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A Winding Path to a Maritime Career

Oct 27, 2015

Career Profile: Parker Harrison - Vice President, Procurement Crowley Maritime CorporationCharlottesville, Va. and the University of Virginia are a long, long way from the ocean. Arguably, an even greater distance is the one which stretches from a Bachelor of Arts degree in Italian and German…

Troy Line Creates ‘Team Leader Division’

Oct 27, 2015

American-owned NVOCC Troy Container Line Ltd. has established a Team Leader Division, aiming to ensure quality services in both the FCL and LCL export departments, the company announced today. The launch of this newly established division…

China Mulls Routine Arctic Transits

Oct 27, 2015

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) plans to launch regular services through the Arctic Ocean to Europe, as global warming makes the route viable and Beijing steps up its northern ambitions, says a report in AFP. Cosco’s Yong Sheng…

Siem in Profit for Q3

Oct 27, 2015

Oslo-listed Siem Shipping reported a net profit of USD2.5 million (Q3 2014: net loss USD-0.2 million).  The container lines are continuing to use very aggressive pricing strategies to win market share in the reefer segment.  The specialist…

ISS wins crew logistics contract with MSI Ship Management

Oct 26, 2015

Marine, cargo and supply chain solutions provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has won a new contract with MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd to provide crew logistics services (CLS) across the globe.Under the new contract, MSI Ship Management will assign numerous vessels including bulk carriers…

Ardmore COO Cameron Appointed IPTA Chairman

Oct 26, 2015

Ardmore Shipping COO to take over as head of International Parcel Tanker Association from October 2015 Ardmore Shipping Corporation’s chief operating officer, Mark Cameron, has been appointed chairman of the International Parcel Tanker Association (IPTA)…

Oil Bleeds Jobs to Renewables Sector

Oct 26, 2015

Global oil sector has cut 200,000 jobs in downturn.Renewables are powering a rare bright spot in the energy industry, with record job hiring in solar, wind and hydro partly offsetting the biggest round of job losses in the oil and gas sector in almost two decades…

Asia Tankers-VLCC Rates Slump

Oct 26, 2015

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could face drop further next week on excess tonnage supply and lower cargo volumes, reports Reuters. A Singapore based VLCC broker said that there’s no upside. Rates will either be flat or on the downside…

Final OTI Rules Approved

Oct 25, 2015

The Commission voted at its meeting 22nd October to issue a final rule on ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licensing and financial responsibility requirements, and directed staff to prepare an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking…

Cruise Line President, MARAD To Address AAPA’s 104th Annual Convention

Oct 23, 2015

Press release - Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCC) President and COO Adam Goldstein and U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Administrator Paul Jaenichen, together with a host of port authority, shipping and cruise line executives, and freight transportation coalition and consulting experts…

Ports Group Encouraged By U.S. House Transportation Bill

Oct 22, 2015

Press release - Like many other goods-movement interests, America’s seaports are pleased to see new freight provisions contained in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization & Reform Act of 2015 (STRR; H.R. 3763), which House Transportation…

Conoco CEO: Lifting U.S. Oil Export Ban on Wish List

Oct 22, 2015

The head of U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips on Thursday renewed a call for the Obama administration to lift a ban on crude exports to help revive the struggling domestic energy industry, saying the move was 'number one on my wish list.'The…

Daiichi Trims Fleet

Oct 22, 2015

Financially-troubled Japanese dry bulk specialist Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha plans to halve its current long-distance shipping fleet, reports Nikkei. The debt-ridden shipowner under civil rehabilitation proceedings, also plans to improve profitability by updating charterage to shipowners…

Bahrain Set to Award $400mln Floating LNG Contract

Oct 22, 2015

The Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) will award a $400 million Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal contract next month, Energy Minister Abdulhussain Mirza told local media this week. The LNG terminal will be constructed near Khalifa Bin Salman Port…

Greek-US Plan for an LNG Terminal

Oct 22, 2015

Greece and the US are likely to reveal a joint venture to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal when US Secretary of State John Kerry makes an official visit to Athens in November. According to a local news report in eKathimerini…

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US State Department Expresses Concern Over Ban of Israeli Shipments in Spanish Ports, Airspace

US State Department Expresses Concern Over Ban of Israeli Shipments in Spanish Ports, Airspace

ABS AIP for Electric Propulsion Container Ship

ABS AIP for Electric Propulsion Container Ship

US Container Imports Rise in August

US Container Imports Rise in August

Stena Bulk Appoints Seasystems as Exclusive Global Partner for Jettyless LNG Technology

Stena Bulk Appoints Seasystems as Exclusive Global Partner for Jettyless LNG Technology

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