A Bang or Whimper for Supply Chains. The expansion of the Panama Canal has been heralded as a game changer for the maritime shipping industry. However, the impact of the expanded Canal is still unclear. The port community and shipping lines are placing costly bets on the outcome…
Troy Container Line announced it will open a new container freight station on June 1, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia. Located just eight miles from the Port of Savannah, the new CFS location is strategically placed between Charleston and Miami…
Some bunker deliveries at Singapore have contained excessive amounts of air, and as a result the quantity of fuel delivered and received was significantly overstatedUK P&I Club has published warning and advice to operators on the bunkering…
Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are ‘rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies’ given the fragile state of economic recovery, say shipowners. The International Chamber of Shipping…
Grande Mariner was Stranded on Canal System During 2011 Flooding.The M/V Grande Mariner, a 96-passenger cruise ship that was stranded for more than two months because of flooding in 2011, today returned to the Erie Canal for a new season of cruising America's most storied waterway…
APS Stevedoring LLC, an auto and general/breakbulk cargo stevedoring company headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., recently added to its terminal and stevedoring locations with Hyundai Motor’s Portland, Oregon, Terminal 6 - Berth 601 auto terminal…
GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. announces new Chief Financial Officer.Michael E. Moore, President and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Davies to Chief Financial Officer effective June 4…
America's Cup yacht racing returns to the US with inaugural series championship to be determined in Newport, Rhode IslandAmerica’s Cup racing returns to the United States next month when the AC World Series brings nine of the top sailing crews in the world to Newport…
In the first three months of 2012 the Port of Hamburg achieved total throughput of 32.6 million tons (+ 3.8 percent). At 2.2 million TEU (20-ft standard containers), throughput on the container handling that predominates in Hamburg as a universal port was 5…
Positive Outlook as St. Lawrence Seaway Opens the 2012 Season. The steel and construction industries pushed the demand for North American commodities such as iron ore, stone and cement, and provided the 2012 shipping season with a solid start…
Sonardyne Sentinel deployed to protect high security Middle-Eastern facility.Maritime security company, Sonardyne International Ltd, has successfully completed the installation of an integrated intruder detection system for an undisclosed strategic waterside installation in the Middle East…
The Port of Los Angeles has released its April 2012 cargo volumes. Imports increased by 16.7 percent, from 312,359 Twenty-Foot Equivalent (TEU) containers in April 2011 to 364,555 TEUs this April. Exports increased 11.5 percent, from 167…
State-owned freight and logistics group Transnet’s Market Demand Strategy (MDS), that forms part of the R300 billion capital investment programme over seven years was announced in March this year. This strategy will have a massive impact on…
In New Delhi the Supreme Court bans the old Exxon Valdez from entry & scrapping until decontaminatedThe ship, now known as the 'Oriental Nicety,' entered Indian waters last week and was headed for Gujarat, when the Supreme Court gave its order…
Port of Los Angeles pioneers international clean ship incentive program in North America & the Pacific RimThe Port of Los Angeles has become the first seaport in North America and the Pacific Rim to adopt an international clean air program…