Logistics News


Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar launched

May 01, 2015

Navico Commercial Marine Division today launched the Simrad HALO Pulse Compression Radar, the world’s most affordable solid-state, open-array radar system with pulse compression technology for non-SOLAS applications aboard commercial vessels…

BSEE Dir. Salerno to Address Offshore Technology Conference

May 01, 2015

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno will be traveling to Houston for the 2015 Offshore Technology Center May4-7 at NRG Park. The annual conference is an international gathering showcasing leading‐edge technology for offshore drilling…

WISTA India's Workshop on Managing Customers

May 01, 2015

WISTA India proved that they are committed to enhancing skiil of all women in the Maritime Industry . On 17th April they organised a workshop on 'Manage your customers' at India's premier Business school SP Jain Institute of Management and Research…

XPO to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle

May 01, 2015

American corporation XPO Logistics, led by multi-millionaire Bradley Jacobs, agreed to acquire French transport services and global logistics solutions provider Norbert Dentressangle, led by multi-millionaire Norbert Dentressangle, for US$3…

Hyundai to Build LNG Regasifying Ship for Gazprom

May 01, 2015

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has won the Gazprom Flot tender for the construction of the Kaliningrad floating LNG terminal, Gazprom said. It will build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in the western Russian city of Kaliningrad for $295 million…

Gulftainer’s Khorfakkan Terminal Sets Record Unloading

May 01, 2015

UAE based Gulftainer, a terminal operating and logistics company, set a new record for the handling of the largest unloading and loading of a single vessel call at its Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT), at 19,561 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent unit)…

Port of Long Beach Hosts Cargo Forecast Event

Apr 30, 2015

Industry leaders examine trade trends for 2015 and beyond Experts from across the goods movement industry spoke at the 11th annual “Pulse of the Ports: Peak Season Forecast,” an event hosted by the Port of Long Beach that drew 600 people…

Project to Make e-Navigation a Reality

Apr 30, 2015

The EU has approved a Danish-led, maritime innovation project with a budget of DKK 85 million, intended to enhance safety of navigation and increase efficiency at sea. 13 Danish partners will become frontrunners of the project, which is launched on 1 May…

Peel Ports Launches Cargo200 Initiative

Apr 30, 2015

The UK’s second largest ports operator, Peel Ports, has today (Wednesday, 29 April) launched a major carbon emission initiative, Cargo200, and is calling on the UK freight and logistics industry to rethink supply chain and services routes…

Contest: Join a Plastic Pollution Research Voyage to the Atlantic Ocean

Apr 30, 2015

The 5 Gyres Institute, a leader in global plastic pollution research, has launched an online contest for those who want to learn first-hand about the problem and help drive solutions. One winner will be chosen to join the final leg of 5 Gyre’s June research expedition to the North Atlantic Ocean…

CMES Q1 Profit Surges on Strong VLCC Earnings

Apr 30, 2015

China Merchants Energy Shipping has posted 22.6% on-year growth in net profit to Yuan225m ($36.3m) during the first quarter ended 31 March 2015 due to buoyant tanker markets. Revenue for the quarter more than doubled to RMB1.36bn from YuanB660…

Scorpio Tankers to Launch 15mln Public Share Offering

Apr 30, 2015

Scorpio Tankers has announced a public offering of 15 million common shares, with an underwriter’s option to purchase up to an additional 2.25 million units. New York Stock Exchange-listed Scorpio says it plans to use the proceeds to fund…

Costamare, York Capital to Extend Shipping Pact

Apr 30, 2015

Greek ship-owner Costamare and US-based hedge fund York Capital Management are considering extending the life of their investment joint venture that has already spent more than $1 billion on new and secondhand container ships. “Our joint…

Argentine Port Strike May Cut Soy Flow, Raise World Food Prices

Apr 29, 2015

Argentina's main grains port of Rosario was paralyzed at midday on Wednesday by an open-ended wage strike by boat captains needed to help dock incoming cargo ships, the country's port management chamber said. At a busy time of the year for exporters…

Dan-Bunkering Expands in the US

Apr 29, 2015

Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has announced that a new office in Stamford, Connecticut, will see the light of day as per May 1, 2015. The opening is part of the Dan-Bunkering group’s expansion strategy which was kicked off earlier this year…

Current News

Russian Oil Producers Threaten Force Majeure Over Baltic Port Attacks

BIMCO: 130 Container Ships Stranded in Persian Gulf

Hapag-Lloyd Earnings Down from Last Year

Transneft Looks to Redirect Oil From Attacked Baltic Ports

Subscribe for Maritime Logistics Professional E‑News