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ITIC Warns on Email Fraud

Oct 09, 2014

ITIC has warned of continued attempts by fraudsters to target payments between shipping companies. Speaking at the 45th FONASBA Annual Meeting in Gothenburg, ITIC claims director Andrew Jamieson explained that recent cases had been variations on earlier frauds…

Austal Expands to San Diego

Oct 09, 2014

Office to provide local support to LCS and JHSV programs.On October 8th, Austal celebrated the opening of our San Diego, Cal., Operations Office with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  Joining Austal’s representatives at the ceremony were Mayor Cheryl Cox of the City of Chula Vista…

U.S. Transport Growth Modest; More Ahead

Oct 09, 2014

Modest traffic growth trends continued during the first six months of 2014 across U.S. transportation sectors, with generally improving second quarter growth seen at airports, ports and toll roads, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. 'While…

AMP's Allegretti Questions Jones Act Critics

Oct 09, 2014

Tom Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today highlighted the continued renaissance of the nation’s maritime sector, particularly its robust response to meet new water…

Ebola Fears Hit the Maritime Market

Oct 08, 2014

Ports tighten ship entry procedures as Ebola fears spread Brazil, Argentina and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships that have sailed from West Africa in a bid to control the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus…

Doyle Discusses Easing Port Congestion

Oct 08, 2014

William P. Doyle, CommissionerUnited States Federal Maritime CommissionKeynote Address:  Easing Port Congestion14th Annual Port New York/New Jersey Port Industry DayWorld Trade Center, New York, NYOctober 7, 2014My name is William Doyle…

ISS Launches Online Relocations Service

Oct 08, 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services has launched a free online relocations quotations service. Accessible through www.iss-worldwidemovers.com and via a new mobile application available to download free from both IOS and Android app stores, this new…

BV to Operate Single Window in Congo

Oct 08, 2014

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has awarded the consortium Bureau Veritas BIVAC B.V. / Soget, the concession to set up and operate the Single Window for facilitating trade.“This Single Window for international trade facilitation…

Workers End Strike at Haifa

Oct 07, 2014

Workers at Israel's state-owned Haifa Port ended their strike on Tuesday, a day after they walked off the job in protest at a government plan to build private, competing ports.A spokesman for the Chamber of Shipping said the port workers…

APM Named 'Best Inland Service Provider'

Oct 07, 2014

8th Annual Express Logistics & Supply Chain Conclave, prominent Indian-based business gathering recognizes service excellence.APM Terminals India Pvt. Ltd. was named “Best Inland Service Provider” for the third time in three years at the recently concluded 8th Annual Express…

Port, UNO Host 1st Annual Maritime Workforce Summit

Oct 06, 2014

Summit Set for October 8, 2014 at UNO’s Lindy Boggs International Conference Center from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.With a focus on educating and engaging community stakeholders on maritime jobs opportunities, the Board of Commissioners of…

ZIM's BoD Changes

Oct 06, 2014

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has announced the following changes to its Board of Directors:    The Board of Directors of the company appointed Mr. Aharon Fogel as Excutive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective as of October 6…

Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics Wins Contract

Oct 06, 2014

Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics has been appointed as Sloman Neptun’s agent in Sweden.  Sloman Neptun Shipping & Transport GmbH has appointed Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AB  as its agent in Sweden. The two companies will work in…

Hamburg Port Dredging Delayed

Oct 06, 2014

Port of Hamburg's has delayed the Deepening and Widening of the Navigation Channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe In this regards the statements by Port of Hamburg Marketing Executive Board Members Axel Mattern and Ingo Egloff on Today’s Decision…

China to Straighten Transport Bottlenecks by 2020

Oct 04, 2014

China aims to ease transport bottlenecks which are affecting economic development by 2020 with a plan announced on Saturday to tackle issues such as excessive road tolls and poor connectivity and to ensure the smoother flow of goods.Despite…

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