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Former Shipping Execs Indicted on Price-fixing

Oct 08, 2015

Three former executives of ocean freight shipping firms have been indicted for participating in a long-running price-fixing conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department announced. The executives – Yoshiyuki Aoki, Masahiro Kato and Shunichi Kusunose…

Indonesia Plans to Build 22 Ports

Oct 08, 2015

Indonesia Port Corporations (IPC) or PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II, Indonesia’s state-owned port operator is to build 22 ports in the country in the next five years for an anticipated cost of around $3.5 billion. “We are targeting…

First Cruise Ship of the Record Season Arrives Auckland

Oct 08, 2015

Auckland’s bumper cruise season has officially kicked off with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ mega liner Diamond Princess into port today (October 08). New Zealand's tourism sector can expect a big boost, with a record breaking cruise season ahead…

ABP Marine Conference at Port of Ipswich

Oct 08, 2015

The Port of Ipswich is hosting Associated British Ports’ (ABP) two-day annual Marine Conference for the first time starting today. Held at the Old Custom House on the Ipswich waterfront, the conference is an annual event for more than…

New Orleans Port to Host Maritime Workforce Summit

Oct 08, 2015

The Port of New Orleans is set to host the 2nd Annual Maritime Workforce Summit and Career Expo presented by WWL-TV’s ‘We Choose Louisiana.” Designed to expand awareness of the economic impact of commerce on the Lower Mississippi River and highlight career opportunities and pathways…

Stiff Competition for Cosco Pacific in Mediterranean

Oct 07, 2015

Although Cosco Pacific, the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of China’s biggest shipping company China Cosc,  is expanding in the Mediterranean area after taking part in the acquisition of port in neighbouring Turkey, it faces stiff competition…

Port of Piraeus Privatisation Delayed

Oct 07, 2015

The Greek government plans to delay the privatization process for its largest Port, Piraeus, by a few weeks due to delays caused by the September 20 election to the works of the ministries involved in the procedure, reports Reuters. The…

Advent Intermodal Delivers eModal Wharfage Module for NSW Ports

Oct 07, 2015

NSW Ports has successfully deployed Advent’s eModal wharfage module for Port Botany in Sydney and Port Kembla in Wollongong, says Advent Intermodal Solutions, a leading provider of IT-based intermodal solutions.  The wharfage solution is…

Finland Scraps LNG Terminal Plan

Oct 06, 2015

Finnish gas utility Gasum has abandoned its plans to build the Finngulf liquefied natural gas  (LNG) import terminal in Finland with an offshore pipeline connection (known as Balticconnector) to Estonia, reports Reuters. “On the basis of the studies Gasum has conducted…

Azerbaijan to Get New Passenger Vessel This Year-end

Oct 06, 2015

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company  expects to get the first of the three passenger vessels being built currently at the Baku Shipbuilding & Repair Plant (Baku Shipyard LLC) until the end of 2015, reports the Trend. The cases of all three…

Abu Dhabi Ports Welcomes New Cruise Season

Oct 06, 2015

As Abu Dhabi's new Zayed Port cruise terminal opens by the end of this year, the number of cruise ships docking in Abu Dhabi is set to increase by a fifth this season, reports the National.  Zayed Port,  a premier cruise hub in the region…

DP World Plans Big for the Panama Canal

Oct 05, 2015

DP World is expanding its container terminal at Port of Caucedo following the expansion of the Panama Canal to accommodate larger container ships, reports ASC. DP World will increase the capacity of the port to 2.5-million TEU and started…

Adani Ports, L&T Ink Pact for Kattupalli Port Operations

Oct 05, 2015

Adani Ports  has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with L&T Shipbuilding Limited (L&T) for evaluating the operations of the port at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, with effect from October 1, 2015 for a period of one month. The…

New Chair for Townsville Port

Oct 04, 2015

The Palaszczuk Government has appointed one of Queensland’s most respected businesswomen, Renita Garard as the new Chair of the Port of Townsville.In a statement released earlier today, Acting Premier Curtis Pitt said that Ms Garard was…

New Jersey Transportation Chief to Resign

Oct 03, 2015

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday said his transportation commissioner Jamie Fox would step down by the end of the month to return to the private sector after only a year in the position. Fox was previously a lobbyist with airline company United Continental Holdings Inc…

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