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AEU Hires Ruizas as Loss Control Manager

Jul 10, 2014

The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) recently hired Ray Ruizas Loss Control Manager.Ruizas’ safety experience includes five years at a large shipyard in Port Arthur, Texas, where he implemented management systems, conducted incident investigations…

Sea Sunday Highlights the Plight of Abandoned Seafarers

Jul 10, 2014

The Mission to Seafarers’ (MtS) Sea Sunday campaign 2014 kicks off this week on 13 July in hundreds of church congregations around the world, and will highlight the tragic plight of abandoned seafarers suffering in maritime ports.In the UK alone…

Chilean Port Workers Strike

Jul 09, 2014

Port workers in Chile have been on strike since the afternoon of Tuesday, July 8 in respect of a dispute over a new law which affects workers' lunch and rest breaks, Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) advises.The strike, organized by the Union Portuaria…

French Govt to End Corsica Ferry Blockades

Jul 09, 2014

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he would take steps 'within hours' to end blockades of ports in Marseille and Corsica by workers of the SNCM ferry operator, who are striking over the firm's restructuring plans.Workers…

WWL Opens Office in Myanmar

Jul 09, 2014

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has entered into a joint venture with Myanmar-based Carrier King Logistics that makes it the first independent company in the country to provide modern automobile distribution from port to consumer.With the rapid and ongoing democratisation of Myanmar…

Call for International Action on Ports of Refuge

Jul 09, 2014

John M Lyras, Chairman of the London P&I Club, has called for concerted international action on the provision of places of refuge for ships involved in casualties.Writing in the club’s 2014 Annual Report, Lyras commented, “Nearly twelve years after the Prestige disaster…

Dutch Rrecycler Invests in Rotterdam Area Facility

Jul 09, 2014

Peute Recycling, a Netherlands-based recycling firm, has announced plans to undertake a significant investment at its recycling facility, located in Dordrecht, near the port of Rotterdam.The company says it will lay asphalt on 6,000 square meters of its facility in the summer of 2014…

Djibouti, DP World in Legal Spat

Jul 08, 2014

Djibouti said it had started legal action against DP World, seeking to rescind the Dubai-owned port operator's concession in Africa's largest container terminal in a row over how the contract was awarded.'The resulting agreement unfairly favoured DP World…

Port of Savannah to Deliver Fresher Fruit

Jul 08, 2014

Pilot program will mean better shelf life for citrus, grapes, blueberries.South American citrus, grapes and blueberries will arrive sooner and last longer for consumers in the Southeastern U.S. thanks to the Georgia Ports Authority’s participation in a USDA pilot program…

Caribbean MOU Approves Proposed Revised Vessel Code

Jul 07, 2014

The Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (CMOU) held its 19th Committee meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica from June 24-26, 2014. This meeting was hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Ministry of Transport…

Umea and Vaasa - Another Port Merger in the Baltic

Jul 03, 2014

The owners of the respective harbours, municipalities of Umeå and Vaasa, have agreed to set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB.The new entity with head office in Umeå will take over port management from the Swedish and Finnish local governments as from the 1st of January…

Seafarers’ Lounge Opens at Kiel Cruise Terminal

Jul 02, 2014

German Seamen’s Mission takes over new showcase facility. The German Seamen’s Mission (Deutsche Seemannsmission e.V.) has moved into its new showcase Seafarers’ Lounge at the Ostseekai Cruise Terminal in Kiel. The facility is for the use…

Crowley Recognizes USMMA Midshipman Berto

Jun 30, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corporation recently presented U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Midshipman Kevin Berto with the Maritime Security Enhancement Award during the Academy’s award convocation. Berto received the award, which was established by Crowley in 2003…

ISS Honored for Services to the Port of Piraeus

Jun 30, 2014

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) Greece was honored by the Chairman and CEO of the Port of Piraeus, Yiorgos Anomeritis, on Monday, June 23, 2014, for the company’s contribution to the development of the port and for its dedicated service to the Greek cruise industry…

Port NY/NJ to Close for Independence Day

Jun 30, 2014

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey informed that all terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will be Closed Friday, July 4 in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Port operations will resume Saturday, July 5.

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