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Maersk Returns to Liverpool

May 05, 2016

Maersk has been welcomed to the Port of Liverpool with a formal reception for its feeder vessel Antwerp. The event on April 27 was attended by Seago and Maersk representatives along with customers, and was followed by a port tour, including a trip to the top of the 90m Grain Tower…

Port of Oakland Boosts Night, Weekend Work

May 04, 2016

Subsidy extended, largest marine terminal adds functions to night gates A $1.5 million subsidy program to stimulate night and weekend business at the Port of Oakland has been extended. The port’s largest marine terminal operator responded…

Greencarrier Freight Services Names Halonen as COO

May 04, 2016

Greencarrier Freight Services, a privately owned global transport solutions specialist, has promoted Jarmo Halonen to the role of Chief Operating Officer, with combined responsibility for the company’s air, ocean, road and rail freight activities…

Halonen Named COO, Greencarrier Freight Services

May 04, 2016

Greencarrier Freight Services has promoted Jarmo Halonen to the role of Chief Operating Officer, with combined responsibility for the company’s air, ocean, road and rail freight activities. This is the first time the four modes have been brought under the control of one director…

Two ODCs Loaded at Hamburg Port

May 04, 2016

On 25 April, two Over-Dimensional-Cargos (ODC) tanks manufactured by Chart Ferox were loaded by Wallmann & Co., the long-established Hamburg company specializing in handling heavy lift cargoes. With a length of almost 50 metres and a width of more than 6 metres…

Liebherr Offshore Crane on “Giant 7”

May 04, 2016

The Liebherr offshore crane division installed a board offshore crane, type BOS 35000 on the heavy lift barge “Giant 7”. The state of the art offshore crane will be used for wind plant installation in the Baltic Sea region.The entire project…

Maersk Profit Plunges

May 04, 2016

Danish shipping and offshore energy conglomerate Maersk Group reported its profit at US$ 224 million for the first quarter of 2016, a drop of 86 percent compared to $ 1.6 billion seen in the same period a year earlier. Hit by low oil prices and freight rates…

BIMCO: Dry Bulk Recovery Will be a Multi-Year Effort

May 04, 2016

In an exclusive interview with “Akti Miaouli” newspaper, BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand, provides insight into the markets for dry bulkers, tankers and containerships in 2016 and what to expect going forward. The BDI reached the all-time-low level in February…

Container Market - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

May 04, 2016

The pain of the current container market downturn extends beyond carriers, says Drewry's Container Insight Weekly.  Some independent ship-owners are faced with either lowering charter rates to help save ailing carriers or risking their assets going idle…

CMA CGM Announces Emergency Operational Surcharge for Zanzibar

May 04, 2016

CMA CGM has announced to its customers that there is increasing deterioration of the port congestion up to 15 days in Zanzibar, Tanzania, which is beyond their control. CMA CGM will implement an Emergency Operational surcharge in Zanzibar…

Maersk Line Names Hahnemann Chief HR Officer

May 03, 2016

On August 1, 2016, Ulf Hahnemann, current Vice President for Strategic Programs at Mars Inc. will join Maersk Line as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and be part of the management board of Maersk Line. Maersk Line’s current Chief Human Resources Officer…

US Leaders Work toward Supply Chain Innovation

May 03, 2016

The Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) Supply Chain Innovation Team Initiative, led by Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, was launched today at FMC headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the next two-days, industry leaders from 34 companies will…

Transport via Northern European ports more sustainable

May 02, 2016

On the European continent, the Alps form a natural barrier for international transport. Containers can be transported to Southern Germany, the Czech Republic or Poland cheaper as well as more sustainably via North European ports than via Southern European ports…

Cory Brothers Opens in Amsterdam Port

May 01, 2016

Cory Brothers Shipping Agency is delighted to announce the opening of Cory Brothers (The Netherlands) BV, in the port of Amsterdam, servicing the ARA range.The new company commences operations on the 1st May 2016 and compliments the groups…

Panama Canal Dismisses ITF Claims

Apr 30, 2016

The Panama Canal has dismisses claims by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that questions industry standards and the operation of the Expanded Panama Canal’s new locks. Claims made by ITF that new locks built for the…

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