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Avance VLGCs Fixed

May 26, 2015

Avance Gas said repairs of two very large gas carriers (VLGCs) are complete, allowing the delayed ships to get to work. Both new build VLGCs recently dry-docked - Breeze (83,000dwt, built 2015) and Monsoon (83,000dwt, built 2015) - have…

Maersk Line to Reduce CO2 Emission per Container by 60%

May 26, 2015

The world’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line has set itself a bold new target to cut CO2 emissions by 60% by 2020. The company has stated that its emission reduction plan will save the climate around 200,000,000 tons of CO2…

Dubai Establishes Maritime Arbitration Centre

May 25, 2015

The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) is in the final stages of completing the rules for the first maritime arbitration centre in the Middles East: the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) says Al Tamimi & Company, Advocates and Legal Consultants…

Gener8 Maritime to Go Public

May 25, 2015

Private equity-backed tanker operator Gener8 Maritime filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to proceed with an initial public offering worth up to $100m. The company was created in February 2015 via the merger of General Maritime and Navig8 Crude…

KPCT Launches New Gulf Service

May 24, 2015

Containerized volumes are steadily increasing on the East Coast of India. Keeping pace with the growth, Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd. (KPCT) now offers a new service to the Gulf sector. Simatechin association with Evergreen Line recently launched a joint CCG Service…

Indonesia Rolls Out First Green Container Terminal

May 23, 2015

It was an historic moment for Indonesia when President of Indonesia inaugurated the Lamong Bay Terminal in Surabaya, East Java, operated by state-owned PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III). The Lamong Bay is the first green-concept container terminal in the country…

Tsakos Energy Navigation Reports 156% Increase in Q1 Profits

May 23, 2015

Greece-based Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd (TEN) has reported first-quarter profit of $37.3 million from $14.6 million in Q1 2014 - a 156% Increase. On a per-share basis it has profit of 42 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations…

Celebration, Policy Reform on National Maritime Day

May 22, 2015

The Chamber of Marine Commerce today joins governments, policymakers, industry and the general public in celebrating the nation’s merchant marine industry, but also urges reforms to ensure greater industrial competitiveness, jobs and prosperity…

Two ASC Kalmar Cranes for DP World Brisbane

May 22, 2015

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from DP World Australia to deliver two new Kalmar automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) for its semi-automated terminal in Brisbane.   The cranes will join a fleet of 14 Kalmar ASCs at Fisherman Islands Terminal…

DP World Extends Title Sponsorship Until 2020

May 22, 2015

Dubai is set to remain at the epicenter of golf on The European Tour for the foreseeable future after global port operator DP World announced today that it will continue to be the title sponsor of the DP World Tour Championship, the season ending tournament of The Race to Dubai…

Maersk Line Gets New Head in China

May 22, 2015

Maersk Line on May 21 announced that Mike Fang become the company's new chief of east - and central China. He joins with effect from 1 July 2015.  Fang has been head of Maersk Line North China since 2012. He replaces David Williams, who will become the new CEO of Safmarine…

HSH Nordbank Looking to Split Off Bad Shipping Loans

May 22, 2015

HSH Nordbank AG, the world’s second-largest financier of ships, plans to split off a 'bad bank' for non-performing shipping loans as part of a plan to create a sustainable business model, reports Reuters. The city of Hamburg was willing…

Navios in Red, but Beats Estimates

May 22, 2015

Navios Maritime Holdings, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and Logistics Company, slumped to a loss in the Q1 although the result beat by $0.10 per share the average estimate of analysts who had forecast red ink for the dry bulk company…

Carrier Schedule Reliability Improves in April

May 22, 2015

Transport consultant Drewry’s Carrier Performance Insight (CPI) for April records 67.6%, up by 4.1 percentage improvement on the previous month in the aggregate reliability of ships on the main Asia-Europe, transpacific and transatlantic trades…

European Ports Identify Their Priorities

May 22, 2015

European ports are real “multitaskers”: they combine different functions ranging from gateway to the world, nodes in the transport chain, hotspots for Europe’s industrial activity, safe and secure shelters, the link between Europe’s peripheral regions and islands to the mainland…

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