Logistics News


BSM Appoints Two Managing Directors

Oct 11, 2016

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…

Panama Canal Taking Proposals for Corozal Container Terminal

Oct 11, 2016

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…

Canaveral Resumes Container Service after Hurricane Matthew

Oct 10, 2016

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…

MARAD’s Jaenichen to Keynote Indiana Logistics Summit

Oct 10, 2016

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…

Maritime Enhances Its Container Handling Capabilities

Oct 10, 2016

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…

Plunging UK Coal Imports Starts ‘Concerning Trend’ -BIMCO

Oct 10, 2016

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…

Samskip Completes Reefer Acquisition

Oct 10, 2016

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…

Kiel Posts Its Best Ever Cruise Shipping Season

Oct 10, 2016

This year’s cruise shipping season ended in Kiel on Saturday (October 8th) with a call by the “AIDAvita”. Overall, the port of Kiel was visited 147 times this year by 26 different cruise ships of more than 9.3 million GT, compared to 133 cruise ship visits in 2015…

Concor Consortium to Bid for Colombo Container Terminal

Oct 10, 2016

Container Corporation of India (Concor) has  formed a consortium with APM Terminals B.V., John Keells Holdings and Maersk Line in order to bid for the development of East Container Terminal in Colombo, reports Hindu Business Line. The total project value is likely to be about $550-600 million…

Gould Wins FIATA’s Young Forwarder Award

Oct 07, 2016

Together TT Club and FIATA celebrate the achievements of young freight forwarders working for logistics companies around the globe at the FIATA Annual Congress each year. As announced at the World Congress in Dublin, the winner of the 2016 Young…

Port Everglades Assessing Hurricane Damage

Oct 07, 2016

Port Everglades in Broward County, Fla. said it is conducting damage assessment, channel surveys and inspection of aids of navigation in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.The port, which was closed to all ship and truck traffic yesterday as the storm approached the U…

MOL Group Develops Onboard Labor Management Software

Oct 07, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that its group’s core dry-cargo ship management company, MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. (MOLSHIP; President: Toshikazu Inaoka; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo)…

Barcelona Port Encourages Partnering for Development

Oct 07, 2016

The Port of Barcelona is pursuing an active policy to increase the competitive edge of its customers, fostering the development of efficient and operational services that respond to their needs for international shipping and logistics services…

Is OCEMA’s Terminal Weighing Approach SOLAS VGM Compliant?

Oct 06, 2016

The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association recently declared the Terminal Weighing Approach (TWA) an industry best practice. The lack of guidelines for shippers about how to comply with the SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) regulation that went into effect on July 1…

Hapag-Lloyd Invests in its Reefer Fleet

Oct 06, 2016

Announcing further investment in container fleet, liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has ordered a total of 5,750 refrigerated containers (reefers) of the latest generation – including 5,000 x 40-foot and 750 x 20-foot units. In addition, 1…

Current News

World’s Largest Wind-Powered Ro-Ro Arrives in Baltimore

Danish Container Traffic Hits Record in Third Quarter

Gram Car Carriers Rolls Out Orca AI Navigational Analytics Platform

Morocco’s Marsa Maroc to Acquire 45% Stake in Spain’s Boluda Maritime Terminals

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News