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FMC Schedules Meeting for June 18

Jun 09, 2014

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced it will hold the Sunshine Act Meeting in Washington D.C. on June 18, 2014.The first portion of the meeting will be an open session in which commissioners will receive a briefing by U.S. harbor…

BMF at Seawork International 2014

Jun 06, 2014

The British Marine Federation (BMF) and BMF Commercial will exhibit at Seawork International, June 10-12 at ABP Port of Southampton. The joint presence at the event will be to provide continuing support and promotion of members of BMF Commercial Marine…

D-Day 70, 2014 WWII Mechant Marine Service Act

Jun 06, 2014

During the 70th observance of D-Day, 10,000 surviving World War II American merchant marines, the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots and U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield will be pressing the Senate to pass legislation…

Military to Maritime: Connecting Veterans to Opportunity

Jun 05, 2014

When those who served our nation return home, we owe them a fair shake along with our gratitude. Events like yesterday’s Military 2 Maritime information and recruiting session, hosted by the American Maritime Partnership in Jacksonville, Florida…

Public Meeting to Address NPREP Guidelines

Jun 04, 2014

Maritime industry leaders will convene in Washington, D.C. on June 19 with representatives of the relevant government agencies to have a dialogue addressing concerns with, and ways to improve, the recently published draft National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) guidelines…

USMMA Celebrates Completion of Mallory Pier

Jun 04, 2014

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point informs it recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Mallory Pier. The pier was completely reconstructed as part of USMMA’s overall $71 million dollar Capital Improvement Plan…

Call for Nominations: UNOLS Council Positions

Jun 03, 2014

The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) is an organization of academic oceanographic institutions working in cooperation with agencies of the U.S. Federal Government to ensure broad access to modern, well-operated, state-of-the-art research vessels…

Denmark Sets Plan to Deter ECA Marine Fuel Cheats

Jun 03, 2014

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) considers it important that no shipowner should gain a competitive advantage by cheating on bunker fuel content when new stricter requirements for ship exhaust gas sulphur emissions take effect in the ECA on 1…

Zukunft Relieves Papp As New Coast Guard Commandant

May 30, 2014

Adm. Paul F. Zukunft assumed command as the 25th commandant of the Coast Guard today, relieving Adm. Bob Papp during a military ceremony at the Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building.“Adm. Papp’s leadership and resolve have left an indelible mark on the service…

Mexico Orders Arrest of CEO in Oceanografia Fraud Probe

May 29, 2014

The Mexican Attorney General's office has ordered the arrest of the chief executive of oil services company Oceanografia, which is at the center of a fraud probe involving Citigroup Inc's local unit Banamex.Oceanografia CEO Amado Yanez is…

Seacurus Debates MLC Abandonment Insurance Issues

May 29, 2014

During a recent tour of northeast England, Lord Livingston, the UK’s Minister for Trade and Investment, visited the Gateshead headquarters of Seacurus which, in April 2013, launched CrewSEACURE, the first ever insurance policy designed exclusively…

Brazil Dock Workers Scrap Port Strike Plans

May 28, 2014

Brazil's National Federation of Stevedores, known as FNE, on Wednesday scrapped a plan for a nationwide strike over hiring and pension practices in peak soy exporting season.'We have suspended the strike in order to give the government more time' to make an offer…

Sealift Command Official Charged with Bribery

May 28, 2014

Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, a former government contractor who performed work for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command , and Timothy S. Miller, 57, a businessman whose company sought contracting business from the Military Sealift Command…

Container Load Weighing Becomes Mandatory

May 26, 2014

The IMO has approved international regulations ensuring the weighing of containers before their carriage by sea informs the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) . The provisions will increase safety, contribute to preventing accidents and prevent loss of containers over board…

Passenger Ship HAVEC Report Considered at Paris MOU Meeting

May 26, 2014

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) Committee met in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 19 - 23 May 2014. Among other matters, the report of the Harmonized Verification Programme (HAVEP) on passenger ships (objective…

Logistics News

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CK Hutchison Says Panama Arbitration Claim Now Tops $2 Billion

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Ports of Indiana Handles First Aluminum Shipment

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Iran War Hits Natural Gas Harder than Oil

Explosion Forces Shutdown of Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery

Explosion Forces Shutdown of Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery

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