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GAC Sri Lanka Wins Award

Mar 30, 2015

GAC Sri Lanka’s liner arm, McLarens Shipping, has been named “Best Shipping Agent, Customer Service” at the 21st annual Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK) national awards. The accolade was presented in recognition of its high standards of service for Wan Hai Lines in the Intra-Asia sector…

Rand Logistics Announces Debt Refinancing

Mar 30, 2015

Rand Logistics, Inc. announced today that it has closed a $170.0 million revolving loan facility which refinanced approximately $102.0 million of the company's senior secured debt and increased credit availability. Rand said in a statment…

Ravenna Port to Test Faster ICT-Based Controls

Mar 30, 2015

The EU's TEN-T Program will back with over $976,000 a study and pilot deployment of automated road and rail gates in the Port of Ravenna in Italy. The new ICT-based solutions will speed up the commercial, operational and customs controls of trucks and trains entering and exiting the port…

Ocean 3 launched at the AGCT, Rijeka

Mar 30, 2015

China Shipping Container Line’s (CSCL) Xin Qin Huang Dao recently made its maiden call at the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in the Port of Rijeka…

Columbus Transit: the Sum of Experience & Professionalism

Mar 29, 2015

Columbus Transit is a forwarding company that has been growing for 21 years at the Port of Barcelona, is among the latest companies to obtain Port of Barcelona Efficiency Network quality certification.The company was founded by a group…

TDDCL Seeks Input for New Repair Yard

Mar 27, 2015

Trinidad Dry Dock Company to develop new ship repair yard at Port of Spain; company requests Expressions of Interest for Environmental Impact Assessment and Geotechnical Investigation The Trinidad Dry Dock Company Limited (TDDCL) has invited…

Panama Canal Sets Sight on Another Expansion

Mar 26, 2015

As it enters the final stretch of a massive expansion, the Panama Canal Authority is setting its sights on an even more ambitious project worth up to $17 billion that would allow it to handle the world's biggest ships. Workers are now installing giant…

Long Beach, LA Collaborate to Improve Cargo Flow

Mar 26, 2015

Executives from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles held a kickoff meeting earlier this week to begin working together to focus on cargo conveyance strategies that will enhance velocity and efficiency throughout their gateway’s supply chain…

Australian Reef Pilots Under New Ownership

Mar 26, 2015

Australian marine pilotage company Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) has been bought by a consortium of its employees. ARP, which services shipping through the Great Barrier Reef, has been sold by the private Brisbane-based company Torres Industries to a group of ARP executives and reef pilots…

Liebherr Opens African Maritime Hub

Mar 26, 2015

Liebherr Maritime Cranes celebrated the grand opening of the new sales and service center in Durban, South Africa. The new African maritime hub was opened by a number of guests from the local industry and Liebherr representatives. Mainly as…

Seafarers’ Charity Supports Crew After Colleague's Death

Mar 26, 2015

Seafarers’ welfare organization Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) provided pastoral support for the crew of a bunkering ship in Falmouth who were distressed after their colleague died of a heart attack.AoS Falmouth port chaplain John Pinhay arranged…

DNV GL - Maritime CEO Addresses Cybersecurity at CMA 2015

Mar 25, 2015

“Ships and offshore structures are becoming more and more interconnected,” said Tor Svensen, CEO DNV GL - Maritime, when taking the stage at this year’s CMA (Connecticut Maritime Association) event in Stamford, CT. “In theory, all programmable components may be exposed to cyber threats…

Pacesetter Award Winners Announced for 2014 Navigation Season

Mar 25, 2015

The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) has announced that eight U.S. ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System are receiving the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award.  The awards were given for registering…

Senate Confirms Doyle to Another Term

Mar 25, 2015

The United States Senate confirmed William P. Doyle to another term in office as a Federal Maritime Commissioner on the evening of March 23, 2015.  The vote was a unanimous 89 in favor, 0 opposed, and 11 senators not voting. Upon confirmation…

Finalists of Hiab's World Crane Championship

Mar 24, 2015

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has selected the finalists who will take part in the first ever World Crane Championships at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14-16 April 2015. The 18 contestants, who have won their places…

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