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India to Establish Center of Excellence in Maritime and Ship Building in 2 Cities

Nov 22, 2017

A world class Center of Excellence in Maritime and Ship Building (CEMS) is being set up by Ministry of Shipping in collaboration with  Siemens and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) under the Ministry’s flagship Sagarmala Program.  CEMS will have  campuses at Vishakhapatnam and Mumbai…

Two Supramaxes Join Wallem’s Managed Fleet

Nov 22, 2017

Wallem Commercial Services said two new Supramax vessels have been added to its commercially-managed fleet. Nitin Mathur, Managing Director of Wallem Group Singapore, said the two new vessels bring the total number of ships under Wallem’s current commercial management to 20.

Hapag-Lloyd Adds Low Carbon Refrigerant Containers from Maersk

Nov 21, 2017

To maintain and expand its container fleet, Hapag-Lloyd, a global container line, has purchased 3,700 Star Cool Integrated containers as part of their recent reefer investments from Maersk Container Industry (MCI).  Of these, 1,000 Star…

ZIM Pilots Blockchain-based Bill-of-lading

Nov 21, 2017

ZIM said it has successfully completed a trial run of paperless bills-of-lading based on blockchain technology. The pilot, performed in cooperation with Sparx Logistics and Wave Ltd., marks a first of its kind project led by an ocean carrier…

Finland's Manga LNG Terminal Gets First Cargo

Nov 20, 2017

The first shipload of liquefied natural gas (LNG) arrival to the LNG import terminal in Tornio, Finland, on Sunday November 19, 2017.  The Manga LNG natural gas import terminal in Röyttä Harbor, Tornio, is a joint venture of the industrial companies Outokumpu and SSAB Europe…

Ship Operating Costs Stabilize: Drewry

Nov 20, 2017

The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but ship owners should prepare for higher costs led by a spike in insurance premiums, according to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review…

Optimarin Offering 5-year Parts and Service Guarantee

Nov 20, 2017

Norwegian-headquartered ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin said it has become the first manufacturer to offer a five-year parts and servicing guarantee. It’s a move that, according to CEO Tore Andersen, has the potential to redefine…

GPA Approves Savannah Port Expansion

Nov 19, 2017

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has approved the rail and gate expansion projects that will significantly boost capacity at the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal - North America’s biggest container terminal. “A strong Southeast U…

Boston Carriers Completes Contract of MV Nikiforos

Nov 17, 2017

Boston Carriers announces that on October 2017, Nikiforos completed a spot voyage contract to transport approximately 33,000 tons of dry bulk cargo from South America to the Middle East.  The contract contributed approximately 1,283,000 USD in the revenues of the Company…

INTTRA Unveils New Applications Suite

Nov 17, 2017

INTTRA, the electronic transaction platform, software and information provider, announced two new cloud-based products and enhancements. The first is a new Container Forecasting and Allocation Solutions Tool (C-FAST) for Freight Forwarders and…

Crowley Carries Utility Poles for Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid

Nov 17, 2017

Crowley Maritime  is transporting the initial batch of what will total 32,000 utility poles from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico to help restore the island’s power grid in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The weekly shipments will consist of 35-…

Carnival Increasing Capacity from NOLA

Nov 17, 2017

Carnival Cruise Line will expand capacity on its short cruise offerings from the Port of New Orleans beginning in 2019. Carnival Valor will shift to New Orleans for year-round four- and five-day cruises from the Big Easy beginning in May 2019…

POLB Receives EPA Grant to Cut Pollution

Nov 17, 2017

The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $2.4 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help Stevedoring Services of America (SSA), Foss Maritime and Curtin Maritime replace equipment with zero-emission or cleanest-available equipment…

“K” Line Introduces Auto Logistics in Chile

Nov 17, 2017

KAR Logistics S.A. (hereinafter shown as KAR*), Joint Venture Company between “K” Line and Agencias Universales S.A.(AGUNSA), which handles Total Logistics Services in Chile and other South and Latin American, has started Auto-Logistics service in Santiago…

Diana Shipping Time Charter for Naias With Phaethon

Nov 16, 2017

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Phaethon International Company AG…

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