Port of Oakland total container volume increased 3.6 percent in July, according to data released. The Port said the rise over July 2017 totals was driven by an increase in empty container shipments to Asia.Import cargo volume declined 0.6 percent in July…
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has secured a contract worth approximately NOK 250 million ($29.5 million) to build the world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel, Yara Birkeland. VARD will deliver the groundbreaking ship for launch in early 2020…
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic remained steady during the month of July, with year-to-date total cargo shipments of 16.5 million metric tons. Total transits were up by 2.5 percent from the same time last year.Top performing cargoes through July 2018 include:•Coal – 308…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) serves Dubai with regular scheduled airfreight consolidations, handling a wide variety of cargo’s with the greatest ease. Their logistics professionals specialize in servicing all your airfreight needs, from…
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping continues to bounce back after a slow start. With strong tonnage numbers in July, particularly shipments of U.S. grain, liquid bulk and project cargo, the 2018 shipping season is right on par with the healthy statistics posted last year…
UK-based Portland Port leverages new fabrication and welding facility to win a bigger share of ship repair, refit, conversion and shipbuilding markets.Polish-owned maritime engineering company Intermarine UK has unveiled major growth plans after investing a six-figure sum in a new 2…
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) grant to support the current container-on-barge shuttle service operated by SEACOR AMH between New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Memphis, and…
The first two super post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort) worked their first Neopanamax vessel – the 12,217 TEU MSC Shreya B – at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on Sunday, August 5, 2018.The new gantry cranes, manufactured in China by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co…
Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker Olympic Light to an independent Chinese refiner after holding the oil at sea for about three months, people with knowledge of the discharge said on Wednesday…
Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, has announced the consummation of its previously announced debt refinancing , significantly strengthening the Company's capital structure and reducing its outstanding debt by approximately USD 551 million…
APM Terminals Bahrain has launched the 'Lift' portal which allows customers to track and trace their goods, check the status of shipments and vessels and schedule deliveries - 24 hours per day, seven days a week.Lift works to optimize operations…
Ampelmann has strengthened its position in the North Sea this year after being awarded four new contracts and two extended scopes of work in the basin.The projects will see six E-type gangway systems deployed for planned shutdown campaigns and…
China Navigation Company (CNCo), part of the Swire Group, has expanded its presence in North America by establishing a branch office in Vancouver, Canada.The opening ceremony was graced by Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade & Technology…
Norway has a huge potential to be a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it needs resources and collaboration in order not to lag behind.To strengthen national efforts on artificial intelligence, Telenor, NTNU and SINTEF are inviting…
The Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. (CGB) announced the completion of its $32 million expansion at its soybean processing facility at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon.CGB President and CEO Kevin Adams and CGB Senior Vice President Steve O'Nan…
