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DP World Opens Logistics Center in Peru

Dec 08, 2016

DP World has opened the first smart logistics centre in Lurin, Peru connected through optical fibres to its terminal at Callao Port, near the capital Lima. The centre will deliver information to the port and customs enabling customers to…

Consolidated Container Fleets Worth $33.4 Billion

Dec 07, 2016

Following the sale of Hamburg Süd to Maerskfor $4 billion, VesslesValue senior analyst William Bennett has compiled a report on the top consolidated container fleets. Currently these top five fleets are worth $33.4 billion and account for 33 percent of the entire container fleet…

Lloyd’s Register’s Acquires Seasafe

Dec 06, 2016

Lloyd’s Register (LR), a  global engineering, technical and business services organization has added to its portfolio of advanced data, digital and software solutions with the acquisition of Seasafe Marine Software & Computation (Seasafe).An unexpected incident…

Advent to Acquire Majority Stake in V.Group

Dec 05, 2016

Advent International has agreed to acquire a majority ownership interest in marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider V.Group Ltd. from OMERS Private Equity (OPE). V.Group’s management team will retain a minority stake in the company…

GAC Breaks Ground on New Dubai Facility

Dec 05, 2016

GAC Dubai has broken ground on the site of its newest contract logistics facility that will bring its total capacity to more than 200,000 pallet positions serving customers active in the local and regional markets.Construction of the three…

Crowley Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay

Dec 03, 2016

Continuing its longtime commitment to eco-friendly practices, Crowley’s Puerto Rico liner services group has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry…

Yaskawa Announces Expansion Plan in Europe

Nov 30, 2016

Japanese technology group Yaskawa announced that it will intensify its presence in Europe, with the aim of becoming one of the two leading manufacturers of industrial robots in strategic target markets in the medium term. This investment plan…

European Commission Gives Conditional Backing to Hapag-Lloyd, UASC Merger

Nov 23, 2016

The European Commission on Wednesday said it has given its conditional approval to a merger between German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). The merger would create a combined company worth about 7 to 8 billion euros ($7…

Restrata, Agility Partnership in Training at REP, Iraq

Nov 23, 2016

Restrata, a global leader in consultancy and training services, has partnered with leading logistics provider Agility to offer specialised training for oil and gas sector employees at the Rumaila Energy Park (REP) in southern Iraq.The REP's…

NYK Buys Stake in NY/NJ's Largest Terminal

Nov 18, 2016

NYK subsidiary NYK Ports, together with Macquarie Infrastructure Partners III (MIP III), has invested in Maher Terminals, which operates a terminal in the U.S. port of New York and New Jersey. On November 16, 2016, NYK Ports acquired a 20 percent share of Maher…

ISS Opens New Head Office in London

Nov 18, 2016

Maritime and logistics service provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has officially opened its new head office in London.Based in Fenchurch Street in the heart of the City, the new office for ISS’ leadership team has been opened to bring…

V.Group Acquires Selandia Ship Management Group

Nov 16, 2016

V.Group has acquired Selandia Holdings Pte. Ltd and its subsidiaries comprising the Selandia Ship Management Group as part of its strategy to offer clients high quality outsourced marine services from Asia. Founded originally in Mumbai, India in 1995…

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Launches IPO

Nov 15, 2016

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. announced the commencement of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one Class A common share of the company and one-half of one warrant, each whole…

Vorih Appointed President, OMEGA Engineering

Nov 12, 2016

Joe Vorih has been appointed President of OMEGA Engineering, Inc., a pioneer in the design, manufacture, and distribution of process measurement and control products. Vorih's priority will be to transform OMEGA from the best-known direct provider…

Descartes Acquires 4Solutions

Nov 11, 2016

Descartes Systems Group, provider of software solutions for logistics-intensive businesses, has acquired 4Solutions, an Australia-based provider of cloud-based business-to-business (B2B) supply chain integration solutions. “We continue to…

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