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Focus Maritime to Promote Port of Halifax across Europe

Mar 11, 2014

Liverpool-based maritime advisory firm and consultancy Focus Maritime (North West) Limited has been appointed to promote Canada's Halifax Port Authority across Europe.The move by the Nova Scotia-based authority is aimed at strengthening…

U.S. seeks records on NY-NJ Port Authority chairman

Mar 11, 2014

(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have subpoenaed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for records regarding the business dealings of the agency's chairman, David Samson, according to media reports on Monday.U.S. Attorney…

FMC Commissioner Comments on Key Shipping Issues at LA Forum

Mar 10, 2014

U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Doyle spoke to the Global Shippers Forum in Los Angeles and discussed Ro/Ro price fixing matters; the newly approved cooperation agreement between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma; the first PVO company to take advantage of the alternative bonding mechanisms…

ISS Appoints Ferguson VP, Cargo Solutions

Mar 10, 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a maritime services provider, announced a new hire within its Cargo Solutions division, with the appointment of Michael Ferguson as Vice President, Cargo Solutions, Terminals and Port Infrastructure.With…

Russian fleet at heart of Ukraine crisis

Mar 10, 2014

Many of fleet's ships are old, destined for scrap; Fleet is due to get new submarines, ships, aircraft. Ships used in Ukraine crisis, against Georgia, off Syria.By Andrew OsbornGently bobbing up and down in the sheltered waters of the Bay of Sevastopol in Crimea…

Apostleship of the Sea Hails Role of Women

Mar 07, 2014

Seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has paid tribute to its women port chaplains and ship visiting volunteers ahead of International Women’s Day 2014. AoS says women have and will continue to play a significant role within the organisation…

Container truck drivers reach tentative deal at Vancouver port

Mar 07, 2014

Container truck drivers at Canada's largest port reached a new deal on Thursday, narrowly avoiding an expanded job action that would have seen some 400 unionized drivers join about 1,200 non-unionized drivers who walked off the job last week…

Port of Monroe Reports Record 2013 Tonnage

Mar 06, 2014

The 2013 shipping season was a record-setter for the Port of Monroe (located on Lake Erie and bisected by the River Raisin, the Port of Monroe is Michigan’s only port on the Lake). Nearly 2.2 million metric tons of cargo was handled by the port…

DP World London Gateway Proves Reliable

Mar 06, 2014

DP World London Gateway takes ships unable to call at other U.K. ports.DP World London Gateway is aiding supply chain reliability as it takes ad hoc vessel calls while other U.K. ports face closures and congestion during bad weather.Ten…

AAPA Sees Just One Bright Spot in President's Fiscal 2015 Budget

Mar 04, 2014

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), on behalf of its United States member seaports, expresses both encouragement and disappointment over the funding levels and programmatic changes in federal port-related programs proposed in the President’s FY 2015 budget…

New Legislation Aims to Help American Ports

Mar 04, 2014

Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced The Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4105) legislation that would replace the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), designed to fund the operation and maintenance of American ports…

LoBiondo Opens Hearing on Maritime Transport Regs

Mar 04, 2014

Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) chaired today’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Hearing on “Maritime Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs, and the Environment; Part II” in place of Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter…

USCG To Host Search and Rescue Forum

Mar 03, 2014

The U.S. Coast Guard and Virginia Port Authority will host a five-day search and rescue forum starting Monday, focusing on topics including maritime search and rescue training, exercises and classroom discussion with numerous state and local law enforcement agency first responders in attendance…

Students Asked to Name One of Canada’s Largest Cranes

Mar 03, 2014

With Canada’s largest permanent Gantry Crane now safely offloaded at its new North Shore location, Seaspan announced today it has partnered with the North Vancouver School District (NVSD) to conduct an official “Crane Naming Contest.”From March 3-14…

USCG Warns of Upcoming Icebreaking Activities

Mar 03, 2014

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is alerting residents of icebreaking activities in the ports of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., beginning Tuesday in preparation for the 2014 shipping season.The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Duluth…

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