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Annual Maritime Crime Statistics for 2015

Jan 23, 2016

Dryad Maritime, the UK’s leading maritime intelligence and operations company has released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of piracy and crime against mariners for 2015.Providing commentary on maritime piracy and crime around the world…

Hurricane Condition Whiskey for Port of Delaware Bay

Jan 23, 2016

The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the anticipated arrival of a severe winter storm that will impact the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area in the next 72 hours.A thorough…

Uncertainty in Asia Echoes Around The World - BIMCO

Jan 23, 2016

Global economics2016 continues where 2015 ended, with all eyes on China. This is mainly because of uncertainty surrounding the development of the world’s second-largest economy. When the first day of the Shanghai Stock Exchange of 2016 closed prematurely…

IBIA Appoints Manager for Asia Market

Jan 22, 2016

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed a new Regional Manager to manage its office in Singapore, covering the Asia region. Simon Neo, IBIA in Asia’s new Regional Manager has more than 30 years of oil and shipping…

UK P&I Club Aids ‘Wellness at Sea’ Program

Jan 22, 2016

The UK P&I Club announced it will be supporting the Sailors’ Society Emotional Wellness training module within its Wellness at Sea coaching program. The training, the second in a set of five modules, is designed to improve emotional wellbeing…

Hapag-Lloyd Gets New Logo, New Name

Jan 22, 2016

The 125 years old German cruise operator, Hapag-Lloyd, has unveiled new branding, along with a modest name change, that will help promote the luxury cruise line to a global audience.  Effective immediately, the old Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten name has been changed to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises…

Container Volumes to Improve 2016: Maersk

Jan 22, 2016

Nils Smedegaard Andersen chief executive officer of A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S said the Container volumes have picked up this year after the market suffered from sluggish growth and overcapacity in 2015, reports Bloomberg. He said 2016 beginning…

CMA CGM Suspends TBL Service to Bamako

Jan 22, 2016

Due to operational constraints, CMA CGM informs its customers that the rail service from Dakar (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali) is suspended until further notice. In order to ensure service continuity, CMA CGM reminds that road service remains available from Dakar to Bamako in 13 days…

Borouge, Maersk Agree to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Jan 22, 2016

Abu Dhabi-based petrochemical company Borouge signed an agreement with Maersk Line to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for their shipments.  Besides being the first plastics producer in the Middle East to sign the Carbon Pact with Maersk Line…

Ampelmann Expands to Aberdeen

Jan 22, 2016

Ampelmann, a provider of motion compensation access solutions, is opening an office in central Aberdeen as the next step in the continued expansion of the company.Ampelmann claims an an extensive track record in supporting Walk to Work campaigns in the North Sea…

Record Traffic in Port of Ystad

Jan 22, 2016

Port of Ystad saw record breaking traffic numbers in 2015, retaining the port’s position as Sweden’s third largest ferry passenger port. The largest increase was in bus traffic, which increased by 30,7 % compared to 2014. “The numbers from…

Cargill to Close London Shipping Unit as Sector Crisis Worsens

Jan 21, 2016

Global commodities trader Cargill will close its London shipping office in another sign of the worsening crisis battering the dry freight market, the company said on Thursday. Financial markets have been in turmoil since the start of the year due to worries over the health of the world economy…

MetOcean Appoints Director of Sales

Jan 21, 2016

MetOcean Data Systems has appointed Emily MacPherson as Director of Sales, MetOcean Systems.In the new position, MacPherson will be responsible for expanding sales opportunities and managing the day-to-day responsibilities of the company’s sales team…

Southwestern Energy to slash 1,100 From Payroll

Jan 21, 2016

Southwestern Energy Co said it would lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 40 percent of its workforce, as it slows down drilling activity in response to a prolonged slump in oil prices.Oil futures dropped to their lowest levels since 2003…

Capital Product Partners Declare Cash Distribution

Jan 21, 2016

Capital Product Partners L.P. a Marshall Islands master limited partnership and an international owner of modern tanker, container and drybulk vessels today announced that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $0.2385 per…

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