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GHU: Fast ROI for Existing Bunker Port Installations

May 16, 2017

Genoil Inc, (GNOLF), the publicly traded clean technology engineering company for the petroleum industries, has announced compelling economics for the Genoil Hydroconversion Upgrader (GHU), for installations where there is existing infrastructure…

Morrison Express Names Krajniak Americas VP

May 16, 2017

Logistics, transportation and supply chain management provider Morrison Express announced that Ron Krajniak has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager, Americas Region. “Serving in key leadership roles in both domestic…

KotugSmit, MOL Team up for Smart Operations

May 16, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (container, tanker, dry-bulk and car carrier divisions) and KOTUG SMIT TOWAGE (KotugSmit) signed long term towage agreements, effective early 2017.The two have agreed upon a long term towage contract for the ports of Rotterdam…

Abu Dhabi Ports Plans Emergency Response Exercise

May 15, 2017

Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate's commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, in conjunction with Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Team, is preparing to conduct…

Coal: India's Energy Mainstay for Next 30 Years

May 15, 2017

Coal will remain India's main energy source for the next three decades although its share will gradually fall as the country pushes renewable power generation, according to a government report seen by Reuters. The country is the world's…

Baltic Index Falls on Lower Iron Ore Demand

May 15, 2017

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell 2 percent on Monday as lower demand for iron ore fixtures hit capesize rates.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Milaha: NEw Shipping Service Between Qatar & UAE

May 15, 2017

Qatar-based maritime transport and logistics conglomerate Milaha said it has launched a door-to-door shipping service between Qatar and UAE, and vice versa. Mainly targeting SMEs in the automotive spare parts, fashion retail, and the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sectors…

Savannah Port Welcomes Record Cargo Ship

May 14, 2017

Governor Nathan Deal, Port of Savannah officials and the maritime community were on hand to welcome the COSCO Development, the largest containership to ever call on the U.S. East Coast as it handled 5,500 containers, a record for Georgia’s ports…

Mitsubishi Restructures UniCarriers Business

May 12, 2017

Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift announced the integration of business operation with its consolidated subsidiary UniCarriers Corporation through a company split where Mitsubishi Nichiyu succeeds the businesses of UniCarriers except domestic sales…

TEN's 15-Vessel Newbuilding Program Nearing Completion

May 12, 2017

Greece-based Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) said that its 15-vessel newbuilding program is nearing completion with the final three aframax tankers expected to be delivered in the coming months.  In the second half of the year, with all…

Euroseas Sees Improvement in Cargo Shipping

May 12, 2017

The beginning of 2017 found both the drybulk and containership markets recovering from the historical low levels observed during 2016, says Euroseas Chairman. Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas said that the drybulk market improved…

Gulftainer Wins Logistics Industry Honors for TOS

May 12, 2017

Gulftainer,  privately owned independent terminal operating and logistics company whose global divisions include GT USA in North America, has won an industry award for its Marine and Container Handling (MACH) Terminal Operating System (TOS)…

Partners Aim to Encourage Maritime Entrepreneurs, Innovation

May 12, 2017

SUNY Maritime College and EEX Maritime Oy, of Finland, will be working together to encourage entrepreneurs and technological innovations in the maritime industry.The two recently signed a memorandum of agreement that will allow the two to promote collaboration between start-ups…

Tradepoint Atlantic: Logistics for Offshore Wind Projects

May 12, 2017

Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre multimodal global logistics center in Baltimore that features a combination of access to deepwater berths, railroads, highways and storage space, has issued a statement in connection with the Maryland PSC’s…

DP World London Now Handles Far East Calls

May 12, 2017

MOL Triumph, the first of the world’s largest and newest vessels to call in the UK, arrives in Southampton on THE Alliance's FE2 service as new third deep-water berth opened at London Gateway in April, ahead of first regular Asia-Europe service starting…

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New $1.2B Subsea Cables Factory Plan Set to Transform Port of Tyne

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Barcelona to Get New Finished-Vehicle Logistics Terminal

Barcelona to Get New Finished-Vehicle Logistics Terminal

Phase 1 of Gdynia Quay Upgrade Complete

Phase 1 of Gdynia Quay Upgrade Complete

Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

Egypt's Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount to Win Back Big Container Ships As Trade War Stabilizes

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