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Name & Shame: The Story Behind Xeneta’s Carbon Emission Index Tool

Feb 23, 2023

As maritime carriers are increasingly pressed to prove their environmental performance, Xeneta recently unveiled its new Carbon Emission Index tool, using it to assess the best – and worst – container carrier performers. Peter Sand, Chief Analyst…

OSK Group Fortifies Strategic Segment of OSK Defense

Feb 23, 2023

Danish ship designers OSK continue to cement its position within naval ship design with the establishment of OSK Defense – a strategic department solely designated to specialized naval design, both nationally and internationally. Heading the new department will be Commander Lars Povl Jensen…

Top Threats for the Marine Industry in 2023

Feb 23, 2023

Allianz just released its 12th Risk Barometer, an annual corporate risk survey incorporating the views of 2,712 risk management experts in 94 countries and territories, including CEOs, risk managers, brokers and insurance experts. The overall…

Florida Seaports See Record-high Cargo in 2022

Feb 22, 2023

Florida’s 16 seaports experienced a new record high of 112.5 million tons of cargo received during 2022, a 6% increase over 2021, a newly released report from the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) shows…

Konecranes to Deliver Mobile Harbor Crane to Guyana

Feb 22, 2023

Finland's Konecranes reports it has received an order to deliver two mobile harbor cranes to Guyana's Port of Georgetown.In Q3 2022, two port operating companies in Guyana – Muneshwers Ltd. and John Fernandes Ltd. – made a joint order for two…

Cepsa to Supply Green Ammonia for Hydrogen at ACE Terminal

Feb 22, 2023

Joining forces to create the green hydrogen supply chain from Spain to the Netherlands, Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Spanish energy company will supply green ammonia to the planned ACE import terminal in the port of Rotterdam…

Wilhelmsen Completes Vopak Agencies Acquisition

Feb 22, 2023

Wilhelmsen Port Services has completed its acquisition of Vopak Agencies first announced in October 2022.Vopak Agencies, which has now become a Wilhelmsen group company, is a specialist within both hub services and port agency in the tanker…

Terminal Expansion Boosts Port of Vancouver Container Capacity

Feb 22, 2023

A recently completed terminal expansion project at Canada's Port of Vancouver is set to boost capacity amid projected cargo volume growth at the Canadian West Coast seaport.The Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project—delivered by the the…

Squire Patton Boggs Partners with The Baltic Exchange

Feb 22, 2023

Law firm Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has partnered with freight market information organization The Baltic Exchange to provide a vessel sale and purchase (S&P) transaction closing service for the global shipping industry. The service will be led…

Ukraine Wants One-year Grain Deal Extension to Include New Ports

Feb 22, 2023

Ukraine will ask Turkey and the United Nations this week to start talks to roll over the Black Sea grain deal, seeking an extension of at least one year that would include the ports of Mykolaiv, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday…

Port of Rotterdam to Implement Emissions-tracking Tool

Feb 22, 2023

PortXchange Products B.V., the Netherlands-based digital solutions provider for predictable and sustainable shipping, announced the launch of PortXchange EmissionInsider, with the Port of Rotterdam acting as the launching customer.PortXchange…

A Toll of War: Ukraine’s Dry Bulk Exports Plunge 77.8%

Feb 22, 2023

“On Friday February 24, 2023, one year has passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During that year, dry bulk exports from Ukraine have dropped 77.8% compared to the same period a year earlier, causing a decline in global dry bulk volumes…

Tradepoint Atlantic to Develop Trans-load Facility at Port Tampa Bay

Feb 21, 2023

Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,300-acre global multimodal logistics hub and industrial center, announced that the Port Tampa Bay’s Board of Commissioners approved a lease agreement with Tradepoint Tampa for 35 acres of land to build a new trans-load warehouse distribution facility…

Equinor Sells Its Oil Terminal in the Bahamas

Feb 21, 2023

Norwegian energy company Equinor announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its oil terminal in the Bahamas to Estonian logistics and investment business Liwathon. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The South Riding Point oil terminal at the Grand Bahama Island…

Fire-damaged Freeport LNG Receives Approval for Partial Restart

Feb 21, 2023

Freeport LNG, the second largest U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter, said on Tuesday it had received regulatory approval to restart commercial operations at its Texas processing plant.The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the partial restart of two liquefaction trains…

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