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Long Beach Port Improves Air For 11 Years

Mar 03, 2016

Port offers discounts for ships that slow, reduce emissions March 1, 2016Shipping lines calling at the Port of Long Beach cut thousands of tons of air pollution last year by voluntarily participating in the Port's Green Flag Program, which…

Euroseas Gets Newbuild Bulker

Mar 03, 2016

Euroseas Ltd, a Greece-based shipping company, took delivery of its newbuilding Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier Xenia and entered into a two-year time charter for its container carrier Evridiki G. The M/V Xenia was delivered from the China-based Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co…

Gassco Examines Feasibility of CO2 Shipping

Mar 02, 2016

Gassco has commissioned Knutsen OAS Shipping and Larvik Shipping to study transport of CO2 by ship in connection with the Norwegian government’s full-scale project for managing this greenhouse gas. In cooperation with Gassnova, Gassco has earlier studied CO2 handling chains…

MCI Registers 11% Fleet Growth

Feb 29, 2016

Steady growth recorded by Maritime Cook Islands for 2015; Flag continues to thrive with more owners placing their faith in the registryMaritime Cook Islands (“MCI”), the leading ship registry, registered an 11% growth in the fleet last year with 201 new vessels…

Consolidations to Reshape Ship Alliances

Feb 29, 2016

Several of the world’s top container lines are entering in different vessel-sharing alliances following the current wave of mergers and acquisitions among carriers, reports China Daily. There has been reports that had shocked the containership…

CMA CGM Modifies its Midas and Swahili Services

Feb 26, 2016

CMA CGM has announced the strengthening of its current MIDAS service by cooperating with PIL under a new Vessel Sharing Agreement. A fleet of 11 vessels of 3,500 TEU nominal capacity will be deployed, and CMA CGM will contribute to the majority with 9 vessels…

Malta Flag Reaches Record Tonnage in 2015

Feb 26, 2016

Transport Malta, the Authority responsible for the Malta Ship Register, through its Merchant Shipping Directorate, reports a strong and positive performance for 2015. The Maltese Register of Shipping saw an increase of almost 8.3 million gross tonnage in 2015…

A Mega(Ship) Year at Felixstowe

Feb 25, 2016

The Port of Felixstowe welcomed 105 calls last year by container ships of over 18,000 TEU, including all the largest container ships in the world. It is now firmly established as the UK port of call for these giants of the sea. The year…

Texas Ranks Third for U.S. Maritime Jobs, Houston No. 2

Feb 24, 2016

Texas ranks third among all states for domestic maritime jobs with Houston ranked second among all U.S. cities for its contribution to the U.S. maritime industry, according to a new study PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for the Transportation Institute…

SGS Acquires Sea Sub Systems

Feb 23, 2016

Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) has acquired the assets and personnel of Sea Sub Systems, an underwater vessel repair services company based in Tampa, Fla.The Tampa office, including all staff and equipment, will be rebranded Subsea Global Solutions…

China, Iran key Drivers for New Suez Canal

Feb 23, 2016

The new deeper Suez Canal will be a beneficiary of the ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative taken by China’s  leader Xi Jinping, especially when it comes to the opening up of the Iranian market following the lifting of international sanctions and the moving into importance of the Indian refinery markets…

Coscocs Targets 2 Mln TEUs by 2018

Feb 22, 2016

China's biggest shipping line China Ocean Shipping Corporation (Coscocs) has revealed an ambitious plan to increase its container shipping capacity to hit a 2 million TEUs over the next three years, says China Daily. The company is raising…

Suez Canal to Feel Pinch of Slow Down

Feb 22, 2016

The traffic developments through the Suez Canal showed the change in each type of transient and cargo ships, which gives an indication of the future of traffic in the canal, according to analysis conducted by Daily News Egypt. According to data…

Price of Old Panamax Bulkcarrier Dipped to $13m

Feb 22, 2016

Back in early 1999 the price of a 5 year old Panamax bulkcarrier dipped to $13.5m, and ever since analysts have hailed purchase decisions made at that time as some of the most lucrative shipping deals ever seen, says a report from Clarksons…

Bulk Shippers Hit by Commodity Storm

Feb 21, 2016

The dry bulk shipping sector has been dashed upon the rocks of vessel oversupply and slowing economic growth.  Not dry bulk shipping business is grappling with an unprecedented crisis of too many ships and not enough cargoes, says a report in WSJ…

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