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Eighty-two Crowley Vessels Earn Safety Awards

Jun 20, 2018

Eighty-two Crowley Maritime Corporation vessels recently received the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA)’s annual Jones F. Devlin Awards in recognition of their outstanding safety records in 2017. Each year the CSA grants Devlin Award certificates…

Tidetech Unveils 'Data Cube' for Voyage Optimization

Jun 20, 2018

Provider of metocean data to the maritime industry Tidetech Commercial Marine Pty Ltd says it is enhancing the scope of its services in response to a growing demand for marine weather data.Tidetech generates and curates a wide range of marine…

Chinese Firm Pays $584 Mln in Sri Lanka Port Debt-to-equity Deal

Jun 20, 2018

China Merchants Port Holdings has made a $584 million payment as part of a $1.12 billion deal to operate Sri Lanka's deep sea Hambantota port, a state-run agency said on Wednesday.Under the deal, signed in July 2017, China Merchants Port (CM Port) will run the $1…

Brazil Freight Impasse Lingers

Jun 20, 2018

A Brazilian Supreme Court hearing ended with no consensus on the adoption of minimum freight prices and whether such prices should be dictated by the government, Justice Luiz Fux said on Wednesday.Minimum freight prices, introduced by decree…

New Rig Designed for Heavy Dockside Lifts

Jun 20, 2018

Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift and Siemens Heat Transfer Technology B.V. combined forces to design a special rig for lifting modules that weighed nearly 200t apiece. Modulift sent two rigs for on- and off-load in Korea and Thailand respectively—a total of 16 no…

Port of Cape Town to Open Training Center in September

Jun 20, 2018

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed the construction of its Maritime Training Center at the Port of Cape Town and the institution will run its first courses in September 2018.TNPA refurbished an underutilized building at the port to house the center…

NWSA Import Volumes Rise in May 2018

Jun 20, 2018

May imports at the Northwest Seaport Alliance of Seattle and Tacoma reached their highest level since 2010 this year.At 131,067 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), import volumes were 0.7 percent above last May's total.Export volumes of 114,227 TEUs marked a 11…

South Africa Cruise Ports Nominated for World Travel Awards

Jun 20, 2018

The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) operated Ports of Durban, Cape Town, and Elizabeth have been nominated for the Africa & Indian Ocean segment of the 25th annual World Travel Awards in the category of “Africa’s Leading Cruise Port 2018”…

Schulte Group Confirms Cypriot Connection

Jun 20, 2018

The Cyprus shipping sector continues to make news, as Dr. Heinrich Schulte, the chairman of the Schulte Group, underlined his long-term commitment to the Cypriot shipping industry when he met with H.E. Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the President of the Republic of Cyprus…

CMA CGM to Buy Finland's Containerships

Jun 20, 2018

French-based CMA CGM, one of the world's largest container shipping firms, has agreed to acquire Finland's Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy.Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in three to six months, were not disclosed…

Maersk Poaches New CFO from Assa Abloy

Jun 20, 2018

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk has chosen Carolina Dybeck Happe as its new Chief Finance Officer, it said on Wednesday.Happe will take the position at a time where Maersk is undergoing a strategic transformation from a broader conglomerate including an oil business to a more focused shipping company…

‘Cool Port’ Barge Service at Rotterdam

Jun 19, 2018

The logistics surrounding the Port of Rotterdam are daunting. Eight deep sea terminals; 600 barges with 150 different owners; some 150,000 shippers from across Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany all relying on the port. The result is a fragmented…

MOL Acquires Stake in AKOFS of Norway

Jun 19, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)  announced that MOL and Mitsui & Co have entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire shares in AKOFS Offshore AS, which is owned by Akastor ASA, Norway.  After in-kind contribution of the company of owner and leasing the subsea support vessel…

Kalmar RMGs to Support Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals

Jun 19, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) to supply two Kalmar rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes with remote control and extensive customisation.  The order was booked in Cargotec's 2018 second quarter order intake…

GasLog Partners Signs New Charter Agreement with Cheniere Energy

Jun 19, 2018

GasLog Partners announced that it has entered into a new multi-year time charter for the GasLog Sydney with a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy scheduled to commence in 2018. The charterer has options to extend the charter for up to two consecutive periods at escalating rates…

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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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