CSL Group head Rod Jones will retire effective March 31, 2017, after a career with the Canadian dry bulk shipper that spans over 30 years, including nine years as president and chief executive officer. Louis Martel, currently CSL International president and CSL Group executive vice-president…
Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group has acquired Appterra, a U.S.-based provider of cloud-based business-to-business supply chain integration solutions. Appterra helps its customers connect electronically, automate supply…
Last month, AAL’s Tramp & Projects division celebrated the launch of its new scheduled Gulf-Asia semi-liner service in style by loading a 200mt super-yacht on its first call at the Dubai port of Jebel Ali. The handcrafted 37m luxury yacht is a Majesty 122 series…
CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping Group, announces the appointment of Michel Delville as Chief Financial Officer. Michel Sirat will continue to support the Group on strategic development missions. Michel Delville was Chief Financial Officer of the Saft Group…
After being closed last week due to Hurricane Matthew, the Savannah River channel has reopened for commercial traffic Wednesday morning at 7 a.m., with 11 vessels transiting the channel by mid-afternoon, nine of which will be worked at Garden City Terminal and two at Ocean Terminal…
Liebherr Maritime Crane has delivered the largest mobile harbor crane of the Caribbean to Kingston Wharves Limited in Jamaica. The LHM 600 is equipped with an elongated tower extension and eases the handling of big container vessels up to Super-Post-Panamax size…
Pekka Rouhiainen (M.Sc.Econ) has been appointed Investor Relations Manager as of 1 November, 2016. He joins Cargotec from Sanoma, where he has worked as Investor Relations Manager. 'Pekka has versatile experience from investor relations and finance sector…
Mallory Alexander International Logistics has opened a new office and warehouse in Miami, Fla. to serve the region’s import and export sector. The facility includes a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), as well as a Container Freight Station, Bonded Warehouse…
Shipmanagement company, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has announced the appointment of two new Managing Directors: Neil McNeil will head BSM British Isles based in the Isle of Man, and Mingfa Liu will be his BSM China counterpart in Shanghai…
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) to the four pre-qualified port operators selected to compete for the concession to design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain a container terminal located near Corozal…
Port Canaveral’s sole container terminal resumes service following Hurricane Matthew GT USA’s Canaveral Cargo Terminal (CCT) incurred minimal damage during Hurricane Matthew and is fully operational, the result of advance storm preparation…
he United States’ top-ranking maritime official will deliver the breakfast keynote presentation during the Indiana Logistics Summit set to take place November 16-17 at the Indiana Convention Center. On November 17, U.S. Maritime Administrator…
The U.K.'s largest privately owned multimodal logistics companies has boosted handling capabilities at one of its busiest depots by investing in a new empty container handler supplied by Cooper Specialized Handling. Maritime Transport has…
The main exporters of thermal coal for coal-fired power plants to the U.K. have experienced a heavy decline in seaborne cargo volumes in 2016. This comes as a result of the U.K. starting a concerning trend for the dry bulk shipping industry…
Silver Green AS, owned 50% by Samskip, is changing its name to Silver Sea AS to mark the finalization of a series of ownership changes. The new name reflects a consolidation by Samskip of its position in the reefer vessel segment, including…