As part of the CMA CGM Group, APL will join the league of the world’s largest container shipping lines in the OCEAN Alliance from April 2017. Navigating forward as a member of the world’s third largest container shipping Group, APL is poised…
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced that Bronko Jazvac has been appointed to its Board of Directors, replacing Jim Wilson as the representative for the steel and iron ore industries. Jazvac brings to the role some 38 years of experience in steel manufacturing…
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and DB Cargo (DB) have signed a contract to develop a joint venture multimodal logistics hub, Mediterranean Hub Monfalcone Srl, in 2017 at the Port of Monfalcone on the Italian Adriatic coast. The business…
The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) has elected its officers and board of directors to govern the organization in 2016-2017. One new officer and two board members join the leadership group.Keith LaMarr of Macaroni Marketing…
Glander International Bunkering have hired Kasper Nygaard as Senior Bunker & Lubricant Trader and Team Leader in the Dubai office. Nygaard brings with him over eight years of bunkering experience, having worked for a shipping company in Denmark…
Members of the OCEAN ALLIANCE, COSCO Container Lines, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line, signed a document entitled the Day One Product, which sets out the proposed OCEAN ALLIANCE’s network, including port rotation for each service loop…
Liquefied natural gas is not a panacea to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its increasing use as a marine fuel could be worse for the environment than burning heavy fuel oil. In stark contrast to media reports claiming that the use…
At the recent annual Maritime Law Conference (MLA) held at Arabella in the Western Cape, various prominent government and international speakers took to the floor to debate and discuss national global maritime phenomena including inter alia…
Rolls-Royce announces today that Andreas Schell has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). Andreas will join Rolls-Royce later this year, reporting to Chief Executive Warren East, and take up his new position from 1 January 2017…
As part of its Coastal Community Development Program under Sagarmala, the Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned Rupees 10 Crore ($1.5 mln) as part of the first instalment to the Gujarat Maritime Board for capacity building and safety training of 20…
Eimskip has entered into an agreement to acquire the Norwegian shipping and logistics company Nor Lines. The business, with about 200 employees and an estimated annual turnover of approximately EUR 110 million, will be restructured in order to be aligned with Eimskip’s current operations in Norway…
Container Loading Equipment to Provide Greater Efficiencies for Container on Barge Service Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The Port of New Orleans and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge will acquire specialized container loading equipment…
Basketball? You can (sometimes) even play it on board a containership at Hapag-Lloyd. Some of the world’s best basketball players learned to dribble and shoot on the streets or in small “cages”, like the legendary West 4th Street Courts in New York’s Greenwich Village…
The China Classification Society (CCS), which falls under the Chinese Ministry of Transport, has opened an office in Copenhagen, further extending Sino-Danish maritime cooperation. “For a maritime nation such as Denmark, it is important…
Thirteen port and customs officials were charged on Wednesday with stealing cargo containers and aiding tax evasion on freight at Kenya's Mombasa port, part of a drive to clamp down on corruption and boost efficiency at the hub.Mombasa acts as a trade gateway for much of East Africa…
