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Ship Design: Student Creations put to the Test

Jun 28, 2019

Four winning school classes attended  the prizegiving of the ‘design your ship for the future’ competition at MARIN (Netherlands Maritime Research Institute). The winning ship, with the shape of a sailfish, a retractable sail, a frictionless…

Shipping Executives Indicted in the U.S.

Jun 28, 2019

An indictment of two Norwegian shipping executives was unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, the Department of Justice announced.Ingar Skiaker and Øyvind Ervik have been charged with participating in a long-running conspiracy to allocate certain customers and routes…

TangerMed, Maersk Opens Doors in Morocco

Jun 28, 2019

With the new addition of APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, which has a capacity of 5 million TEU’s, Morocco's importance as a transshipment location grows. TangerMed Port is already ranked leading African port and is among the world’s top 50 container…

Shipbuilding: Cable Layer Delivered to Japan

Jun 28, 2019

Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) delivered the first ever modern Cable Laying Vessel built for Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd. (KCS) Japan, on June 21, 2019. This is the biggest vessel, both in terms of length and price, ever built by Colombo Dockyard in its history…

Exmar Repays its 2014 Bond

Jun 27, 2019

Exmar Netherlands,  a fully owned subsidiary of Belgium’s Exmar and a manager of specialized floating assets, has completed the bond repayment issued in 2014, extended in July 2017 and maturing in July 2019.According to a press note from the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner…

Navico Names Knut Frostad CEO

Jun 27, 2019

Navico, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP brands, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has appointed Knut Frostad as President and Chief Executive Officer.“Knut Frostad has been on Navico’s board for 14 years…

Charleston is Home for New USCG Cutter

Jun 27, 2019

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that Charleston, S.C., will be the home of its newest National Security Cutter.“I am pleased to announce that Charleston, South Carolina will be the home of the Coast Guard's 11th National Security Cutter,” said Admiral Karl L…

Descartes Acquires STEPcom

Jun 27, 2019

Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), a leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired STEPcom, a leading Business-to-Business (“B2B”) supply chain integration network based in Switzerland…

MarTID 2019 Report Released

Jun 27, 2019

The second report from the historic MarTID survey initiative to study global maritime training practices, investment and thought is now available on the MarTID website. The findings include the following: expenditure on maritime training continues to rise for vessel owners and seafarers…

​Wilhelmsen, Rainmaking Innovation Join Forces

Jun 26, 2019

Wilhelmsen and Rainmaking’s announced a partnership aiming to spin-out and scale-up existing innovative solutions researched and developed by Wilhelmsen with potential to scale across the industry. Wilhelmsen’s Digi Boiler is the first project to benefit from this collaboration…

Yang to the Helm at Singapore Shipping Assoc.

Jun 26, 2019

The Council of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)—the industry voice of Singapore’s maritime community— made history by nominating the association’s first-ever female President since its founding in 1985.At SSA’s 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 26 June 2019…

Dachser Launches Testing with Mercedes eActros

Jun 26, 2019

Dachser, a leading global logistics provider, has announced it is launching test operations with Mercedes-Benz eActros, an all-electric 18-ton truck, in Stuttgart, Germany, where Dachser is testing its city logistics concept, DACHSER Emission-Free Delivery program…

Water Outflow on Seaway Now Above 10,400 CMS

Jun 26, 2019

The Chamber of Marine Commerce supports the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board’s decision Friday to continue flow rates from the Moses-Saunders dam at 10,400 cubic meters per second (CMS).Maintaining the 10,400 CMS outflow still results in a significant cost to the economy…

​21 Graduate from Webb Institute

Jun 26, 2019

On Saturday June 22, 2019, Webb Institute awarded 21 Bachelor of Science degrees at its 123rd Commencement Ceremony. Each graduating student received a dual degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.Webb’s Commencement Ceremony opened…

Cimco Marine Names Losch as Sales Director

Jun 26, 2019

Ralf Losch has been appointed Sales Director for Cimco Marine AB's (publ).Ralf Losch started his position on June 24, 2019. He brings more than 20 years of technical sales experience and has an extraordinary track-record of extracting value…

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