Marty Forson, Director of Sales, Gulf Shipping Agencies, keynote speaker at the conference.This presentation will give an overview and insight into the shipping of petcoke: 'Petcoke Logistics: Costs & Concerns'. It covers the role of the steamship agent…
Maersk Line announce that they find it necessary to implement general rate increases from the base rate.The new container freight rates will be effective 1, April 2013 as follows:US to Northern EuropeGeneral Rate Increase: USD 200/300/300/300…
Kim Pedersen, 47, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Geodis Wilson, heading up the Freight Forwarding Division.“In Kim Pedersen we have a person at the top of our freight forwarding activities who brings the capabilities, the experience…
VP brings experience in offshore oil & gas, LNG, engineering and other maritime related industries.Crowley Maritime Corporation’s solutions group recently named Farhad Rajabi vice president of its project management team. He will work out of the group’s Houston office and report to Craig Tornga…
Industry experts share views on key Arctic R&D issues.ABS, a provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, offers a series of Arctic workshops that aim to help define the region’s most pressing research and development (R&D) needs…
Braemar Adjusting continues its development and expansion, with the recruitment of experienced loss adjusters and new young talent across the globe. New staff have boosted the adjusting teams in the firm’s London, Singapore and Calgary…
Container shipping & logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) publishes it year 2012 financial report.The Group posted a full year net loss of US$419 million, mainly due to a first quarter net loss (before non-recurring items) of US$255 million and one-time charges of US$108 million…
A second container terminal at V.O. Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India to be ready by year-end.The second container terminal will have a handling capacity of six hundred thousand TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) to cater to the needs of export/import traders…
Construction of the new 70-hectare container terminal at Port of Sohar begins shortly, operational in 2014.As part of the expansion deal, container-terminal operator Hutchison Whampoa has signed an agreement for developing the 70-hectare container…
Second SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization Conference Scheduled for October 22-24 in Stamford, Conn. The organizers of the SHIPPINGInsight Conferences have announced that the 2013 Fleet Optimization Conference will take place Oct. 22-24 in Stamford…
Furuno has established training facilities in India and the Philippines through close cooperation with the newly established Moloobhoy Training Center in Mumbai and COMPASS Training Center in the Philippines. The two training centers have…
Group’s 4Q 2012 performance improves 75%; meets cost saving goal of US$500 millionGlobal container shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported fourth quarter 2012 Core EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) loss of US$69 million…
The Maritime Employers Association & the Longshoremen's Union Local 375 sign a new 6 year collective agreement.The Maritime Employers Association and Local 375 CUPE Longshoremen's have just inked a new collective agreement which will allow…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advised of a strike by port workers at Maceio port in Brazil on Friday 22nd February from 0700 to 1300 hours. The striking port workers will include stevedores and linesmen, so the port will not be operative during this time…
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved a resolution initiating an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) on a proposed berth-improvement project by Yusen Terminals Inc. (YTI). Start of the EIR process…
