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Ingalls Shipbuilding Named Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplace

Aug 01, 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division took top honors in the Mississippi Business Journal’s Healthiest Workplace Awards, placing first in the mega large business category. The awards recognize employers throughout…

Emco Wheaton Bolsters Americas Sales Team

Aug 01, 2016

Emco Wheaton has boosted its Americas sales team with Chris Garrison taking on the role of Territory Sales Manager for the Western U.S., and Xavier Contreras appointed as Territory Sales Manager for Northern Latin America with a focus on Mexico…

Bomin Hires Robdrup to Lead Global Sales

Aug 01, 2016

Global physical supplier and trader of marine fuel oil the Bomin Group has appointed of Henrik Robdrup as its new Director of Global Sales.  Based at Bomin’s Head Office in Hamburg and working closely with the global management team, Robdrup…

ABS Expands in India

Aug 01, 2016

Classification services provider to the global marine and offshore industries ABS has expanded its captive delivery center in Pune, India with a move to the new Tech Park One location in order to accommodate the addition of professional software developers who will expedite product development…

Hapag-Lloyd Training for Apprentices

Aug 01, 2016

Sixty-four young men and women started their careers at Hapag-Lloyd today. Chief Executive Office Rolf Habben Jansen warmly welcomed the new apprentices this morning during an event held at Hapag-Lloyd’s headquarters in Hamburg.In the land division…

Krishnapatnam Unveils India’s First Ocean linked Golf Course

Aug 01, 2016

Krishnapatnam, the country’s largest all-weather; deep water port on the east-coast of India in an effort to rephrase ‘customer delight’ and ensure a longstanding bond with each of its clientele has set up a first of its kind, world class 18-hole integrated golf course within the port premise…

Injured Fisherman Medevaced

Aug 01, 2016

Coast Guard Station Chatham crewmembers medevaced an injured fisherman Saturday night near the entrance of Great Round Shoal.A person aboard the fishing boat Illusion, which was about 30 miles east of Nantucket en route to its homeport of New Bedford…

Container Ports Industry Enter New Phase as M&A Deals Change landscape - Drewry

Aug 01, 2016

Softening demand growth coupled with larger liner shipping alliances and bigger ships is moving the container ports industry towards a value sector from growth sector, albeit still highly profitable, according to the Global Container Terminal…

Stricken Vessel Being Towed to Lowestoft

Aug 01, 2016

Dogged detective work and attention to detail by the UK Coastguard has led to a broken down yacht being rescued.The call came in from the stricken vessel to the Coastguard Operations Centre at Humber at around 8.40pm today (31st July).It…

DSME to Build Two VLCCs for BW Group

Aug 01, 2016

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received a 200 billion won (US$179.2 million) order to build two oil tankers for Singapore-based oil and gas transporter BW Group. According to Yonhap, DSME will provide the oil and gas transporter two 318…

ISC Files for Chapter 11 Protection

Aug 01, 2016

International Shipholding Corporation (ISHC) and certain of its subsidiaries have each filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York…

Sagarmala Aims to Promote Port-Led Development in India

Jul 31, 2016

To exploit the potential of India’s approximately 7,500 km long coastline and 14,500km of potentially navigable waterways the Sagarmala Programme aims to promote port-led development in the country, says the government of India. Sagarmala is a long term programme…

133,500-ton Carnival Horizon Unveiled

Jul 31, 2016

Carnival Cruise Line has announced that their next and 26th cruise ship in the fleet will be called Carnival Horizon.  The  133,500-ton 3,936-passenger ship is currently under construction in the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. The Carnival…

USS Carney Rescues 97 Migrants in Mediterranean

Jul 31, 2016

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) aided in the rescue of 97 migrants adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, July 29. Carney is forward deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U…

MED AMERICAS will Replace MGE Service

Jul 30, 2016

CMA CGM is revamping it MGE service becoming the MED AMERICAS, stand-alone CMA CGM service with dedicated fleet of 11 vessels of 2,500 TEU, in a continuous effort to improve service coverage, frequency and reliability. Starting with m/v POMERENIA SKY voy…

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AIIB to Lend $300m to Expand Philippines Port Connectivity

AIIB to Lend $300m to Expand Philippines Port Connectivity

Survey Finds U.S. Ports Face $6.7 Billion Cargo Equipment Investment Needed

Survey Finds U.S. Ports Face $6.7 Billion Cargo Equipment Investment Needed

Lloyd’s Register Launches LXF Consortium to Standardize Container Stowage Data

Lloyd’s Register Launches LXF Consortium to Standardize Container Stowage Data

Fujairah Terminals Signs Land Lease Agreements to Expand Regional Connectivity, Commercial Opportunities

Fujairah Terminals Signs Land Lease Agreements to Expand Regional Connectivity, Commercial Opportunities

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