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Hapag-Lloyd to Unveil Plan for 2020 Fuel Regs in 2018

Mar 28, 2018

German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd plans to give details within three to six months on compliance with tighter shipping fuel regulations that will kick in from 2020, its chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said on Wednesday. The International…

A Quarter of Seafarers Show Signs of Depression -Report

Mar 28, 2018

More than a quarter of seafarers show signs of depression - and many won’t ask for help, according to a study of seafarers’ mental health presented at Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea conference on March 16, London. The study of more than 1…

Hapag-Lloyd Announces Surprise Dividend After Earnings Double

Mar 28, 2018

Container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd announced a surprise dividend to shareholders on Wednesday and forecast a rise in annual earnings this year thanks to synergies from its merger with Gulf peer UASC.Hapag-Lloyd merged with UASC last year…

Georgia Ports: Mason Mega Rail Breaks Ground

Mar 28, 2018

The Georgia Ports Authority broke ground on its $126.7 million Mason Mega Rail Terminal Monday. The expansion will increase the Port of Savannah's rail lift capacity to 1 million containers per year, and open new markets spanning an arc of cities from Memphis to St…

For Seafarers, Net Access is a Must -Report

Mar 28, 2018

The Crew Connectivity 2018 Survey Report, sponsored by KVH Industries and Intelsat, shows digital transformation underway in the maritime industry.Roger Adamson, Futurenautics Maritime’s chief executive officer, presented to a London audience…

Apeejay Shipping expands fleet

Mar 27, 2018

India's  Apeejay Shipping said it has acquired a new Japanese 76,602 MT DWT Gearless Panamax vessel to take its fleet size to nine. The ship has been renamed APJ Kabir Anand.  The expansion schedule of Apeejay Shipping has seen the company…

MSC Says It's Not Targeted By Australia Vessel Ban

Mar 27, 2018

Following Australia's move to ban the containership MSC Kia Ora for unpaid crew wages, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company said in a statement that it does not oversee the maintenance, or the workforce, of the chartered banned vessel, Kia Ora…

Diana Shipping Bags TC Contract for Aliki with SwissMarine

Mar 27, 2018

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services, Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels…

Vanderhaden Named USCG Master Chief Petty Officer

Mar 27, 2018

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday Command Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden has been selected as the 13th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard is the service's most senior enlisted…

Intermarine UK Ramps up Portland Port Operations

Mar 27, 2018

Maritime engineering company Intermarine UK is ramping up operations at its new 2,400sqm fabrication and welding facility at Portland Port in Dorset, U.K. after taking delivery of £450,000 of new machinery.  Inter Marine Group President…

Cloud MRV Collects Data for IMO-DCS Regulation

Mar 27, 2018

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced a mandatory Data Collection System (DCS) for international shipping, which requires ships above 5,000 gross tonnage to start collecting and reporting fuel consumption and CO2 data to an IMO database from 2019…

Stolt-Nielsen Names Grüner-Hegge CFO

Mar 27, 2018

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced Jens F. Grüner-Hegge has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective from April 2, 2018. Grüner-Hegge, who has served as Vice President, Corporate Finance since 2007, succeeds longtime CFO Jan Chr…

COSCO Shipping Ports More than Doubled Profit in 2017

Mar 26, 2018

Hong Kong-based port operator COSCO Shipping Ports said that it 2017 profits have more than doubled from a year earlier, partly due to a one-off disposal gain and higher operating profits. The subsidiary and listed company of China COSCO…

APM Reefer Terminal in Market-Leading Position

Mar 26, 2018

While Del Monte Fruit was announcing its return to APM Terminals’ Reefer Terminal in Vado Ligure, the Italian Terminal was reconfirming its position as fruit logistics market leader in Central-Southern Europe, during ‘Fruit Logistica 2018’ in Berlin…

Yang Ming Back to Profitability in 2017

Mar 26, 2018

Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation said that its  consolidated revenues of 2017 totaled NTD 131.08 billion (USD 4.4 billion), up 13.59% compared with NTD 115.4 billion (USD 3.88 billion) in revenue from previous year…

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