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APM Terminals Pipavav Hosts Trade Meet for CHAs

Jul 24, 2018

APM Terminals Pipavav recently hosted a trade meet for Custom House Agents (CHAs) and service providers at the Port and at Diu, Gujarat.The event was attended by members from Ahmedabad Customs House Agents Association (ACHAA), Pipavav Customs Brokers Association (PCBA)…

Maersk: India Recording a 14% Upturn

Jul 24, 2018

India´s containerized trade with the BRICS´ nations trademarks a rise of 14 percent. Export trade from India to Brazil, China, Russia and South Africa in Q1 2018 increased 7,5 percent YOY from same period last year. South Africa turned to be Indian´s top trade partner…

Samsung Heavy Industries Post Quarterly Loss

Jul 23, 2018

Seoul-listed South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) sunk into the red in the second quarter, on increased costs and one-off losses.SHI said in a regulatory filing that it posted a net loss of 142.7 billion won ($126 million) in the second quarter…

Hikawa Maru's Technological Links to Showa Era

Jul 23, 2018

Hikawa Maru, which is owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)x, has been recognized by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) as a cargo-passenger ship that conveys the story of maritime technology in the early Showa era…

Ocean Rig Announces New Contracts

Jul 23, 2018

The international contractor of offshore deepwater drilling services Ocean Rig UDW  has entered into a new drilling contract with Chariot Oil & Gas Limited for a one-well drilling program, for drilling offshore Namibia.The contract is expected…

Scorpio Bulkers Back in the Black

Jul 23, 2018

With a net profit of USD 0.8 million, Scorpio Bulkers shows positive results in the second quarter of 2018 compared to a net loss was USD 13.4 million for the the same period in 2017.Total vessel revenues for the second quarter of 2018 were $60…

Lamarre Named CEO at Seaspan Shipyards

Jul 23, 2018

Mark Lamarre, who most recently served as CEO of Australian Shipbuilding Company (ASC), has been named CEO of Seaspan Shipyards effective immediately. Lamarre succeeds Brian Carter, who stepped down to pursue other opportunities.Lamarre’s appointment…

Dupuis Joins DrayMaster Enterprise as Sales Director

Jul 23, 2018

Draymaster Enterprise, a technology solution to manage all the complexities of intermodal drayage in one platform, has hired Phil Dupuis as Director of Sales.Prior to joining DrayMaster, Dupuis was the owner of Cartage Consulting LLC, helping…

Liebherr Breaks Ground on New US Headquarters

Jul 23, 2018

Members of the Liebherr family, Executive Management and Newport News city officials gathered last Friday, July 20 for a groundbreaking ceremony on site in Copeland Industrial Park to celebrate the construction of the new Liebherr USA, Co. headquarters…

Savannah Reaches Record Volumes in FY18

Jul 23, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled a record 4.2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2018 (July '17 - June '18), for an impressive 8.4% increase year-over-year, or 325,000 additional units.     'Moving more than…

Teekay Offshore Taps Steinsland as CFO

Jul 23, 2018

Teekay Offshore GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., announced today that Jan Rune Steinsland has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Teekay Offshore Group Ltd., a management services company that…

Wilhelmsen Drops Acquisition of Drew Marine

Jul 22, 2018

A US District Court for the District of Columbia announced that it will grant the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) motion for an injunction to block Wilhelmsen’s acquisition of Drew Marine Technical Services.Consequently, Wilhelmsen and Drew have agreed to abandon the transaction…

APL Adds New Iraq Port Call

Jul 22, 2018

The provider of container shipping and global transportation services APL has announced that the Gulf Asia Express 2 (GA2) service will soon be calling the port of Umm Qasr.The CMA CGM=owned company said that the service will also make a second…

MOL buys Eni's Adriatic Offshore Gas Stakes

Jul 20, 2018

MOL Group’s Croatian INA agreed to buy Eni Croatia BV, a wholly-owned member of Eni Group, through which Eni participated in the joint project of gas production in Croatia’s offshore areas Northern Adriatic and Marica.INA will become the 100%…

Iceland’s Samherji Buys Stake in Eimskip

Jul 20, 2018

Icelandic fisheries company Samherji though Samherji Holding has acquired a substantial share in Eimskip, Iceland’s longest-established and largest shipping operator.The company has a total of 25.3% stake in the company and the purchase price is about 11 billion Icelandic krona…

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