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Marcel van Galen Joins CG/LA Infrastructure

Mar 31, 2016

Marcel van Galen has joined global infrastructure market maker CG/LA Infrastructure as Managing Director, Business Development.  In addition to bringing sales leadership to CG/LA, van Galen will be responsible for shaping the sales team and optimizing the customer sales experience…

Survival of the Un-Fittest

Mar 31, 2016

Despite historically low rates carriers are unlikely to be killed off as creditors and governments will step in, says Drewry Shipping Consultants Limited. Recent news stories, backed-up by anecdotal stories told to Drewry, report that carriers…

Morocco to Get First Automated Container Terminal

Mar 31, 2016

Port operator APM Terminals to develop a new transshipment terminal in Tangier, Morocco with an annual capacity of five million TEUs.  APM Terminals MedPort Tangier will become operational in 2019, serving multiple trades and will be the first automated terminal in Africa…

MSC, INTTRA Address Container Weight Rules

Mar 30, 2016

MSC and INTTRA enter into a new digital partnership to address SOLAS VGM requirements  Container shipping company MSC and ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA have entered a new partnership aiming to introduce a customer-friendly solution to new container weight safety regulations…

Austal Lays Keel of EPF 8 Yuma

Mar 30, 2016

Austal celebrated the keel-laying milestone for the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel Yuma (EPF 8) here today with a ceremony marking a significant milestone in the ship’s construction. This ship is the eighth EPF built at Austal under the 10-ship…

Qatar Petroleum Delivers 500th LNG Cargo UK

Mar 30, 2016

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced the delivery of the 500th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from QP affiliate Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (2) to the South Hook LNG Terminal at Milford Haven in the United Kingdom. The landmark delivery…

Seaways Shipping Set to Go Public

Mar 30, 2016

Logistics service and solutions provider Seaways Shipping & Logistics Ltd has filed draft papers with the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its initial public offering (IPO).   The IPO comprises…

Charters of Tsakos Tankers Extended

Mar 30, 2016

Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) announced charter extensions with a state oil company with profit sharing provisions for four panamax tankers, with an average duration of 22 months per vessel and minimum gross revenues of $65 million. These…

ABCC Supports South American Arab Logistics, Maritime Partnerships

Mar 29, 2016

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has expressed support for the upcoming meeting in Cairo, Egypt among members of the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) taking place from April 13 to 14, 2016.  Government officials and…

New Appointments for Lokring Northern Signals Growth

Mar 29, 2016

Lokring Northern (UK), provider of advanced fluid and gas transfer connectors, is celebrating significant expansion and growth with several new appointments within the company. A recent restructure to accommodate this continued growth has…

Cosco Pacific, PSA Team Up to Expand Terminals in Singapore

Mar 29, 2016

COSCO-PSA Terminal Pte Ltd (CPT), a joint venture company formed by Cosco Pacific Limited (Cosco Pacific) and PSA Corporation Limited (PSA), is investing in new container berths in Singapore capable of serving the next generation of mega container vessels…

Diana Fixes Bulker Duo with Glencore

Mar 29, 2016

Diana Shipping Inc  has inked new time charters with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam for two of its panamaxes at rates below the previous charters, with the contracts commencing on March 26. Diana entered into a time charter contract with Glencore for 74…

Maersk Line Honors Al Sharqi Shipping

Mar 28, 2016

Maersk line's Annual Award Night recognizes the best performing logistics solutions providers and top customers of Maersk Line for the year 2015 For the fourth time in a row, Al Sharqi Shipping was awarded the Maersk Platinum Award, recognizing…

China Cosco Shipping to Maintain Alliances until Expiry

Mar 28, 2016

China Cosco Shipping plans to retain its current container alliances until they expire, after which it plans to sign a new deal, it said on Monday. The group's spokesman, Yu Zenggang, did not say when the current alliance agreements were due to expire…

FESCO Trans-Caspian Service Links Russia and Iran

Mar 28, 2016

FESCO Transportation Group, in cooperation with the Maritime port of Olya, is launching the Trans-Caspian intermodal service FESCO Russia Iran Service (FRIS), to carry out freightage between Russia and Iran.The service includes shipping over the Caspian…

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