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Evergas Rolls-out Largest Ethane Carrier in the World

Jul 27, 2018

Evergas announced that the first 85.000cbm very large ethane carrier (VLEC) was successfully undocked in China and will be delivered in the first quarter of 2019.Following the successful undocking of the first VLEC, the steel cutting of the…

ISC Middle East to East Africa Service Reshuffling

Jul 27, 2018

In a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM Group will upgrade its service offering connection India and Middle East to East Africa., said press release from the company.Starting 17th August 2018…

India Spurring Port Development

Jul 27, 2018

The government of India has identified 243 projects at a total cost USD 21 billion have been identified for enhancing the infrastructure at Indian ports upto 2035,  under Sagarmala Program.Out of these 44 projects (USD 1.25 bln) have been completed…

Port of Corpus Christi Raises $216.2 Mln in Bond Sale

Jul 27, 2018

The Port of Corpus Christi said it has raised $216.2 million to support the deepening and widening its ship channel and other projects through a Senior Lien Revenue Bonds sale.“We are pleased with the level of interest the institutional investment community demonstrated for both series of our bonds…

Port of Rotterdam Throughput Drops 2.2% in 1H 2018

Jul 26, 2018

The port of Rotterdam achieved throughput of 232.8 million tonnes in the first six months of 2018. That is 2.2% less than in the first six months of 2017.Container throughput, one of the strategic priorities of the Port Authority, rose by 5…

IMO Training to Cut Emissions in Malaysian Ports

Jul 26, 2018

Malaysian maritime officials are touring the Port of Bintulu on Borneo island as part of an International Maritime Organization (IMO)  training package helping countries to reduce emissions in ports.Thirty participants from authorities and ports…

RO/RO Vessels Put Port Canaveral in High Gear

Jul 26, 2018

Vehicle imports and exports at Port Canaveral revved up this week with the arrival and departure of the post-Panamax (PPX) shipping vessel Höegh Trotter and another RO/RO vessel, the NYK Auriga Leader. In a first for the port, one vessel discharged new autos while another exported vehicles…

Norwegian Joy is US Bound

Jul 26, 2018

Norwegian Cruise Line’s first ship custom-designed specifically for the Chinese cruise market will be repositioned to sail from the United States starting in 2019.The nearly 4,000 passenger cruise ship Norwegian Joy is slated to sail seasonally…

Gibdock Secures New ISO Certification

Jul 26, 2018

Gibdock has underlined its commitment to Occupational Health & Safety by becoming the first shipyard in the Mediterranean region, and one of the first companies worldwide, to achieve ISO 45001:2018 certification.An audit by LRQA completed on…

Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Boosted in June

Jul 26, 2018

United States grain exports via the St. Lawrence Seaway are up 32.1 percent this season compared to 2017. Construction materials were also heavily influential in the latest results with a nearly 38 percent increase in asphalt from the same time last year…

Maritime Minister Visits Port of Liverpool

Jul 26, 2018

Peel Ports welcomed Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP to its flagship container terminal Liverpool2 on Wednesday as the terminal prepares to welcome its largest regular caller to date when 2M (Maersk and MSC alliance) introduces a new transatlantic container service to the port…

Eurotainer Appoints APM Terminals as Agent for Argentina

Jul 25, 2018

Eurotainer US, Inc. has selected APM Terminals Inland Services Argentina as the exclusive agent for the sales and marketing of its tank container leasing services in Argentina.APM Terminals serves the Argentinian market through five strategically…

Ports in SC & GA to Establish Common Chassis Pool

Jul 25, 2018

The South Carolina Ports Authority and Georgia Ports Authority will be able to establish a common chassis pool serving customers throughout the Southeast as the result of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voting today to take no action to…

Navis Taps Krishnamoorthy to Drive Tech Development

Jul 25, 2018

Terminal operating systems (TOS) provider Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, announced that former Sabre and PayPal leader Lakshmanan “Laks” Krishnamoorthy has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager of Engineering.In his new post…

Concordia Maritime Charters in Suezmax Tanker

Jul 25, 2018

Tanker owner Concordia Maritime announced it has moved to strengthen its positions in the crude oil segment by chartering in another suezmax vessel.The 158,000 dwt suezmax vessel that has been chartered in was built in Korea in 2015. As with previous charters…

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