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Hill Dickinson Appoints Burdass as Legal Director

Jul 31, 2017

International commercial law firm Hill Dickinson continues to grow its shipping practice with the addition of Legal Director Tom Burdass.Burdass joins the firm’s Broadgate Tower, London office from Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) where he spent…

BW LPG Establishes a JV in India

Jul 30, 2017

BW LPG Limited and Global United Shipping India Private Limited, have agreed to establish a joint venture in India in which the parties will own 50% each.  The purpose of the new joint venture, named BW Global United LPG India Private Limited…

Sri Lanka in China Port Deal

Jul 30, 2017

Sri Lanka’s government on Saturday signed a long-delayed agreement to sell a 70% stake in a USD 1.5-billion port to China in a bid to recover from the heavy burden of repaying a Chinese loan obtained to build the facility, report local media…

Bahri Pushes for Saudi Arabian Entry to IMO Executive Council

Jul 30, 2017

Senior representatives from Bahri recently joined members of a Saudi Arabia delegation for board meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which took place at the agency’s headquarters in London. The meetings come as part of…

Indian Ports Buoy by Healthy Growth in Cargo

Jul 28, 2017

Indian port sector players will continue to experience healthy growth in cargo in the near term, PTI reported quoting rating agency Icra. Traction in Inland Waterway projects will open up several business opportunities for the port sector players…

d'Amico Tankers Updates Ship Sales and Purchases

Jul 28, 2017

In January 2017, d’Amico Tankers sold MT High Endurance and MT High Endeavour, two 46,992 dwt medium-range product tanker vessels, built in 2004 by STX, South Korea, to Sea World Tankers a client of Sea World Management SAM, for a consideration of US$ 13…

APM Terminals Tangier Celebrates 10 years in Morocco

Jul 28, 2017

APM Terminals Tangier welcomed the Munich Maersk, one of the world’s largest container vessels, as it made its maiden call to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the largest and most modern terminal facility in North Africa. APM Terminals…

POLB Solicits Proposals For Zero-Emissions Technology

Jul 28, 2017

The Port of Long Beach, in partnership with the Port of Los Angeles, has released a request for proposals seeking demonstrations of technologies to upgrade tugboats, crew boats, barges and other harbor craft to cleaner engines. Harbor craft…

Diana Shipping's New Time Charter for Maia With Glencore

Jul 27, 2017

Diana Shipping has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Maia.  The gross charter rate is US$10…

Iran's Chabahar Port Signs Pact with India Ports Global

Jul 27, 2017

India Ports Global has signed a contract with Aria Banader of Iran to equip and operate two terminals at Chabahar - Shahid -Beheshti Port in Iran for transportation of goods and other purposes. 'As per Article 6 of the contract, effort…

Crowley’s New U.S. to Cuba Express Shipping Service

Jul 27, 2017

Crowley Logistics' new U.S.-Cuba Express shipping service for approved donated goods from South Florida to Cuba features at least three sailings per month, fast 16-hour transits and delivery at destination.Individuals can ship non-commercial gift parcels that meet particular requirements…

Matson to Start U.S. Flag Marshall Islands Route

Jul 27, 2017

Matson has announced that it will introduce a new direct U.S. flag service between Honolulu and the Republic of the Marshall Islands ('RMI') that will shorten cargo transit times to the RMI from the U.S. mainland by as many as eight days.   The…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Seeks USD 8.9 bln from KDB

Jul 26, 2017

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) requested the Korea Development Bank (KDB) to support with a total of 9.9 trillion won (US$8.9 billion) in funds until 2022  to grow into the 8th largest global shipping company in the future, Business Korea reported…

Navios Group Rolls Out Containers Division

Jul 26, 2017

Navios Group has  launched Navios Containers, a vehicle dedicated to the container sector. Navios Containers has the right to acquire all containerships offered to the Group, said Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Navios…

U.S. DoD Awards Crowley $2.3 Billion Transport Deal

Jul 26, 2017

Following a series of protests and subsequent legal challenges, the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), a command of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), this week confirmed a large, multi-year contract award to Crowley Logistics, Inc.…

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