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Call for Development of Holistic Corridor in Baltic

Jun 07, 2018

Development of transport corridors ensures smart and innovative cross-border transport and logistics services on the core transport network of the Baltic Sea Region.  The ways to develop the smart North Sea–Baltic, Baltic–Adriatic and Scandinavian…

AmeraMex International Names Anderson COO

Jun 07, 2018

AmeraMex International, Inc., a provider of heavy equipment for logistics companies, infrastructure construction and tactical military vehicles, has appointed Susan Anderson as Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Anderson will replace Michael Maloney…

Long Beach Publishes Study on Toyota Terminal Renovation

Jun 07, 2018

The Port of Long Beach has released its draft study examining a proposal by Toyota Logistics Services to reconfigure its facility at Pier B and build a renewable fuel-cell power plant and hydrogen fueling station.The study is an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND)…

Baltic Index Up for Sixth Straight Session

Jun 07, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday for a sixth straight session as rates across vessel segments saw gains. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Diana Shipping Signs TC Contract for m/v Baltimore with Koch

Jun 06, 2018

Diana Shipping through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping, Singapore, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Baltimore.  The global shipping company specializing…

CMA CGM Signs MoU to Drive Digitalization in Shipping

Jun 06, 2018

CMA CGM’s Ze Box and PSA unboXed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive digitalization and innovation in the shipping and supply chain ecosystem.Ze Box is CMA CGM’s corporate venture capital arm that invests in startups with…

Cargotec Names Geber-Teir Senior VP, Communications

Jun 06, 2018

Carina Geber-Teir, M.Sc. will join Cargotec as Senior Vice President, Communications.She will be responsible for leading the communications, investor relations and sustainability function. She will be a member of Cargotec's Extended Executive Board and report to CEO Mika Vehviläinen…

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney after Losing 83 Containers at Sea

Jun 06, 2018

A Taiwan-owned cargo ship docked safely in Sydney on Wednesday after losing 83 containers off the coast of Australia during a massive storm which saw the ship battered by five metre (15 feet) swells.The YM Efficiency limped into Sydney with a container hanging halfway off its side…

Siemens Deepens Ties to China's 'Belt and Road' Push

Jun 06, 2018

Siemens has signed more than 10 cooperation agreements with Chinese companies as it seeks to benefit from deepening involvement with China's 'Belt and Road' infrastructure initiative, the German engineering group said on Wednesday.Siemens said the cooperation covers power generation…

EU Plans to Hit US Imports with Duties from July

Jun 06, 2018

The European Union expects to hit U.S. imports with additional duties from July, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed its own tariffs on incoming EU steel and aluminium.EU members have given broad support to…

Scorpio Tankers Sells, Leaseback Six Tankers

Jun 05, 2018

Scorpio Tankers  announced  that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Battery, STI Milwaukee, STI Tribeca, STI Bronx, STI Manhattan, and STI Seneca) to CMB Financial Leasing.  Upon completion, the Company’s liquidity…

Deendayal Port to Have Fertiliser Cargo Facility

Jun 05, 2018

The Standing Finance Committee of Ministry of Shipping in India has cleared a project for setting up an exclusive, fully mechanized handling facility for fertilizer cargo at Deendayal Port in Kandla.   The facility will be developed at berth number 14 of the port…

Container Handling Up 45% at King Abdullah Port

Jun 05, 2018

Rayan Qutub, CEO of King Abdullah Port, has announced that the port has achieved new heights in container handling this year, already showing a 45% increase during the first four months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Qutub…

GAC to Provide Voyage Management for Translux

Jun 05, 2018

GAC LNG Services said it has secured a global contract to provide voyage management services to Translux Limited as they enter the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business.GAC LNG Services, officially formed in 2016, provides a full-service solution for the sector…

ZIM Announces Senior Management Changes

Jun 05, 2018

ZIM has announced today that ZIM’s VP Global Sales, Saar Dotan, will replace Rafael Ben-Ari, ZIM’s VP Shipping, as of June 1. Dotan’s new title will be EVP Countries & Business Development.Dotan joined ZIM in 2005 and held several senior positions…

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