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US Importers Place Spring Orders Early Amidst Tariffs Anxiety

Oct 27, 2025

Small importers for large U.S. retailers rushed in China-made strollers and wares meant for spring and are storing the goods in their own warehouses to avoid the big tariff bills that had been threatened over the next month.Before Sino-American…

Scientists Unveil New Names for 18 North Atlantic Right Whales

Oct 27, 2025

Scientists at the New England Aquarium are unveiling a new slate of named North Atlantic right whales, an annual tradition that helps researchers in the field identify the critically endangered animals in real time.Every right whale in the North…

American Cruise Lines Announces New U.S.-Built Vessels Through 2028

Oct 27, 2025

American Cruise Lines has announced 10 new ships for the U.S. market beginning with American Pioneer debuting in Florida on October 31st. American Pioneer is the 2nd new Patriot Class ship the company has launched this year. All American’s new boats will continue to sail domestically…

ABS Group Names David Wechsler as CEO

Oct 27, 2025

ABS has appointed David Wechsler, a founding partner of the firm that became Hitachi Consulting, as the new Chief Executive Officer for ABS Group.Wechsler has a  35-year career in management consulting leadership positions across manufacturing…

The Cost of Caution in 2-Stroke Cylinder Lubrication

Oct 27, 2025

More than 90% of global freight is transported by over 33,000 merchant marine vessels powered by two stroke crosshead engines as their main source of propulsion; the two-stroke diesel engine has been the backbone of global trade and globalization for well over half a century…

Ottco, Royal Vopak to Establish Joint Venture in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm

Oct 27, 2025

Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO), a subsidiary of OQ Group, and Royal Vopak, signed a shareholder agreement to establish a new company in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). The agreement, concluded during the Duqm Economic Forum 2025…

Siemens Gamesa Halts Port of Esbjerg Offshore Wind Nacelle Plant Plans

Oct 27, 2025

Siemens Gamesa has confirmed it has scrapped plans to build an offshore wind turbine nacelle factory at Denmark’s Esbjerg Port.The offshore wind turbine manufacturer confirmed it will not proceed with the development of the nacelle plant at the port of Esbjerg at this time…

Tanco Boosts Jeffersonville Port Capacity with $750K Fertilizer Expansion

Oct 24, 2025

Tanco Terminals is expanding its liquid barge facility at the Ports of Indiana–Jeffersonville to meet rising demand for blended fertilizers across southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.The $750,000 expansion includes two new 45,000-gallon tanks designed to support regional cooperative Premier Ag…

BIO-UV Completes First Containerized Ballast Water Treatment Deployment

Oct 23, 2025

BIO-UV Group has completed the first commercial deployment of its containerized BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS) at Port-la-Nouvelle in southern France, supporting the installation of the pioneering EFGL floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean…

Capesize Values Hit 17-Year High

Oct 23, 2025

Global trade flows have adjusted to new geopolitical developments last week, with Red Sea diversions maintaining their grip on vessel demand patterns. Against this backdrop, timecharter earnings hit their highest levels since October 2024, with…

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Advances Marine Safety with Multiverse Data Upskilling

Oct 23, 2025

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has saved more than three thousand hours following the successful rollout of a data upskilling program in partnership with Multiverse. The training of the 68-strong cohort has enabled the MCA to develop a data-first culture…

DP World Introduces Container Handling Technology at London Gateway

Oct 23, 2025

DP World is investing USD$226 million (£170 million) in container handling technology at its London Gateway logistics hub, marking a step forward in the digitalization and automation of port operations.The new Empty Superstack represents a revolutionary approach to handling empty containers…

Dual Pre-FEED Wins Propel ECOnnect’s LNG IQuay Regas Terminal

Oct 23, 2025

ECOnnect Energy has signed two pre-Front End Engineering and Design (pre-FEED) contracts for its IQuay Regas Terminal, a modular floating regasification system designed to offer faster, more flexible alternatives to conventional onshore and floating LNG terminals…

Burger Boat Company Announces Promotion of Ron Cleveringa

Oct 22, 2025

Burger Boat Company announced the promotion of Ron Cleveringa to Senior Vice President - Product Portfolio Management, reporting to Rich Thompson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.In this newly defined role, Cleveringa will lead the development…

Pedro Widmann Joins UTC Overseas

Oct 22, 2025

UTC Overseas has announced the appointment of Pedro Widmann as Director Global Project Development. Widmann brings over 30 years of experience in the specialized transportation and logistics industry with a strong background in the mining and EPC sector…

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