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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…

US DON Launches the "Hatch"

May 21, 2015

The Department of the Navy (DON) launched its crowdsourced ideation platform, the 'Hatch,' May 20. The launch of the Hatch is part of the initiative to build a DON Naval Innovation Network (NIN).The Hatch is an accessible, virtual collaboration…

ABB to Make Robots in the US

May 21, 2015

ABB announced today it will start production of robots in the United States, making it the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit to and invest in a North American robotics manufacturing footprint. The company made the announcement…

Antwerp Port Launches Breakbulk Application

May 21, 2015

Port of Antwerp has launched breakbulk application for more efficient freight handling. Antwerp has long been the breakbulk port par excellence in Europe. This status finds expression each day anew in a flexible range of high-quality services tailored to the requirements of the customer…

Gail to Sell LNG Supplies from US to Shell?

May 21, 2015

GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a preliminary deal with Royal Dutch Shell for the potential sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply sourced from its portfolio, made up of US production, says Reuters and local media reports.   Gail, a Maharatna public sector company…

China Denies Kra Canal Deal

May 21, 2015

China has denied it is involved in work on the Kra canal, defusing hype over a project that purportedly lets ships bypass the Strait of Malacca and Singapore's port, reports Strait Times. There are no plans by the Chinese government to participate…

MacGregor Promotes Graduate Development with University Partnership

May 20, 2015

MacGregor (GBR) Ltd has established a new relationship with Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen by providing work placements that support the career development of graduates.The Aberdeen office of MacGregor's Global Lifecycle Support…

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