01, 2015

The Panama Canal Board of Directors this week formally approved the development and construction of a transshipment port in Panama’s Corozal region. Upon completion, the port will have the capacity to handle more than five million TEUs within…

Wage Negotiations Conclude at Hyundai Heavy

Dec 31, 2014

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced today that its management and labor union concluded the negotiation on the wage and collective bargaining agreement for the year 2014.  According to the tentative agreement, HHI employees would receive a basic pay of 37…

Rosneft, Petrocas in Logistics & Retail JV

Dec 31, 2014

Rosneft has entered into definitive documentation to acquire 49% stake in Petrocas Energy International Limited (“Petrocas”), creating the joint venture (“JV”) for its activities in the South Caucasus region.The deal represents an important…

Gazprom Buys 50% Shares in South Stream Transport

Dec 31, 2014

Gazprom entered into agreements today with Eni, Wintershall and EDF on purchasing 50 per cent of total shares in South Stream Transport from them.The deals with the minority shareholders of South Stream Transport were previously agreed on by the Gazprom Board of Directors.

Magnolia LNG Project Progress with FERC

Dec 31, 2014

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited w ishes to provide an update on the status of Information Requests from the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in relation to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia LNG LLC (MLNG)…

Russian-Chinese Energy Partnership Gets a Boost

Dec 31, 2014

The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Li Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia.The parties addressed the issues of further bilateral cooperation.…

USS Sampson Locates Debris of AirAsia

Dec 31, 2014

USS Sampson (DDG 102) is supporting the ongoing Indonesian-led search and recovery operations for the downed AirAsia flight QZ8501 and assisted in locating the crash debris field yesterday.At the request of the Indonesian government,…

Doyle Gives Thumbs Up to Ocean Three

Dec 31, 2014

Commissioner William P. Doyle’s in a statement today said, 'I am voting to take no further action on the Hanjin/UASC/CMA CGM/CSL Vessel Sharing and Slot Charter Agreement. This agreement is scheduled to become effective on January 2, 2015…

Concordia Maritime Extends Charters for Tanker Duo

Dec 31, 2014

Concordia Maritime has just renewed its contract with a major oil and gas company for a consecutive voyage charter arrangement for the P-MAX tankers Stena Provence and Stena Polaris. The agreement will run until the summer of 2015.“This…

Antwerp Port Set for Record Throughput

Dec 31, 2014

The port of Antwerp is expected to handle a total of 198.8 million tonnes of freight by the end of this year. That’s an increase of 4.2% in comparison with 2013 and a new record for the port. The previous record dates from 2013, when the freight volume came to 190…

Panama Canal Board Approves New Port Plans

Dec 30, 2014

State-of-the-art facility in Corozal receives green light from canal’s board of directors The Panama Canal board of directors this week formally approved the development and construction of a transshipment port in Panama’s Corozal region…

Port Freeport Constructing Administrative Building

Dec 30, 2014

Port Freeport will have a new administration building set to be completed by early 2016. The new three-story, 20,000 sq. ft. administration building will be located at the corner of Cherry Street and State Highway 288 in Freeport, Texas. The…

Christie, Cuomo Veto Proposed Port Agency Overhaul

Dec 30, 2014

The governors of New York and New Jersey vetoed sweeping legislation passed by lawmakers in both states intended to reform the embattled bi-state Port Authority, according to a joint statement released on Saturday. The legislative reforms…

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