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Congestion is Port of Long Beach’s Toughest Issue

Jan 30, 2015

Slangerup’s State of the Port address outlines goals for Energy Island, smarter supply chain In his first-ever State of the Port address, Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Jon Slangerup on Thursday unveiled plans for congestion-beating…

Shippers Must Monitor Greek Government Changes

Jan 30, 2015

Moore Stephens says shipping must monitor developments in wake of Greek government change International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says it is too soon to say whether the Syriza party’s victory in the country’s elections could…

European Shipping Week Announces Speakers

Jan 30, 2015

Adam Goldstein, President and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Pierfrancesco Vago, Chairman of CLIA Europe and Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, and Paolo Tonon, Vice-President and Head of Maersk Technology join the list of key industry shipping…

Shell 'Optimistic' on U.S. Refinery Contract Talks

Jan 30, 2015

Lead industry negotiator Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Thursday it was 'optimistic' a new three-year agreement could be reached with a union representing hourly workers at 63 U.S. refineries that account for two-thirds of U.S. refining capacity…

Long Beach Port to Boost Power, Speed Clearance

Jan 30, 2015

Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Jon Slangerup on Thursday unveiled ambitious plans for congestion-beating smart systems for cargo movement and an all-out push to achieve energy resilience for port operations with wind turbines, solar cells and other clean technologies…

Gazprom, OMV Ink Additional Deal

Jan 30, 2015

Vienna hosted today the signing of an Addendum to the existing contract for gas supply to Austria between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Gerhard Roiss, Chief Executive Officer of OMV. The document…

BlueGrace Logistics Appoints New Chief Information Officer

Jan 29, 2015

Effective February 2, 2015 Justin Belcher will lead all aspects of information technology and software development as the Chief Information Officer for the Tampa-based company BlueGrace Logistics. Belcher has been with BlueGrace since it was founded in 2009 and has led many of the I…

Norway's Oil Sector Repeating Mistakes of last Downturn?

Jan 29, 2015

Some 10 pct of oil workers laid off; Energy sector at risk of cutting too much.Norway's offshore energy sector may be repeating the mistakes of the last big oil slump, removing too much capacity too soon and leaving the industry unprepared for any eventual rebound…

Adani Ports Consolidated PAT Shoots Up by 37%

Jan 29, 2015

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (“APSEZ”), India’s largest port developer and part of Adani Group, today announced the financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014.Consolidated cargo handled by the company was 108 MMT in 9M-FY15…

West Coast Port Talks Clear Hurdle

Jan 28, 2015

Shipping companies and the union for 20,000 dockworkers at nearly 30 U.S. West Coast ports have cleared a major hurdle in their protracted labor talks, clinching a tentative deal on the maintenance and control of cargo chassis, the two sides said on Tuesday…

Greek Shipping Fears Syriza Tax Plan

Jan 28, 2015

Will the new government in Greece led by radical-left party Syriza levy higher taxes that the shipping industry can’t afford? A report in WSJ says that several owners in Greece’s important shipping sector are worried about this. Some owners…

Port of Antwerp Throughput up 4.3%

Jan 28, 2015

The port of Antwerp handled 199,012,082 tonnes of freight in 2014, a rise of 4.3% compared with the previous year. The new record that was already announced at the end of December is put into sharper focus by these figures. The record growth has been driven by the volume of containers (up 5…

Abu Dhabi Ports Invests in Management Software

Jan 27, 2015

Abu Dhabi Ports is implementing a brand new terminal operating system (TOS) which will enhance the general cargo operations at the emirate’s ports, significantly improving processing times and the full range of customer service offerings…

Baby Medevaced from Cruiseship in Gulf of Mexico

Jan 27, 2015

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced an 8-month-old baby girl from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph early Monday morning, 140 miles southeast of Galveston.'It was very rewarding to be able to start a search-and-rescue career helping…

Investment Impact in Inland Waterways System

Jan 27, 2015

The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has commissioned and released a two-year, ground-breaking study by the University of Tennessee and the University of Kentucky, “Inland Navigation in the United States: An Evaluation of Economic Impacts…

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