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Shipping Community Announces Mercy Ships Cargo Day Goal

Aug 29, 2018

Mercy Ships Cargo Day, an annual event established by the worldwide shipping community in 2016, has announced a $1 million target goal for 2018.The event, held Oct. 3, provides the opportunity for the shipping and trading community around the…

Port Emissions Fall Even as Cargo Rises

Aug 29, 2018

The Port of Long Beach is continuing to outperform 2023 clean air goals for diesel particles and sulfur oxides, even while cargo volumes have jumped to record levels, according to a comprehensive study of Port-related air pollution emissions…

Schottel Appoints Kaul CEO

Aug 29, 2018

Schottel appointed Stefan Kaul as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & President Industrial Operations. The appointment follows the departure of Dr Christian Strahberger who has decided to leave the company after holding the top spot for about two years…

Ocean Installer Wins First Contract in China

Aug 28, 2018

Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for 3rd Party Verification and Engineering Support work for the Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Development located in the South China Sea.The work scope encompasses 3rd party verification of detailed design and subsea construction engineering…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Cargo Processing at Busan Port Hits Record

Aug 28, 2018

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that its cargo processing at Busan Port for January to July 2018, has hit a new record.Processed cargo during the first seven months of this year reached 1,157,980 TEU, an increase of 14.3 percent year-over-year…

USMMA Earns ABET Accreditation

Aug 28, 2018

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point (USMMA) said its Bachelor of Science degree programs in Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management, and Marine Engineering Systems have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET…

MacGregor to Reveal Digital Advances at SMM

Aug 28, 2018

At this year's SMM exhibition, MacGregor, part of Cargotec, plans to unveil a new digital solution it says is set to change the face of breakbulk stowage. Alongside this, the company has developed other elements of its digital portfolio, MacGregor Smart…

Greenbrier Names Tekorius EVP and COO

Aug 28, 2018

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. announced that its Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Lorie Tekorius, has been appointed EVP and Chief Operating Officer (COO) by its Board of Directors, with expanded responsibilities…

First Marine Solutions: Positive Start to Financial Year

Aug 28, 2018

Mooring equipment specialist First Marine Solutions (FMS) has reported a strong start to the financial year.Following on from the appointment of a new management team in May, the Aberdeen-based mooring services company has seen month-on-month sales growth…

Port of Oakland Appoints Principal Engineer for Seaport Projects

Aug 28, 2018

The Port of Oakland has promoted Thanh Vuong to Principal Engineer in the Maritime Project Design and Delivery Department. The department manages more than $50 million worth of seaport capital projects each year and provides upkeep of more than $1 billion worth of infrastructure…

Navios Taps Bryan as COO

Aug 27, 2018

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. has hired Cargill's dry bulk trading head Jeremy J. Bryan as chief operating officer of Navios Corporation, effective as of February 1, 2019.Bryan, who worked at Cargill International S.A. since 1992, has served in various positions during his tenure there…

Oldendorff Inks Transhipment Deal in Vietnam

Aug 27, 2018

Oldendorff Carriers said it has signed an integrated coal transport and transhipment agreement for a new power station project to be built in the North of Vietnam at Nghi Son. The customer is a consortium between Marubeni Corp of Japan and Korea…

Change of Command for Cal Maritime's Training Ship

Aug 27, 2018

After 10 years at the helm, Harry Bolton handed over command of the Training Ship Golden Bear Wednesday at California State University Maritime Academy.Bolton, a 1978 graduate of the Academy, returned to Cal Maritime on May 1, 2008 after a 30-year career with American Maritime Officers…

Egina FPSO Sails to Offshore Field

Aug 26, 2018

The $3.3 billion Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit built by Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea (SHI) for the 200,000 barrels per day capacity Egina oilfield began to sail to the oilfield Sunday, reports local media.Following fabrication and integration works in Lagos…

Georgia's New Inland Terminal Begins Business

Aug 26, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal, state officials and more than 350 business and civic leaders were on hand today to officially open the Appalachian Regional Port (ARP) in Northwest Georgia.“The Appalachian Regional Port is a powerful new gateway to the Port…

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