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Hamburg Süd Chooses EUROGATE

Nov 15, 2014

Hamburg Süd shipping line has awarded the contract for handling its new EMCS – Europe-Mexico/Caribbean Service to EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg. The first ship will berth at the terminal on 13 November 2014. The regular service links…

MARAD Awards Grant for Green Tug Conversion

Nov 14, 2014

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has granted $450,000 to AEP River Operations of St. Louis, Missouri, to modify the Motor Vessel (M/V) Christopher Parsonage into a fuel-efficient hybrid vessel that conserves fuel and reduces emissions…

Otto Marine 3Q2014 Earnings at $2 mi

Nov 14, 2014

* Group revenue increased by 16.8% to US$ 96.8 million for 3Q2014, higher revenue across all the three business segments * Offshore Chartering, as the major revenue and profit generator, registered higher profit even as overall market…

CaroTrans Assures Seamless Transport on US West Coast

Nov 14, 2014

CaroTrans, a leading global NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and ocean freight consolidator, today announces their U.S. West Coast port readiness program to address potential supply chain disruptions. Congestion and current labor issues are impacting the flow of cargo at U…

89 Crowley Vessels Receive Environmental Awards

Nov 13, 2014

Eighty-nine Crowley vessels honored with environmental awards in recognition of 968 combined years of safe operationsEighty-nine Crowley Maritime Corp.-owned and operated vessels were honored with Certificates of Environmental Achievement…

London P&I Club: Focus on Night Orders

Nov 13, 2014

The London P&I Club says its ship inspection department has recently observed a number of negative findings in connection with masters’ night order books.In the latest issue of its StopLoss Bulletin, the club notes, “The value of masters’…

Maersk Line Q3 Performance Better

Nov 13, 2014

Maersk Line said it has achieved improved results in the third quarter of 2014 (Q3) through lower costs and increased rates.Revenue in Q3 was $7.074 million, as volumes increased by 3.7% to 2.4 million FFE. Maersk Line said its strategy…

Seaspan Acquires 6th 10K TEU Boxship

Nov 13, 2014

Seaspan Corporation announced today that it accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the MOL Breeze. The new containership, which was constructed at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., is Seaspan's sixth 10000 TEU SAVER design containership delivered in 2014…

Aden Port Regains Transshipment Business

Nov 12, 2014

Aden Port Development Company and a number of its staff received the giant container ship Ever Logic of Evergreen Shipping Line with a length of 335 meters and a tonnage of 8452 TEU, which berthed at ACT on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 to discharge transit containers to neighboring ports…

PaR Systems Awarded Thales UK Contract

Nov 11, 2014

PaR Systems, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Thales UK to design, test and supply Lithium-Ion Battery Charging and Storage Systems for installation on the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. The charging and storage system will incorporate COMFIRE…

NASSCO Building Three Jones Act Tankers

Nov 11, 2014

Ceremony signals the start of construction for SEA-Vista ECO Tanker, the first of three tanker ships to be constructed locally at NASSCO.General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, signaled the start of construction for three 50…

USCG Reponds to Boat Fire Near Cushing Island

Nov 11, 2014

A Coast Guard Station South Portland, Maine, crew responded to a boat fire aboard a 30-foot lobster boat in the vicinity of Cushing Island, Maine, Monday.The Portland dispatch notified Station South Portland at about 12:20 p.m., of a…

Efficient Coordination of Mega-ship Calls at Hamburg Port

Nov 11, 2014

The number of ultra large vessels calling at the Port of Hamburg has been on the increase for years. This is resulting in some major challenges for the port operators, shipping companies and authorities. With the introduction of the Nautical Terminal Coordination (NTK)…

Repairs to Mumbai Port's Lock Gate

Nov 11, 2014

Mumbai Port Trust in their circular No. MbPT Circular No. TM/ID/CIRCULAR/678  has informed about their plan to repair the outer lock gate through a private contractor.  The schedule is as under :- Removal of the lock gate on 15th May during day by Port floating crane Shresta…

Cotton, Cox, Harris Receive '14 AOTOS Awards

Nov 10, 2014

The United Seamen's Service (USS) 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) were presented to Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF); Joseph J. Cox, President/CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America…

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