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Panama Canal Delays Fee Increases

Apr 14, 2021

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced Tuesday that it will postpone increasing canal transit fees following calls from the shipping industry to reconsider the rate hikes amid a spate of global supply chain disruptions.The higher rates for…

Talbert Joins JAXPORT Board of Directors

Apr 14, 2021

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Memorial Hospital President and CEO Bradley S. Talbert, FACHE to JAXPORT’s Board of Directors. Talbert’s appointment was unanimously approved by the Jacksonville City Council on April 13.An experienced healthcare executive and civic leader…

Coverage for Suez Canal Supply and Trade Disruptions

Apr 14, 2021

The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given has resulted in numerous trade and supply chain disruptions for businesses that depend on timely shipments. At least 400 cargo ships were stuck and many forced to reroute. Businesses may…

Svitzer Americas Opens Regional HQ in Panama

Apr 14, 2021

Maersk's towage arm Svitzer announced it has opened a new Americas regional headquarters in Panama City.Svitzer said it decided early last year to relocate its Americas headquarters from Miami, U.S. to Panama and move into the Panama Design Center…

Maritime Digitalizaton: The Electronic Lookout

Apr 13, 2021

Evidence mounts that vessel safety will benefit with technology enhancing the bridge lookout.Maritime safety regulations have – and for valid reasons – traditionally been strict and have often developed in ways that could hold up innovation…

Port of Oakland Reports Record Cargo Surge

Apr 13, 2021

The Port of Oakland reported all-time high container volume for import and export cargo in the month of March amid an ongoing trade boom exploding through U.S. ports.The port said Oakland received the equivalent of 97,538 20-foot import containers in March…

Drifting Apart? European Firms Battle to Reach UK Clients

Apr 13, 2021

Post-Brexit trade rules mean prosecco supplier Serena Wines 1881 must store bottles destined for Britain on costlier, fumigated pallets in their own corner of its warehouse in the northeast Italian town of Conegliano.The new shipment requirement…

AST Partners with the Liberian Registry for Iridium GMDSS

Apr 13, 2021

Maritime satellite communications solutions provider Applied Satellite Technology (AST) is partnering with The Liberian Registry as the first authorized service provider of the Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) for Liberian flagged vessels…

Ever Given Held in Egypt as Compensation Talks Continue

Apr 13, 2021

A ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March has not been given clearance to leave the waterway as discussions continue over a compensation claim made to the vessel’s owner Shoei Kisen, an official from the Japanese company said on Tuesday…

BIMCO: U.S. Economic Stimulus Have Worked Magic for Container Shipping

Apr 13, 2021

North American import of containerized goods from the Far East soared to a noteworthy high of 1.62m TEU during February 2021, a 100% increase from the low point of the same month last year. Fueled by US stimulus, volumes moving on the trans…

Montreal Dockworkers Stage Partial Strike

Apr 12, 2021

Canada's manufacturers on Monday asked the federal government to curb a brewing labor dispute after dockworkers at the country's second largest port said they will work less this week.Unionized dockworkers, who are in talks for a new contract since 2018…

Golar LNG CEO Ross Resigns

Apr 12, 2021

Golar LNG said on Monday its chief executive officer Iain Ross has tendered his resignation, and the company will immediately start the process to recruit his successor.The liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company said the contractual termination period is six months…

Ever Given Fiasco Illustrates Importance of the Shipping Container

Apr 12, 2021

Take a look around you.Perhaps you’re snacking on a banana, sipping some coffee or sitting in front of your computer and taking a break from work to read this article. Most likely, those goods—as well as your smartphone, refrigerator and virtually…

Elliott Bay Design Group Names Ekse President

Apr 12, 2021

Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) said its board of directors has appointed Robert Ekse as president of the firm. Ekse will assume the position from current president and chief engineer, Brian King…

The Swedish Club Pairs with CWA to Reduce Cargo Claims

Apr 12, 2021

The Swedish Club has partnered with cargo consultants CWA International to develop its new Cargo Advice series, aiming to provide advice and information on the carriage of a wide range of cargoes that are frequently subject to claims.The new Cargo Advice gives operators a unique…

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