In an effort to take energy efficiency to the next level, the Hamburg Süd subsidiary Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH (CSG) and INTERSCHALT maritime systems GmbH, the software provider for cargo operations and fleet performance, concluded a contract…
ZPMC North America has supplied the first new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes ever purchased by Port Tampa Bay, the second delivery to be commissioned by ZPMC’s dedicated North American service group. ZPMC Crane Services, the U.S. service subsidiary of leading heavy industries brand ZPMC…
Grain trading company Medsofts plans to re-export a shipment of 31,000 tonnes of Russian wheat it has been unable to unload in Egypt since July because of confusion about checks for the ergot fungus, a company official said on Thursday. The…
Romanian grain trading house Cerealcom Dolj said on Thursday it had declined to ship wheat to Egypt because of new rules about ergot fungus content, refuting reports that Egyptian inspectors had rejected a 63,000 tonne cargo. Traders said…
At the annual International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference in London (September 7) – in the presence of IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim – the new ICS Chairman, Esben Poulsson, suggested that the shipping industry must respond proactively…
China's coal producers have sought government approval for a plan to increase output, sources said on Thursday, partially reversing efforts to cut capacity that has sent prices soaring and depleted domestic stockpiles this year. The State…
Maersk Line has opened a new transpacific service between Asia and the United States West Coast. The first sailing is scheduled for September 15. 'We are responding to increased demand in the Transpacific,' says Klaus Rud Sejling, Head of Maersk Line's East-West Network…
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,365,999 tons in August, a decrease of 13.5 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). August’s loadings were also 8 percent below the month’s five-year average…
J.M. Baxi Group commissions Hamburg company for the global management of its newly constructed special-purpose ship J.M. Baxi Group, a 100-year-old group of companies specializing in maritime logistics and port infrastructure, has commissioned…
Matthijs van Doorn has been appointed as the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s Logistics Manager as of 1 September 2016. Van Doorn joined the Port Authority team over a year ago as Business Manager Forwarding. His ambitions are in line with…
After successfully acquiring a controlling interest in NOL, CMA CGM has consolidated the Singapore-based company since 14 June, says a press release from the company. Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is the parent company of container carrier APL…
Maersk Line, the world's biggest container shipper and a unit of Danish conglomerate A. P. Moller-Maersk, said on Friday in relation to the collapse of South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd: * Maersk Line expects minimal impact on its customers' cargo…
The dry bulk commodity imports into and exports out of China we have seen in the first half of 2016 are very positive – and nothing short of extraordinary. But, putting it into perspective, compared to the devastating freight rate levels over the same period…
U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 9.85 million tons of cargo in July, a decrease of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reports. The July float was also 9 percent below the month’s five-year average…
Gateway Distriparks Limited (GDL) has appointed Captain Kapil Anand as Director - CFS with effect from 1st September 2016.Captain Anand will be managing the day to day affairs of the CFS business and will be responsible for business development & operations on a Pan India basis…