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Safeen Milestones Reflect Growth of Abu Dhabi Ports

Oct 06, 2016

Safeen, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, supporting the operations of the network of ports and harbors across the emirate of Abu Dhabi with a range of maritime and quayside-support services, announced several milestones reinforcing Abu Dhabi Ports’ continued expansion…

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Slides in September

Oct 06, 2016

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2,958,522 tons in September, a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). September’s loadings were also 13.3 percent below the month’s five-year average…

UniCarriers Americas Offers New Lift Truck Engine

Oct 05, 2016

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) said it now offers the ZD30 Tier 4 Advanced Turbo Diesel (ATD) engine series in its GO4 and FK Series lift truck models. The EPA/CARB-certified, advanced ZD30 engine delivers high power and increased…

Commodities to Struggle to Regain Stance in Portfolios -JPM

Oct 05, 2016

Commodities will battle to regain a prized place in many portfolios after the 'super cycle' fizzled out and in a world of muted global growth, executives at JP Morgan Asset Management said. The sector could, however, claw back a shred of…

Evergreen Line, COSCO Partner for Adriatic-Israel Service

Oct 04, 2016

Evergreen Line and COSCO have partnered to operate a joint Adriatic – Israel (AIS) Service in an initiative to open up the corridor between North Adriatic ports, Piraeus and Israel. Two ships of around 1,000 TEU – one each operated by the…

New Hamburg Terminal for OPDR

Oct 04, 2016

The short sea shipping expert OPDR, as part of the CMA CGM Group, will call a new terminal in the Port of Hamburg: the C. Steinweg Group’s Süd-West-Terminal (SWT). The first OPDR vessel will call the SWT on October 11th 2016.The Süd-West-Terminal…

The Logistics of Regulating the Supply Chain

Oct 03, 2016

FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle defines the mission, machinations and many triumphs of the Federal Maritime Commission.  It would not be a stretch to say that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is perhaps the least understood, possibly the most obscure…

Maersk Line Implements BigOceanData Vessel Tracking

Oct 03, 2016

BigOceanData and Maersk Line have entered into a two-year agreement whereby BigOceanData will deliver vessel tracking services to Maersk Line. The initial system went live on August 1, 2016 and is already in use in operation centers around the world on both desktop and mobile devices…

IMCA Launches Series of Regulatory Update Bulletins

Oct 03, 2016

Today’s regulatory agenda is being increasingly driven by environmental issues. Shipping is under increasing pressure to lower greenhouse gas emissions and to contribute to global efforts to counter anthropogenic climate change. The pressure is unlikely to abate…

UK Aims to Boost Exports to Nordic-Baltic Region

Oct 03, 2016

Maritime UK participated in a Department for International Trade scoping mission aimed at boosting maritime exports to the Nordic-Baltic region.  The discussions which took place at the Foreign Office, provided an opportunity to highlight…

Nor-Shipping Crowd-Sources to Turn Industry Problems into Profit

Sep 30, 2016

Nor-Shipping invites the next generation to find solutions to this generation’s challenges through its unique ‘Problem to Profit’ initiative. The leading global maritime event week, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway, from May 30 to June 2…

FMC Collects $338,000 In Penalty Payments

Sep 30, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero announced that the Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $338,000 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with one vessel-operating common carrier and…

VGM Grace Period Ends October 1

Sep 29, 2016

The three-month settling-in period suggested by the IMO to its Member States in which competent authorities were urged to adopt a ‘practical and pragmatic’ approach to the enforcement of the SOLAS revision stipulating all packed containers have…

MSC, Zim Launch Joint Black Sea Service

Sep 29, 2016

Container shippers MSC and Zim are set to launch a new joint Black Sea service in November in order to meet seasonal agricultural demand. The weekly service will operate two vessels on the following rotation: Alexandria – Ashdod – Novorossiysk – Alexandria…

Container Shippers Raided in S.Africa over Suspected Collusion

Sep 28, 2016

Six of the world's biggest container shipping companies were raided by South African authorities on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding to inflate rates between Asia and South Africa, the country's Competition Commission said. The development…

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