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Terminal Operators face ‘Perfect Storm’

Sep 12, 2016

Global container terminal operators are changing gear – and strategies – as the nature of their market environment changes markedly due to slowing growth, bigger ships and larger liner alliances.Drewry’s latest Global Container Terminal…

Rescuers bring 2,300 Boat Migrants to Safety from Mediterranean

Sep 11, 2016

Rescuers pulled 2,300 migrants to safety on Saturday in 18 separate rescue operations in the Mediterranean coordinated by the Italian coast guard.A Spanish boat belonging to an EU naval force, an Irish navy vessel and boats of four non-governmental…

APL Wins 'Best Green Shipping Line' Award

Sep 11, 2016

APL has been named the ‘Best Green Shipping Line’ by HAROPA, the French port of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris on 7 September 2016. For the second year in a row, HAROPA is recognising APL’s exemplary environmental performance in reducing air emissions…

First Offshore Exhibition at Maritime Museum Rotterdam

Sep 11, 2016

Over forty-five leading companies in the shipping and offshore maritime sector are among those who have contributed to the funding for the first ever exhibition in the Netherlands dedicated to the offshore sector, to be housed at The Maritime Museum Rotterdam for the next seven years…

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls Visits CMA CGM

Sep 10, 2016

French container shipper CMA CGM received Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France, the CMA CGM Tower, Group headquarters in Marseille, Friday September 9.  The Prime Minister was accompanied by Emmanuelle Cosse, Minister for Housing and Sustainable Habitat…

Port of Long Beach CEO Resigns

Sep 09, 2016

Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup announced his resignation, effective October 28, 2016. Slangerup will step down as head of the nation’s second largest port to take a position as Chairman and CEO of an aviation technology company effective October 31…

GAC, Forth Join Forces to offer Mooring, Terminal Solutions

Sep 09, 2016

GAC UK and Forth Logistics Marine Services (FLMS) have formed a partnership to provide mooring and related terminal services around the UK.Formed on the back of a long term contract in the River Forth with an oil major to be announced later in the year…

Ingalls Names Nastasi Director of Communications

Sep 08, 2016

Kimberly Nastasi has been named director of communications at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division. She will report to Jim McIngvale, who was recently named director of communications and public affairs. Prior to joining Ingalls…

Flynn Makes Series of Staff Appointments

Sep 08, 2016

Maritime specialist Flynn Refrigeration is growing its sales and warehouse workforce after making four new appointments.  Merseyside-based Flynn Refrigeration specializes in the global supply, installation, maintenance and conversion of refrigeration and air conditioning systems and parts…

Menendez Joins Metro Group Maritime

Sep 08, 2016

Lisa Menendez will join the Metro Group Maritime team come mid-September 2016, bringing with her over 12 years of experience in the shipping line industry, 10 of which were working with the U.S Flag segment. She has worked with both the government and commercial customers booking cargo aboard U…

NAUTIS FMB Simulator for AKMI Cirebon

Sep 08, 2016

The Akademi Maritim (AKMI) Suaka Bahari Cirebon has selected VSTEP for the supply of one DNV Class A FMB Simulator to train its students in accordance with the latest IMO requirements and model courses.On August 22, 2016, VSTEP and its local…

Transas CEO Weighs in on the Future of Maritime Operations

Sep 07, 2016

At the SMM 2016 in Hamburg, Transas CEO Frank Coles delivered the company's standpoint on the future of maritime operations. Coles opened the forum by summing up the situation of maritime technology market today, stating that, “Our industry today is awash with innovation…

Klaus Andreasen Joins the Bawat Team

Sep 07, 2016

Bawat has hired Klaus Andreasen as Senior Sales Manager effective as of September 1, 2016. He will be the new man in charge of Bawat’s sales department and will be the customer’s primary contact. Andreasen has several years of experience from Alfa Laval…

ICS Chairman Sets 3 Challenges for Shipping

Sep 07, 2016

At the annual International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference in London today (7 September) – in the presence of IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim – the new ICS Chairman, Esben Poulsson, suggested that the shipping industry must respond proactively…

UK Awards Merchant Navy Medals

Sep 07, 2016

Maritime UK congratulated the recipients of the Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service announced today by the Minister for Shipping, Rt Hon John Hayes MP.     David Dingle CBE, Chair of Maritime UK remarked; “Congratulations to all…

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