The Amber Coast Logistics project brings together 19 project partners from Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, as well as another 25 associated partners. Founded with EU support, the project is designed to strengthen and…
The SHIPPINGInsight producers announced that the agenda for the 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference has been finalized. Now in its second year, the 2013 SHIPPINGInsight Conference addresses the challenges, solutions, technologies and best…
Rand Logistics, Inc. announced the hiring of Robert (Bob) Bezan for the newly created position of Vice President of Planning and Analysis at its subsidiary, Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.In this role, Bob will be responsible for all operational planning and analysis activities for the Company…
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 certified containers, tanks, baskets, refrigeration containers, accommodation and engineering modules to the offshore energy sector, will partner with Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd…
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited, an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (river business, offshore supply business and ocean business), announced the appointment of Ms. Cecilia Yad as the Company's Chief Financial Officer…
Estimates by the Port Development Council show container volumes through the 9 Kwai Tsing container ports fell 5.9 per cent in March.While the month-long dockers strike is costing Hongkong International Terminals a reported HK$5 million a day…
The Board of Directors of leading US carrier in the Pacific, Matson Inc., declares its second quarter cash dividend of $0.15 per share.'I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors have authorized our second quarter 2013 dividend,' said Matt Cox…
Zepol Corporation released a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States. The annual report provides detailed import information for each port and compares trends to the previous year as well as sheds light upon potential future developments…
Troels Kløvedal has sailed the seven seas in his yacht Nordkaperen since 1967, but now returns to his native Denmark with his boat.This summer, Troels will be travelling by sea around his home country, filming for a TV show on the new TV2 FRI channel…
Trade intelligence company, Zepol Corporation, releases a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States.Four key insights found in the report: 1. The top port in the U.S. by a landslide, the Port of Los Angeles…
USA Maritime, a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations & maritime trade associations states its position.USA Maritime Chairman James L. Henry corrects reports about the efficacy of the U.S. Merchant Marine in delivering U…
MOL (America) Inc. announce intermodal transit on-time performance results for January-March 2013. MOL’s overall intermodal transit on-time performance was 71% for January-March 2013, for the three origin ports in Asia, to the six inland destinations in the United States…
Port of Long Beach (POLB) modernization projects created 5,166 new construction-related jobs in the region in 2012.The number of new jobs is mainly linked to the award of contracts for the design and building of the Gerald Desmond Bridge replacement and an ongoing terminal makeover…
Somalia begins to build its national tax revenue from imported goods with new freight building up at the Port of Mogadishu.For the first time since the country slid into anarchy, container arrivals hit more than 1,200 in March 2013, reports Xinhua…
Upcoming Navegistic 2013 Show will highlight exponential maritime traffic & trade growth in S. America’s Paraguay, Paraná, & Platte R. system. The September 4-6, 2013, trade fair at the Mariscal Lopez Convention Center in Asuncion, Paraguay…