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Saia Opens New Missouri Terminal

Oct 12, 2018

American trucking company Saia announced the recent completion of its new Saia LTL Freight cross-dock facility in Strafford, Missouri. Strafford is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area and is situated approximately 14 miles northeast of the city…

Interview: Jeong-kie Lee, Chairman, Korean Register & IACS

Oct 12, 2018

This month we caught up with Jeong-kie Lee, Chairman and CEO of the Korean Register and also the Chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), for his insights on the dominant trends moving the maritime industry into the future…

WIKA Mobile Control Installs qSCALE I2 LMI on Telehandlers

Oct 12, 2018

Alden Equipment was recently awarded a government contract to deliver 60 XTREME XR5919 telehandlers. Alden Equipment partnered with WIKA Mobile Control (WMC) to install a qSCALE I2 load moment indicator (LMI) on each of the telehandlers.  This…

Dan-Bunkering Hires Five in Denamrk

Oct 12, 2018

A/S Dan-Bunkering Ltd. has announced the employment of below five Bunker Traders in the office in Middelfart, Denmark, as of September 2018.Matea Jelicic was born and raised in Croatia and holds a double degree in Petroleum Engineering and Supply Chain Management…

ONE, Hapag-Lloyd Partner for Feeder Services

Oct 12, 2018

Japan's Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd have agreed to share space on their feeder services.As the first step, the cooperation will cover specific Intra-Europe (BAX, NBS, NPX, REX, SDX, ADX, LEX) and Intra-Asia (BHX, HAS…

​​​​US-flag Cargo Movement on Great Lakes Dips 8%

Oct 12, 2018

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 9.26 million tons of cargo in September, a decrease of 8.3 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reported. The September float was also 6.6 percent below the month’s five-year average…

Boskalis Nominates van Noort as New CFO

Oct 11, 2018

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has nominated Carlo van Noort to be appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Boskalis at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) in May 2019. The term of the current CFO, Hans Kamps, expires on the date of that same AGM…

Record Cargo Project Loaded in Port of Venice

Oct 11, 2018

Two hydrocracking reactors made by ATB Riva Calzoni have sailed on board the BigLift company’s Happy Star ship, with their destination the first private Nigerian refinery owned by Dangote Refining Ltd.The high-pressure units were made both at Roncadelle…

Major Hull Section for American Harmony Moved To Launchways

Oct 11, 2018

American Harmony’s lower bow section has moved from Fabrication Building #4 at Chesapeake Shipbuilding to the Assembly Launchways. The second new ship in American Cruise Lines five-ship, modern riverboat series is well on its way to completion…

New Seafarer Training Center Opens in Phuket

Oct 11, 2018

Galileo Maritime Academy has this month announced the completion of its new architect designed professional crew training center and crew residence in Phuket, Thailand.The “T” shaped buildings comprise state-of-the-art training and recreation rooms…

Oil And Gas CEO: New Tech Creates Opportunity

Oct 10, 2018

Data from KPMG’s 2018 Oil and Gas CEO Outlook, released Oct. 10, reveals that globally, almost all oil and gas CEOs believe new technology creates opportunities. Eighty-five percent are piloting or have already implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI)…

Vietnam to Build Two Terminals in Lach Huyen Port

Oct 10, 2018

Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), the state-owned marine transporter, won approval recently to build two large container terminals at Lach Huyen Port in northern Hai Phong City in a 7 trillion dong ($302 million) project.According to Nguyen Canh Tinh…

Liebherr to Supply ERTG Cranes to Montreal

Oct 10, 2018

Liebherr Container Cranes have secured an order for the supply of 10 electric rubber tyre gantry cranes to Montreal Gateway Terminal Partnerships. The cranes will be delivered to both the Cast and Racine Terminals in 2019.Liebherr supplied its first crane to Cast Terminal…

Oakland Betters Peak Season Cargo Volume Record

Oct 10, 2018

A record-breaking peak season continues at the Port of Oakland. The Port said that last month was the busiest September for import cargo in its 91-year history. That followed another all-time record in August.The port said it has handled the equivalent of 168…

Synergy Group Launches iCALL Help Line

Oct 10, 2018

Synergy Group has launched a new counselling service aimed at improving mental health support for sea- and shore-based maritime personnel.iCALL is a free psychological helpline for the worldwide maritime community available 24/7 in nine different languages via phone…

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