Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) appointed Guy Lear as General Manager for the UK.With nearly 25 years’ experience in the shipping industry, Guy has in depth cross-sector knowledge of the UK port agency market with particular expertise in the tanker business…
Austal USA earns 3rd annual Equity Underwriters' (AEU) large shipyard safety & health award . (AEU insures 68 shipyards nationwide).AEU has honored Austal USA, a member of the American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), with the presentation…
Moody's Investors Service assigned to Hapag-Lloyd AG. (Hapag-Lloyd) a B2 corporate family rating and the B2-PD probability of default rating. At the same time, the rating agency has withdrawn the B2 corporate family rating (CFR) and the…
Container shipping costs have continued to rise, but the trend has not been uniform across all trades and Drewry is expecting rate levels to fall in the final months of the year. Pricing on Asia origin trades has been buoyed by peak season volumes…
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, is responding to the needs of its marine industry customers with the launch of JabscoTech.com, an online service offering…
20 Years of Collaboration & Innovation to Improve the U.S. Maritime IndustryAbout the MeetingThe Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) cordially invites the maritime community to attend the SOCP Annual Fall Meeting, celebrating 20 Years of Collaboration & Innovation to Improve the U…
Majority Say U.S. Infrastructure in Poor Condition and Hurting Competitiveness National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons joined today with Building America’s Future (BAF) Co-Chair and former Pennsylvania Gov…
Veson Nautical offers a hosted option for IMOS (Integrated Maritime Operations System), its flagship solution. The new IMOSLive option eliminates up-front IT infrastructure investment and management, in-house installation of software, and internal hardware and software upkeep…
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, has pledged to put ‘people’ at the center of its focus over the next year.Addressing this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), at the Lloyd’s building during London International Shipping Week…
Chinese companies reportedly have agreed to buy 4.83m tons of U.S. soybeans valued at about $2.8B, Reuters reported. At a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Soybean Export Council, officials from Chinese companies including COFCO, Sinograin, and Chinatex…
Import Volume for the Two Busiest Import Months of the Year Are 1.5% Higher Than 2012 Zepol Corporation, a leading trade intelligence company, reports that U.S. imports in August are the second highest month for TEU (twenty-foot container) volume in 2013…
Georges Azevedo has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Geodis Wilson and will join the Board of Management of Geodis Wilson, the Freight Forwarding Division of Geodis.Georges Azevedo, aged 43, graduated with a degree in Accounting…
Dubai Maritime City signed an MOU with Shell to explore the diverse business options related to promoting alternative sources of energy such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).The primary focus would be on exploring opportunities that would enable…
- Senate bill designed level the playing field for American ports competing for cargo, boost investments in port infrastructure and maintenance- Legislation replaces the Harbor Maintenance TaxU.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria…
Teledyne Marine has steadily built an armada of technologies and brands serving nearly every facet of the subsea sector through systematic acquisition, investment and organic growth. Recently MTR solicited the insights of a quartet of executives…