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Intellian, Inmarsat Embark On FleetBroadband Development

Feb 14, 2018

Inmarsat and Intellian have signed an outline agreement that will support enhancements to Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband service for the next decade and beyond. The new agreement will see Intellian design and manufacture a new generation of FleetBroadband…

Port of Piraeus Profit Up by 92%

Feb 13, 2018

The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) 2017 financial report revealed profits before tax amounted to €21.2 million ($26.19 mln) compared to €11.0 million ($13.59 mln) in the year 2016, showing an increase of 92 percent.Turnover amounted to €111…

NYK Cautions of Illegal Conducts in Chinese Subsidiary

Feb 13, 2018

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) said that it has discovered that there is a possibility that former locally hired management personnel in NYK Car Carrier (China), its consolidated subsidiary located in Shanghai.The China unit is engaged in finished car logistics business in China…

THE Alliance Announces Further 2018 Network Enhancements

Feb 13, 2018

Following the announcement of the 2018 service network in December the members of THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming have worked to refine the product offerings.  Several services will see additional enhancements to improve transit times…

MOL Allies with NCC

Feb 13, 2018

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a capital and business alliance agreement with chemical tank specialist logistics provider Nippon Concept Corporation (NCC).  'MOL and NCC concluded the agreement with the objective…

MJP Welcomes Back Morén as International Sales Manager

Feb 13, 2018

Marine Jet Power (MJP) has welcomed Nils Morén as International Sales Manager responsible for sales in Israel, India, Taiwan and South Korea. In this role Nils will be responsible for business development and customer relations, reporting to MJP CEO…

Container Shipping Struggles with Overcapacity: McKinsey

Feb 12, 2018

The container shipping industry is expected to continue to struggle with overcapacity and an inability to deliver value to shareholders, warns consultancy McKinsey & Company in its latest report. As container lines search for successful paths forward…

Ammar Kanaan Appointed CEO of Terminal Investment by MSC

Feb 12, 2018

The shipowning group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has appointed Ammar Kanaan as Chief Executive Officer of its cargo container terminals arm Terminal Investment Limited (TiL).  TIL directly manages or crosses 53 container terminals in ports of five continents…

Dry Bulk, Container Markets Strengthened in 2017: Torvald Klaveness

Feb 12, 2018

The tanker market remained subdued, while the dry bulk and container markets strengthened during 2017, said Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness. Torvald Klaveness managed to improve its financial results in 2017, but they “were still not at a satisfactory level”…

RollDock, SAL Heavy Lift Form Dock Vessels Pool

Feb 12, 2018

RollDock and SAL Heavy Lift announced plans to join forces for roll-on/roll-off and float-in/float-out heavy lift cargoes, saying they will launch a “world’s first” pool for dock vessels from April 1, 2018. The pool will consist of the combined…

Gazprom to Reorganise Export Operations

Feb 12, 2018

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday it planned to reorganise its export operations to create an integrated international distribution unit responsible for all of its export deliveries, trading and marketing. Gazprom said in a statement…

Several Car Shippers Face Fines for Rigging Bids

Feb 12, 2018

EU antitrust regulators are set to fine Nippon Yusen KK (NYK) and several other Japanese shippers as well as Norwegian Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA (WWL) in the coming weeks for rigging bids for shipping cars, according to people with knowledge of the matter…

Interventek Appoints Stuart as Business Development Director

Feb 12, 2018

Interventek Subsea Engineering has announced the appointment of Bruce Stuart to the role of Sales and Business Development Director. Stuart brings with him over 30 years of commercial leadership experience and in-depth operational knowledge of the oil and gas industry…

Encik Rezza Resigns as ED of Bumi Armada Berhad

Feb 11, 2018

Malaysia-based international offshore energy facilities and services provider Bumi Armada Berhad has announced the resignation of Encik Shaharul Rezza bin Hassan, Executive Director and Head of Offshore Marine Services (OMS) of Bumi Armada Berhad…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Forms Consortium with MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE

Feb 09, 2018

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it has established a consortium with global liners, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, and ONE to launch joint services between Asia and west coast of South America. Previously, HMM operated three Asia-west coast of South America services with MSC…

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