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Port of Rotterdam Authority to Invest in Port of Pecém

Oct 25, 2018

Allard Castelein, the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, and Camilo Santana, Governor of the Brazilian state of Ceará, signed an investment agreement regarding the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s participation in the development of the port of Pecém…

IMTRA Mourns the Loss of Nat Bishop

Oct 25, 2018

IMTRA Corporation and its employees are saddened by the passing of former CEO and long-time member of the IMTRA family, Nat Bishop, after a 15-year battle with melanoma.Bishop joined IMTRA, the leading manufacturer, supplier and importer of quality marine products…

CEVA Logistics, CMA CGM Broaden Strategic Partnership

Oct 25, 2018

The new partnership places CMA CGM as a long-term strategic partner through a reinforced industrial project.CMA CGM has been CEVA Logistics’ reference shareholder since its listing on the SIX stock exchange in May 2018. CMA CGM signed a new relationship agreement with CEVA on Wednesday…

Hurtigruten Orders New Hybrid Powered Expedition Ship

Oct 25, 2018

Hurtigruten continues to push the borders for green travel – and orders new, groundbreaking hybrid powered expedition cruise ship.Hurtigruten, an expedition cruise operator, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Kleven Verft…

ESL, Nauticor Sign Long-term LNG Supply Contract

Oct 25, 2018

The Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping and Hamburg based Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG have signed a long-term contract for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the port of Oxelösund. The contract contains the provision of the environmental…

Shanghai Lingang Invests in Zeebrugge Port

Oct 25, 2018

Chinese investment by the Shanghai Lingang Overseas Development  in the port of Zeebrugge was officially signed in Brussels by Liu Jiaping, Chairman of Lingang, and Coens Joachim, CEO of Port of Zeebrugge.The agreement was signed in the presence…

Jacobs Sells ECR Division to WorleyParsons

Oct 25, 2018

Australia's WorleyParsons has entered into a binding agreement to acquire US contractor Jacobs Engineering's  Energy, Chemicals & Resources (ECR) division, a leading global technical services provider across Hydrocarbons, Chemicals and Mining & Minerals…

EU Okays CMA CGM’s takeover of Containerships

Oct 25, 2018

European Commission’s competition regulators has approved CMA CGM acquisition of Container Finance, the holding company that controls regional container operator Containerships.CMA CGM, the world’s fourth largest carrier by capacity, agreed…

Antwerp Port on Track to Sixth Record Year

Oct 24, 2018

Throughput continues to register growth in the Port of Antwerp. After record semi-annual figures, the total throughput after nine months stands at 177,026,550 tonnes – a sharp 6% increase compared with the same period last year.A press release from the company said that with these results…

UK's PD Ports Rolls-out Second Teesport Rail Link to Scotland

Oct 24, 2018

Middlesbrough, UK headquartered PD Ports has launched a second rail service connecting Teesport direct with Scotland opening up further opportunities to connect global importers and exporters with the north of the UK.The new service, operated by DB Cargo…

Dredging Completed on the Vinton Navigation Channel

Oct 24, 2018

Port of Vinton officials announced  that dredging operations near the mouth of the Vinton Navigation Channel has been completed.Magnolia Dredging of Mandeville, La., was the contractor on the $1.098 million maintenance dredging project that removed more than 21…

ShipMoney Announces New Appointments in Europe

Oct 24, 2018

Specialized global maritime payments provider ShipMoney has announced a series of high level appointments to its European operations team.Roula Zachariou joins the ShipMoney team as Vice President of Business Development and Client Management…

Port of Hueneme Breaks Cargo Record

Oct 24, 2018

Cargo imports and exports hit an all-time high at the Port of Hueneme with 1.6 million tons of cargo moving through the Port. This represents an 8.1% increase over last year’s performance of 1.48 million cargo tons. The previous cargo record was set in FY2015 with 1…

Richard Branson Resigns as Chairman of Virgin Hyperloop

Oct 23, 2018

Sir Richard Branson has stepped down from his role as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One, saying the company 'needs a more hands-on chairman.'DP World statement said Branson was stepping down due to the increased commitment of time the position requires…

MPC Capital Further Expands Shipping Business

Oct 23, 2018

MPC Maritime Investments GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MPC Capital AG (Deutsche Börse Scale, ISIN DE000A1TNWJ4), has acquired three Panamax-sized container vessels on behalf of an international investor. The transaction volume amounted to $42 million…

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