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Carnival Corp MOU with CSSC to Promote Cruise Industry

Oct 15, 2014

Carnival Corporation & plc the world’s largest cruise company, today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to explore the possibility of a joint venture aimed at accelerating…

Puerto Rico Announces Plan for Port of the Americas

Oct 14, 2014

Port of Ponce Authority actively seeking international port operatorPuerto Rico announced today that it is looking for a major international port operator to partner with on the development of the Port of the Americas, located in Ponce, on the southern coast of the island…

Minister Awards MCA’s Trainee of the Year

Oct 14, 2014

The “hard work and dedication” of a 25-year old Merchant Navy officer cadet has been recognized with an award that will be presented by the U.K. Shipping Minister at a ceremony in London tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15, 2014.Jonty Turnbull of Blackpool and the Fylde College…

Turkey Ratifies Ballast Water Convention

Oct 14, 2014

​​Turkey today, October 14, ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004, bringing the number of Contracting States to 43 countries, representing approximately 32.54% of world merchant shipping tonnage. 35% of global tonnage will trigger entry into force of the Convention…

Afren Sacks CEO, 3 Other Execs

Oct 14, 2014

British oil and gas producer Afren Plc sacked its chief executive, chief operating officer and two associate directors after an independent review into unauthorised payments found evidence of 'gross misconduct.'Shares in the company rose as much as 6…

Austal Expands to San Diego

Oct 09, 2014

Office to provide local support to LCS and JHSV programs.On October 8th, Austal celebrated the opening of our San Diego, Cal., Operations Office with a ribbon cutting ceremony.  Joining Austal’s representatives at the ceremony were Mayor Cheryl Cox of the City of Chula Vista…

U.S. Transport Growth Modest; More Ahead

Oct 09, 2014

Modest traffic growth trends continued during the first six months of 2014 across U.S. transportation sectors, with generally improving second quarter growth seen at airports, ports and toll roads, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. 'While…

AMP's Allegretti Questions Jones Act Critics

Oct 09, 2014

Tom Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, today highlighted the continued renaissance of the nation’s maritime sector, particularly its robust response to meet new water…

U.S. Navy Spotlights Targets Media Risks

Oct 09, 2014

As the U.S. Navy remains ever vigilant, taking the fight to the enemy, recent media reports have highlighted potential risk from information carelessly or inadvertently shared on social media.There has also been a steady stream of reporting…

Charleston Harbor to be Deepened

Oct 09, 2014

Today the US Army Corps of Engineers released the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Post-45 Harbor Deepening project, recommending that the Charleston Harbor be deepened to 52 feet.'The Port…

5-Star Accreditation for Naval Station Yorktown Galley

Oct 08, 2014

Scudder Hall Galley at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown (WPNSTA Yorktown) was awarded its sixth consecutive 5-Star accreditation, Oct. 2, from Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA). The 5-Star accreditation for food service excellence…

Stop Work Call at Australian Ports

Oct 08, 2014

A 4-hours stop work meeting has been formally notified by the MUA at the PB Towage operations at the ports of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Newcastle on Friday 10 October.This comes after PB Towage and the respective maritime unions failed…

EIA: Falling Fuel Costs, Rising U.S. Production Ahead

Oct 07, 2014

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its latest Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook (http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/). Select highlights follow: •         EIA projects average U.S. household expenditures for natural gas…

Workers End Strike at Haifa

Oct 07, 2014

Workers at Israel's state-owned Haifa Port ended their strike on Tuesday, a day after they walked off the job in protest at a government plan to build private, competing ports.A spokesman for the Chamber of Shipping said the port workers…

NOAA, NASA & BOEM to Monitor Biodiversity

Oct 07, 2014

NOAA, NASA and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have joined together to support three demonstration projects that will lay the foundation for the first national network to monitor marine biodiversity at scales ranging from microbes to whales…

Logistics News

UltraTech Operationalizes India’s First On-Site Hybrid RTC Renewable Energy Project

UltraTech Operationalizes India’s First On-Site Hybrid RTC Renewable Energy Project

Allog Group Utilizes Container Solution to Transport Oversized Breakbulk Items

Allog Group Utilizes Container Solution to Transport Oversized Breakbulk Items

China Imports Australian Canola For First Time Since 2020

China Imports Australian Canola For First Time Since 2020

Fire Aboard Maersk Vessel is Contained

Fire Aboard Maersk Vessel is Contained

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