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Kudlow: Trump "open-minded" about U.S.-China Deal Prospects

Oct 04, 2019

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that the U.S. team was 'open-minded' about the outcome of U.S.-China trade talks next week, which will include deputy-level meetings on Monday and Tuesday, with minister-level meetings Thursday and Friday…

Seaspan Names Hargreaves VP, Strategy & Business Development

Oct 04, 2019

Seaspan Shipyards, Canada’s non-combat shipbuilding partner for the National Shipbuilding Strategy, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hargreaves as Vice President, Strategy & Business Development.David brings to Seaspan over 25…

ClassNK Releases Remote Survey Guidelines

Oct 04, 2019

Classification Society ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Remote Surveys” in preparation for carrying out remote surveys using ICT (Information and Communication Technology). The guidelines outline requirements to apply to remote surveys for some types of occasional surveys…

Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Ops Commence in Germany

Oct 04, 2019

Another milestone for the establishment of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as marine fuel in Germany has been achieved. Nauticor successfully conducted the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in a German port. The trailing suction hopper…

Exxon Mobil Bans Tankers Linked to PDVSA Commerce

Oct 04, 2019

Exxon Mobil Corp this week banned the use of vessels linked to oil flows from Venezuela in the last year, according to four people familiar with the matter, placing new pressure on the U.S. sanctioned country and on global crude freight rates…

VLCC Rates Surge as U.S. Sanctions COSCO

Oct 04, 2019

Freight rates to ship U.S. crude to Asia continued to surge, with costs to charter a supertanker rising to a record $12 million on Thursday, shipping sources familiar with the matter said.South Korea's top refiner, SK Energy, tentatively chartered the supertanker Maxim to ship U…

Seaspan Shipyards Welcomes MacLeod as VP

Oct 04, 2019

Seaspan Shipyards has announced the appointment of Amy MacLeod as the organization’s new Vice President, Corporate Affairs & External Communications. Based in Ottawa, MacLeod will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining strategic…

Rotterdam Port Rolls-out Container Tracking App

Oct 03, 2019

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched a new container tracking application Boxinsider allowing shippers and freight forwarders to locate their containers at any given moment.Boxinsider draws on status information from container vessels and inland and deep-sea terminals…

Chevron Sets New Goals for Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Oct 03, 2019

American multinational energy giant Chevron Corporation unveils new goals to reduce oil production-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change…

Autonomous Ships Market: $134.9B by 2030

Oct 03, 2019

The global autonomous ships industry is expected to generate $134.9 billion by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 4.4% from 2020 to 2030.This projection is premised on an increase in demand for cargo transportation from marines and surge in operational…

Proman Shipping Signs JV with Stena Bulk

Oct 03, 2019

Proman Shipping AG and Stena Bulk AB announced a new Joint Venture partnership for 50/50 ownership of two long term time-chartered ships, under the name ‘Proman Stena Bulk Limited’.

Maersk Taps New Trade Deals in Odisha

Oct 03, 2019

Maersk completed its first import shipment to Sambalpur from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Jharsuguda (Odisha). The shipment carrying 80 TEUs was delivered to Shyam Metalics. Whilst a few of the top customers in the region have already…

NaviGate2020 set for Turku, Finland

Oct 03, 2019

A new exhibition, Nordic Maritime Expo 2020, is set to take place in Turku, Finland, January 22-23, 2020.Billed as a presentation of the latest digital and clean tech ideas, Finland touts itself as the heart of global digitalization and green technical developments…

Klaveness Partners BHP on Shipping, Logistics Platforms

Oct 02, 2019

BHP’s Maritime and Supply Chain Excellence team and Klaveness Digital have partnered to develop CargoValue, a shipping and logistics platform, to improve the way the industry collaborates and shares scheduling and vessel information.The concept…

Pangaea Orders 2 More High Ice Class Ships

Oct 02, 2019

Pangaea Logistics Solutionsexpanded its order for high ice class post-panamax dry bulk 95,000 dwt. vessels at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) from two to four vessels.The four ships, two for delivery in April and May 2021 and two for delivery in November 2021…

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