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Port of LA Launches Cyber Resilience Center

Jan 24, 2022

North America's largest seaport said it is bolstering its cybersecurity readiness and enhancing its threat-sharing and recovery capabilities among supply chain stakeholders with the launch of its new state-of-the-art port community cyber defense solution…

MSC Wants to Buy an Italian Airline

Jan 24, 2022

Swiss-based shipping group MSC and German carrier Lufthansa want to buy the majority of Alitalia successor ITA Airways and have asked for an exclusivity period of 90 days to study the deal, MSC and ITA said on Monday.The state-owned airline…

Planes, Trains and Ships: Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Speeding Up for Transportation Sector

Jan 24, 2022

The Biden administration recently issued a sweeping Executive Order [1] aimed at protecting and enhancing competition, and the transportation sector—including air, ocean, and rail—is among the industries specifically identified and likely to…

Nakilat Takes Delivery of Another LNG Carrier

Jan 24, 2022

Nakilat took delivery of a newbuild LNG carrier, “Global Sealine”, which will be commercially and technically managed in-house by Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL). Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea…

First Ship-to-Containership LNG Bunkering Ops in Port of Marseille Fos’

Jan 24, 2022

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM launched Marseilles’ inaugural ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.CMA CGM BALI, a 15,000 TEU LNG-powered containership is deployed on the MEX 1service…

Static Week in Ship Recycling, says GMS

Jan 24, 2022

According to GMS, itt has been an increasingly static week in the Indian sub-continent ship recycling markets, especially after some early 2022 optimism displayed by a resurgent India in particular.Sales on various specialist units soared this…

US Allocates $14 Billion to Expand Ports, Shore Up Waterways

Jan 20, 2022

The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will fund $14 billion in projects to improve the country's ports and waterways in an effort to increase climate resilience, improve drinking water sources and bolster the U.S. supply chain.The funds…

Port of Oakland Reports Record Imports Volumes for 2021

Jan 20, 2022

Containerized, loaded import cargo volume hit a new record at the Port of Oakland in 2021. The port on Thursday reported that it handled the equivalent of 1.05 million 20-foot import containers in 2021, the most in Oakland’s 94-year history and 6% above 2020 totals…

Eagle Bulk CEO Gary Vogel Named CMA Commodore

Jan 20, 2022

Gary Vogel, chief executive officer of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2022.The 2022 Commodore Award, given each year to a person in the international maritime industry…

Rotor Sails: The Compelling Decarbonization Solution

Jan 20, 2022

Global supplier of wind propulsion, Anemoi Marine, believes Rotor Sails - which are unique, tall cylindrical sails that can be installed on the deck of commercial vessels - offer an immediate and compelling solution for shipowners working to reduce vessel emissions…

US Army Corps to Upgrade Lock and Dam Critical for Grain Exports

Jan 19, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use $732 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize a lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River that are crucial for shipping grain and soybeans to export markets, officials said on Wednesday…

Crowley Hires Jadotte as SVP of Government Relations

Jan 19, 2022

Marcus Jadotte has joined Crowley as senior vice president of government relations, leading the company’s advocacy activities across all its businesses.Jadotte will spearhead the company’s continuing advocacy for laws and regulations that support the domestic maritime industry…

Dredging Companies Keeping a Close Eye on New Infrastructure Dollars

Jan 19, 2022

For dredging company executives, the recently passed $550 billion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) sits like the proverbial Horn-o’-Plenty, ready to disgorge billions of federal dollars for maritime, port, harbor, coastal…

US Army Corps Announces Spend Plan

Jan 19, 2022

The U.S. Army on Wednesday announced  the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act…

Port of Virginia Orders Three More Rail-mounted Gantry Cranes

Jan 19, 2022

The Port of Virginia in the USA has ordered three Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) facility. The cranes will be delivered by the end of 2023.The order was booked in November 2021, and…

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