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SC Ports Sees Strong Start to FY20

Aug 08, 2019

South Carolina Ports Authority saw a strong start to fiscal year 2020, recording its busiest July in Port history at container terminals and inland ports.SCPA handled 210,542 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) at the Wando Welch and North Charleston container terminals in July…

Dan-Bunkering Promotes Geng

Aug 08, 2019

Dan-Bunkering has announced the promotion of Yong Geng to Senior Marketing Executive.Yong started his career within Dan-Bunkering and in the industry in 2012 in the head-office in Middelfart after finishing his studies in the Aarhus School of Business…

HII Announces Leadership Changes

Aug 08, 2019

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced leadership changes for its Newport News Shipbuilding division.Damon Saetre has been promoted to vice president of integrated planning and production control. In this role, he oversees all direct planning…

Retail Imports at Near-Record Levels Despite Tariffs

Aug 08, 2019

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to continue at near-record levels this month and the remainder of the year despite a new round of tariffs on goods from China, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report…

NYK Talks Openly About Safe Operations

Aug 08, 2019

On August 7, 20 NYK executive officers and a group of six vessel captains and chief engineers held a meeting at NYK headquarters in Tokyo to openly exchange opinions about the safe operation of vessels that the NYK Group is managing and operating…

Goltens Appoints Seth as President

Aug 08, 2019

The Goltens Worldwide group of companies has announced the appointment of Mr. Sandeep Seth as President.  Seth first joined Goltens in 2002 and has steadily climbed the ranks, serving in positions of progressively increasing responsibility.…

Jotun Inks Coatings Contract with Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Aug 08, 2019

Jotun has signed an agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen to provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system across 42 vessels in the leading shipowner’s advanced RoRo fleet.HPS combines premium SeaQuantum X200 antifouling…

Salaya Terminal Cargo Growth up 160%

Aug 07, 2019

India's Essar Bulk Terminal Salaya Ltd (EBTSL) posted 160 percent growth in its cargo throughput for the Q1FY2020 which ended on June 30, 2019.As against 0.5 million tonnes (MT) in Q1FY19, EBTSL clocked a cargo throughput of 1.3 MT in Q1FY20…

Ecochlor Expands to Korea

Aug 07, 2019

Ecochlor Ramps Up Business Development with a New Regional Office in Korea.Ecochlor is pleased to announce the opening of a new regional office in Korea to increase support of shipyards and owners in their efforts toward ballast water management compliance…

HDR to Lead $870M Rail Project at PoLB

Aug 07, 2019

The Port of Long Beach, one of the greenest ports in the world, has selected HDR to perform the final design as it moves ahead with its $870 million effort to streamline rail operations and reduce bottlenecks at the second-busiest container port in the U…

New Heavy Weight Record for Jumbo

Aug 07, 2019

Jumbo Kinetic recently lifted a giant 1,929 tonne Wash Tower, the heaviest cargo ever lifted by Jumbo.Samsung Engineering booked Jumbo to transport an ultra-heavy Wash Tower and 4 columns, including transport saddles, for the JUPC project in Saudi Arabia…

Port Manatee wins $1.4 million for Port Security

Aug 07, 2019

Port Manatee has been awarded $1,425,000 in federal funding to advance three projects to bolster security at the fast-growing Central-Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port.“Port Manatee greatly appreciates federal support of our efforts to ensure safe…

Hapag-Lloyd Delivers Higher H1 Financials

Aug 07, 2019

Hapag-Lloyd has concluded the first half of the year 2019 with a significantly higher operating result than in the same period of the previous year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased to $436 million (H1 2018: $102 million)…

Chelsea Technologies Appoints Paull as MD

Aug 07, 2019

Chelsea Technologies, a leader in the design and manufacture of sensors for the maritime sector and a Sonardyne company, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Paull as its new managing director. Paull, who joins the company from leading subsea technology developer Sonardyne International…

NWSA Terminal 46 Request for Proposals

Aug 07, 2019

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, is now accepting proposals for Terminal 46, a 50-acre deep-water marine terminal.The port authority based in the Puget Sound region…

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