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Terex Port Solutions for Argentinian Power Plant

Apr 05, 2016

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) achieves another success in South America. The Argentinian power plant operator AES Argentina Generacion S.A. (AES) has ordered a Terex Gottwald Model 2 portal harbour crane in the G HSK 2224 variant from TPS. From the end of 2016…

Godrej Conferred AILBIEA's Lifetime achievement Award

Apr 03, 2016

Nadir B. Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries Ltd., was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association (AILBIEA) during its 15th Anniversary celebration held on 1st April 2016 in Mumbai.  AILBIEA…

CMA CGM to Adapt its FAL 8 Service

Apr 01, 2016

In a continued effort to provide reliable and quality services in a complex environment, CMA CGM is pleased to introduce its new FAL 8 service rotation linking Asia to North Europe. FAL 8 will stop calling at Zeebrugge port, last vessel being m/v CSCL ARCTIC OCEAN voy…

Houston First Port of Call for Asian Service

Apr 01, 2016

In anticipation of increased opportunities for inbound consumer goods and outbound industrial commodities, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. have joined forces to operate a new direct all-water container service between the U.S Gulf and Asia…

G6 Alliance Announces Schedule Update Between Asia and Europe

Apr 01, 2016

Members of the G6 Alliance today announced additional void sailings within their Asia-Europe product to adjust to market demand. As the G6 Alliance continues to review its product profile, the Loop 6 service’s further void sailings will start from Week 19 for an additional period of 8 weeks…

Maritime Museum Moving to Port of Houston

Apr 01, 2016

Niels Aalund, Chairman of the Houston Maritime Museum, announced plans for the museum’s new home located at the Turning Basin at the Port of Houston. “Expanding the current museum and moving to the Port of Houston will allow us to better fulfill our mission…

MacGregorto Optimize Cargo Handling for 5 Container Ships

Apr 01, 2016

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order to provide loose lashings for five 10,500 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ships under construction in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. This order builds on a previous contract, which MacGregor announced in September 2015…

GAC Takes Up Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge

Apr 01, 2016

GAC has been confirmed as the official logistics partner for the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (ADDC) international cross country rally for the second year running.The repeat partnership will see GAC support rally participants with a portfolio…

MS Europa 2 in Sharjah

Apr 01, 2016

International cruise liner MS Europa 2 reached the Khorfakkan Port with more than 500 tourists on board. The luxury liner is the latest making a cruise call at the emirate's east coast ports, which continue to bring in cruise tourists from around the globe…

Marcel van Galen Joins CG/LA Infrastructure

Mar 31, 2016

Marcel van Galen has joined global infrastructure market maker CG/LA Infrastructure as Managing Director, Business Development.  In addition to bringing sales leadership to CG/LA, van Galen will be responsible for shaping the sales team and optimizing the customer sales experience…

RMS Report Examines Marine Risk, Cargo Modeling

Mar 31, 2016

RMS has published a new report examining the current state of cargo modeling in the marine market, and providing a new cargo-specific approach to the assessment of vulnerability and port accumulation. The report “Marine Cargo Catastrophe Modeling: Navigating the Challenges…

Piraeus Port Posts 24% Increase In 2015 Profit

Mar 31, 2016

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has released its annual financial statement for 2015, showing post-tax profits of 23.8 percent.   Earnings before taxes amounted to € 9.772.290,19 for the year ended 31.12.2015 against €8.891.464,98  in  2014 showing an increase of 9…

DP World Eyes France

Mar 31, 2016

France is an attractive investment location for DP World’s projects related to infrastructure development, port centric development, distribution and export hubs, rail freight, customs, and other logistics topics, said DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem…

Morocco to Get First Automated Container Terminal

Mar 31, 2016

Port operator APM Terminals to develop a new transshipment terminal in Tangier, Morocco with an annual capacity of five million TEUs.  APM Terminals MedPort Tangier will become operational in 2019, serving multiple trades and will be the first automated terminal in Africa…

MSC, INTTRA Address Container Weight Rules

Mar 30, 2016

MSC and INTTRA enter into a new digital partnership to address SOLAS VGM requirements  Container shipping company MSC and ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA have entered a new partnership aiming to introduce a customer-friendly solution to new container weight safety regulations…

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