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New Container Scanner System for Colombo Port

Sep 01, 2017

A new container scanner system has been introduced to the Colombo Port. The installation ceremony was launched by the Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Custom officials. According to the newest initiative four portals of Eagle P60…

New RoRo Training Simulator at Port Newark Auto Terminal

Sep 01, 2017

Ports America said its Port Newark Auto Terminal (PNAT) has elevated its operational training programs with the purchase of a mobile ro-ro operations labor training simulator, which prepares drivers for a variety of ro-ro vessel scenarios involved…

Load Cells Provide Data for Ship-to-shore Crane Project

Aug 31, 2017

Load cells perform benchmark weighing as 10 ship-to-shore cranes were raised 10m by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) at Port of Los Angeles earlier this month. Sixteen 150-metric-ton capacity load cells provided by Lifting…

Shipping Beware Changing Risk Landscape -Moore Stephens

Aug 31, 2017

Effective management of risk within the industry has improved slightly over the past 12 months, according to the third annual Shipping Risk Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. But shipping still needs to up its game in terms of managing its exposure to risk…

PBES Hires Christensen to Develop Mediterranean Markets

Aug 31, 2017

Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) has announced Sven Thy Christensen has joined the firm to develop marine and power markets in the Mediterranean region. Christensen brings decades of experience of green solutions for ship efficiency, emissions reduction…

New Study Looks at LNG Bunkering for Car Carriers

Aug 29, 2017

To help promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Asia, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) will helm a working…

MOL Joins Blockchain Consortium

Aug 28, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced its determination to participate in the 'Consortium to develop trade data sharing platform using blockchain technology,' in which NTT DATA Corporation serves as the administrative office.  The consortium…

Speedcast, Danaos Partner on Maritime Digitalization

Aug 28, 2017

Speedcast International Limited, the provider of remote communication and IT solutions, and Danaos Peripherals announced a strategic alliance agreement under which the two companies will combine maritime communications with advanced application management developed by Danaos…

Semi-automated Trucks to Hit UK Roads in 2018

Aug 25, 2017

Britain will begin trials of semi-automated, wirelessly connected truck convoys on public roads by the end of 2018, in a bid to find more fuel-efficient ways to transport goods. Development of the technology has already started elsewhere in Europe and the United States…

Globecomm Installs Complete Solutions on MV Baltic

Aug 24, 2017

Globecomm, one of the leading providers of maritime connectivity services, has installed a complete communications solution on MV Baltic, the latest newbuild to join the Global Seatrade fleet. To meet demanding connectivity needs, Globecomm…

Maersk Tankers Invests in Quantitative Hedge Fund

Aug 23, 2017

Maersk Tankers said on Wednesday it has entered into an equity agreement with U.S. hedge fund CargoMetrics, giving it access to analytical models and algorithms to better manage its tanker operations. Maersk Tankers, a unit of shipping group A…

MPA, IBM Complete Pilot Trial on Project SAFER

Aug 22, 2017

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and IBM today announced at the opening of the International Safety@Sea Conference that they have jointly completed the pilot trial of three modules under the MPA-IBM SAFER project, which will be rolled out progressively beginning September 2017…

Port of LA, GE Expand Digital Portal Solution

Aug 21, 2017

Teams scale digital pilot, adding terminals and shipping lines throughout Port to help goods move more efficiently through America’s largest container port Less than a year since launching a first-of-its kind digital solution to keep cargo…

Project to Build World’s Biggest Sailing Cargo Ship

Aug 17, 2017

Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build the world’s biggest sailing cargo ship.  The project outlines a plan to build a 170-meter car carrier…

PSA, PIL, IBM on Blockchain Development

Aug 15, 2017

Ocean carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International and IBM plan to utilize blockchain for better security, efficiency and transparency in supply chain business networks and trade finance. Three companies…

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