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APM Terminals Enters Colombia

Aug 13, 2015

APM Terminals and Colombian-based port and terminal operating company, Compañia de Puertos Asociados S.A. (Compas S.A.) have signed a joint venture agreement to jointly manage and operate Compas S.A.’s existing multipurpose Cartagena Terminal…

Kalmar Bags Colombia's SPRBun Order

Aug 13, 2015

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a major port equipment order from long-standing customer Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. (SPRBun) as they gear up for growth at their operations in Terminal Especializado de Contenedores de Buenaventura S…

Barakah Offshore Gets Contract from Petronas

Aug 13, 2015

Barakah Offshore Petroleum’s subsidiary, PBJV Group Sdn Bhd (PBJV), has received a Letter of Award from Malaysian oil company Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, for the supply, refurbishment and maintenance of cleaning pig and associated services in Sabah and Sarawak…

Borets Bolsters Houston Executive Team

Aug 12, 2015

Borets, a company in the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, announced today that Phyllis Mitchell has been named vice president of human resources and Kent C. Crago has been named vice president of finance…

WFS Technologies Names Strahan VP Operations

Aug 12, 2015

WFS Technology Ltd. has appointed Bill Strahan as Vice President Operations and General Manager, WFS Technologies (NI). Strahan brings to the role more than 25 years’ experience in manufacturing, logistics, engineering, strategic and quality systems roles…

James Hailstones Joins ASV

Aug 12, 2015

Manufacturer of unmanned marine systems ASV announced that James Hailstones has joined its team as the company expands its reach into the offshore energy market.  Based in Aberdeen, Hailstones will lead industry engagement as more firms…

ClassNK Releases Annual Report on Port State Control

Aug 12, 2015

Classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report, which aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by…

Fincantieri Educating UAE Students

Aug 12, 2015

The value of the initiative also recognized by the UAE government Trieste, 12 August 2015 - As part of a program of international cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, Fincantieri has done in recent weeks in Genoa, at the headquarters of CETENA - Center for the Study of Marine engineering…

Shell Readies to Drill in Arctic, Seeks Modified Permit

Aug 12, 2015

Shell has informed the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) that it is set to restart its controversial hunt for Arctic oil, three years after the company’s last ill-fated venture north, reports The Guardian. “Fennica…

EMS Hires National Sales Manager

Aug 11, 2015

Electronic Marine Systems Inc. (EMS) has appointed Ron Monnell as National Sales Manager. Monnell joins EMS with more than 35 years of marine sales experience in the commercial and military sectors of the U.S. marine industry. Based in Florida…

Interlake Steamship to Install Scrubbers on 2 More Ships

Aug 11, 2015

The Interlake Steamship Company proves phase one of emissions-reduction technology on Great Lakes; two additional ships to be outfitted with exhaust gas scrubber technology in 2016  Following the implementation of exhaust gas scrubbers on its self-unloading bulk carrier M/V Hon…

Keppel Shipyard Wins FPSO Conversion Contract

Aug 11, 2015

Even as world energy prices continue to maintain low pricing levels, offshore contracts are there to be won.Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd has secured a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair…

New DMRs for USN Destroyers, Submarines under Construction

Aug 11, 2015

The U.S. Navy has ordered 56 AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios (DMRs) and related equipment from General Dynamics. The newly built DMR radios will be capable of using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform, the digital dial tone needed to make voice calls to the U…

Tidewater Logs 1Q 2016 Loss

Aug 11, 2015

Tidewater Inc. announced today a first quarter net loss for the period ended June 30, 2015, of $15.1 million, or $0.32 per common share, on revenues of $304.8 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $43.7 million, or $0…

Kinder Morgan Buys Four Newbuilding Resales

Aug 11, 2015

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is expanding its growing fleet of Jones Act product tankers having signed a definitive agreement valued at an all-in price of $568 million with Philly Tankers LLC to take assignment of contracts for the construction of four…

Logistics News

UK’s Portland Port Expands Services with LNG Transfer Capability

UK’s Portland Port Expands Services with LNG Transfer Capability

Golden Pass Texas Facility Ready for Inaugural LNG Export

Golden Pass Texas Facility Ready for Inaugural LNG Export

Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach Renew Green Corridor Agreement

Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach Renew Green Corridor Agreement

Chile to US Fruit Trade Down

Chile to US Fruit Trade Down

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