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Krishnapatnam Port Unveils New Control Center

Oct 28, 2016

Krishnapatnam Port, the country’s largest all-weather; deep water port on the east-coast of India has always been proactive in adopting new and innovative technologies to enhance improved efficiencies in port security and operations. In sync with the new age initiatives…

Sulphur Cap Transition Is No 'Walk in the Park' -BIMCO

Oct 28, 2016

BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has responded to the decision at the International Maritime Organization’s Marine (IMO) Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) on the implementation of the global sulphur cap for shipping…

IMO Sets Regulations to Cut SOx Emissions from 2020

Oct 27, 2016

The United Nations' shipping agency on Thursday set global regulations to limit the amount of sulphur emissions from vessels which will come into force from 2020.A session of the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee in London set the new regulations…

Northern Lights, HUG Engineering Partner on Clean Power

Oct 26, 2016

Marine generator sets manufacturer Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) has formed a partnership with exhaust after-treatment equipment manufacturer HUG Engineering to provide complete IMO III certified clean air power generation solutions. The new…

Nakilat Holds 20th Qatar Project Shipping Forum

Oct 26, 2016

Nakilat, a shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, held Qatar Project Shipping Forum (QPSF) in London over a span of two days. QPSF is as an important platform, established and organized by Nakilat in 2006, to address…

Shipping Industry Discusses Mutual Challenges in Tokyo

Oct 26, 2016

Some 200 representatives of classification societies, shipbuilders and shipowners came together in Tokyo last week for their annual ‘Tripartite Meeting’ on issues of common interest. The meeting, hosted by Class NK, the Japanese Shipowners’…

Webinar to Address the Future of Renewable Lubricants

Oct 25, 2016

Hear from industry experts as they shed light on the short- and long-term future of renewable lubricants – from innovation to regulation.Fresh off the launch of its latest environmentally acceptable lubricant (EAL), FUTERRA – the first and only commercially available hydrocarbon EAL – U…

New Apps Aim to Save Fuel, Accelerate Cargo Flow

Oct 21, 2016

The Northwest Seaport Alliance said it is set to launch two new mobile applications in early November aiming to help speed the flow of containers through port facilities and along local freight corridors, reduce idling-related air emissions and save fuel at the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma…

Training Course in Energy Economics and Shipping

Oct 21, 2016

WISTA Cyprus has recently organized a training course for its members with the title “Energy Economics and Shipping”, hosting the Professor Michael Tamvakis from Cass Business School, City University in London. Professor Tamvakis presented…

Seattle’s Terminal 5 Closer to Becoming ‘Big Ship Ready’

Oct 20, 2016

The Port of Seattle has completed the environmental analysis of Terminal 5 and has prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the project to modernize the cargo-handling facility in order to serve larger cargo vessels. The proposed upgrades to Terminal 5 are wharf rehabilitation…

Port of Baltimore Secures EPA Clean Diesel Grant

Oct 20, 2016

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $978,302 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant to the Maryland Environmental Services that will be used to upgrade diesel equipment that is used to move cargo at the Port of Baltimore…

BRP/Evinrude Research Fellowships Awarded

Oct 19, 2016

BRP announced today that its Evinrude brand, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, has awarded the first two BRP/Evinrude Water Research Excellence Fellowships. The $5,000 fellowships…

Eagle Bulk and Partners Receive SHIPPINGInsight Award

Oct 19, 2016

The 2016 SHIPPINGInsight Award was presented to Eagle Bulk Shipping, and its technology partners Veson Nautical and Accuritas Global Solutions, at the SHIPPINGInsight 2016 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition in Stamford, Conn. The…

SSI: IMO, Member States must Cut GHG Emissions

Oct 13, 2016

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (“SSI”), a pioneering coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry, today set out what it believes are the required immediate actions for creating a framework to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from shipping…

Shipbuilder Sustainability Knowledge Base presented to Dutch Govt.

Oct 12, 2016

The Shipbuilder Sustainability Knowledge Base has been presented on sustainability day (10-10) to Salima Belha (member of the Dutch parliament) and Brigit Gijsbers (director of maritime affaires at Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)…

Logistics News

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

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