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Kalmar Bags 34 Reachstackers Order from C.RO Ports SA

Oct 05, 2016

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver 34 Kalmar Gloria reachstackers to the European ro-ro terminal operator C.RO Ports SA. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2016 third quarter order intake. Deliveries are planned to take place between December 2016 and December 2017…

Port Canaveral Evacuated Ahead of Hurricane Matthew

Oct 04, 2016

With forecasts indicating severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew, Port Canaveral CEO John Murray today issued an evacuation order for landside operations, including Jetty Park campers, marinas and all port businesses and tenants…

Evergreen Line, COSCO Partner for Adriatic-Israel Service

Oct 04, 2016

Evergreen Line and COSCO have partnered to operate a joint Adriatic – Israel (AIS) Service in an initiative to open up the corridor between North Adriatic ports, Piraeus and Israel. Two ships of around 1,000 TEU – one each operated by the…

GP Group Expands Antwerp Bunker Operations

Oct 04, 2016

UAE based global bunker supplier Gulf Petrochem Group is now offering physical bunker supply in the port of Antwerp, Belgium from its existing office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with immediate effect.  The new offering will cater to the…

New Hamburg Terminal for OPDR

Oct 04, 2016

The short sea shipping expert OPDR, as part of the CMA CGM Group, will call a new terminal in the Port of Hamburg: the C. Steinweg Group’s Süd-West-Terminal (SWT). The first OPDR vessel will call the SWT on October 11th 2016.The Süd-West-Terminal…

Breakbulk Joint Venture Formed in Houston

Oct 03, 2016

Ports America and Cooper/T. Smith have merged their breakbulk operations in the Port of Houston into a new joint venture (JV) called Cooper/Ports America, LLC, which will be referred to as C/PA. Operations commenced on Oct. 1, 2016. Additionally…

The Logistics of Regulating the Supply Chain

Oct 03, 2016

FMC Commissioner William P. Doyle defines the mission, machinations and many triumphs of the Federal Maritime Commission.  It would not be a stretch to say that the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is perhaps the least understood, possibly the most obscure…

Empire State Stake, Melbourne Port Among Q3 Sovereign Fund Acquisitions

Oct 03, 2016

An Australian port and a stake in the Empire State Building's operator were among assets acquired by sovereign investors such as wealth funds and state pension funds in the third quarter of 2016, with deals totalling $21.2 billion.The combined…

Port Nolloth Poised for Rehabilitation

Oct 03, 2016

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said it has commenced a multimillion rand port infrastructure rehabilitation project at the small domestic seaport of Port Nolloth on the northwestern coast of South Africa. The project is aimed at…

New LNG Bunkering Solutions to Be Developed for Singapore

Oct 03, 2016

ExxonMobil and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd are collaborating to develop solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and other downstream developments in Singapore. With LNG growing in significance as part of the marine fuel mix, ExxonMobil…

UK Aims to Boost Exports to Nordic-Baltic Region

Oct 03, 2016

Maritime UK participated in a Department for International Trade scoping mission aimed at boosting maritime exports to the Nordic-Baltic region.  The discussions which took place at the Foreign Office, provided an opportunity to highlight…

Chinese to Train in Antwerp Port

Oct 01, 2016

APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center has signed a MoU with Profession Qualification Authority of the Ministry of Transport of China. The MoU aims at the establishment and further improvement of the management system for dangerous goods in the ports and along the waterways in China…

Top Deck Changes at Contship Italia

Sep 30, 2016

Following the organizational review process undertaken a few months ago, Contship Italia Group has announced the new governance of the Group. Franco Cupolo, is appointed Managing Director, Operations and Sales while Sebastiano Grasso takes on the role of Managing Director…

Meet for Trade Boost between Hamburg, Russian ports

Sep 30, 2016

After a marked downturn in container traffic between Hamburg and Russian ports on the Baltic last year, in the 2016 first half container handling at 216,000 TEU (20-ft standard containers) again achieved an increase of 2.3 percent. That seaborne…

Madison Capital Day Focuses on Great Lakes Shipping

Sep 29, 2016

A delegation of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry leaders held day-long meetings on Wednesday with Wisconsin state political leadership.  Briefings covered the economic impacts of Great Lakes Seaway shipping to Wisconsin’s economy – 8…

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