Kirby Corporation completes the acquisition of Penn Maritime Inc. & Maritime Investments LLC, US operators of tank barges and tugboats.Penn's fleet, comprised of 18 double-hulled tank barges with a capacity of 1.9 million barrels and 16 tugboats…
Port of Los Angeles container volumes drop 16 percent in November; year-to-date traffic up 2.7% due to service shifts, strike.The decrease was due in part to a vessel service shift from Los Angeles to the Port of Long Beach, and to cargo…
EnerMech has signalled it’s about to step up international expansion with the appointment of mergers and acquisitions expert Ingrid Stewart. Mrs Stewart has joined the mechanical engineering group from investment bank Simmons & Company International…
Container volumes at the port rose steeply in November with imports up 20.2 percent & exports up 24.6 percent compared to the same period a year ago.Port terminals handled 555,513 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) overall, an increase of 20…
Los Angeles-based philanthropist & co-creator of TV’s 'The Simpsons', funds purchase of new Sea Sherpherd anti-whaling patrol ship 'Sam Simon'.Sea Shepherd's new Antarctic patrol ship, the Sam Simon, has been unveiled in the port of Hobart…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) recognized as one of the top 100 companies in the world for its sustainability practices.The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index is designed to track the performance of companies that are taking a leadership role in sustainability performance reporting…
The vote by the ILA's 200-member wage scale committee moves East and Gulf coast ports closer to their first coast wide strike in 35 years.The International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett has been authorized by ILA delegates…
A Panama Canal Authority (ACP) delegation met with International Chamber of Shipping & IMO representatives for canal expansion talks.The ACP delegation was headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano who said: “These face-to-face meetings are…
Seaco announce appointment of Jeremy Matthew as Group CEO and Paul Merritt as Group COO. The appointments follow the retirement of Dave Amble as CEO of the HNA owned enterprise.Jeremy Matthew, the group’s current CFO will take over as…
Alberto Alemán Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority accepts award, looks to canal future.Mr. Alemán spoke as he accepted the Containerization and Intermodal Institute's 'Connie Award' at the annual luncheon at the Newark Club…
Nupas-Cadmatic, CAD ship design software provider, opens new office in Goa, India and another in Singapore.Nupas-Cadmatic ship design software is a joint-venture product of Numeriek Centrum Groningen B.V. and Cadmatic Oy.The offices…
Voith Group reports on financial results at end of fiscal year year 2012 (ending September 30, 2012).Report highlights:• Third best operational result in company history despite difficult business environment at Voith Paper• Sales rise by 2 percent to EUR 5…
Austal USA announces the promotion of Craig Perciavalle to President, Austal USA.Mr. Perciavalle is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Operations. He joined Austal USA in 2007, serving in a number of senior management positions while overseeing Austal’s transition from a small…
Four exemplary United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) midshipmen were recently honored with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships, grants which will help support their senior year at the academy.Crowley Marine Recruiter Jenny Terpenning presented Cadets Joshua Beck…
Stephen Trotter, Managing Director for ABB’s UK Power Systems business, takes a seat on new UK Government advisory board.He is to represent the electrical, cables and transmission and distribution fields on a new board set up by the Government…