Quay No.1 at Russian Baltic port of Primorsk will be out of work for maintenance for around a year after accident last week, Russian pipeline operator Transneft said on Monday. Transneft said in a statement last week that the quay No.1 had…
ZIM has announced the restructuring and upgrading of its services in the East Mediterranean. Starting November 28, the new structure will commence with the following strings: Turkey Greece Express (TGX) with 2x1600 TEU vessels…
International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says the misreading of tariffs in shipping documentation is a common cause of costly claims.ITIC cites the case of a South American port agent asked by the owners of a vessel to provide a…
WWL recently became the first RoRo shipping company to transport heavy breakbulk cargo weighing more than 92 tonnes from Japan to the United States.Until recently, Japanese ports only allowed a maximum cargo weight of 92 tonnes including roll trailer…
Nearly 500 people descended upon the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Nov. 16-17 during the 14th annual Indiana Logistics Summit to hear over 20 speakers discuss global logistics issues and their impacts on the regional economy. 'Global…
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) today sent a multifaceted document to President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team. The paper outlines opportunities to, in the words of the president-elect’s campaign, “Make America Great Again…
CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping company, posted on Friday another net loss in the third quarter as freight rates remained weak and it integrated Singapore-based NOL, its biggest-ever acquisition. The sector was showing…
NYK subsidiary NYK Ports, together with Macquarie Infrastructure Partners III (MIP III), has invested in Maher Terminals, which operates a terminal in the U.S. port of New York and New Jersey. On November 16, 2016, NYK Ports acquired a 20 percent share of Maher…
At its November 15, 2016 meeting in Cincinnati, the National Waterways Foundation (NWF) elected the following Trustees and Officers.Trustees:Dan Mecklenborg, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Ingram Barge Company…
As its Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting in Cincinnati on November 15, 2016, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) named Tim Parker, President of Parker Towing, as its Chairman of the Board. Parker succeeds Merritt Lane, President and Chief Executive Officer…
Maritime and logistics service provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has officially opened its new head office in London.Based in Fenchurch Street in the heart of the City, the new office for ISS’ leadership team has been opened to bring…
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s Jeannie Eisenhart, director of talent acquisition and employee services, and Bleu Hilburn, director of logistics business development, have been honored with 2015 Thomas Crowley Awards, the company’s highest honor for its employees…
More than 225 shipping and trading executives from 30 countries joined the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) aboard the ms Koningsdam, Holland America Line's newest vessel, on November 9 for the WISTA 2016 International Conference and Annual General Meeting…
Handling at the container terminal in Copenhagen is being further improved with Copenhagen Malmö Port, CMP, putting a new logistics system into operation. This will give the customers an even better and faster service in the future.PIC, the new Terminal Operating System (TOS)…
Shipping, logistics and marine services company GAC is approaching turbulent global markets with a push for greater innovation and flexibility, according to GAC Group President Bengt Ekstrand. Dubai-headquartered GAC said it has maintained…