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First Cargo Ship Leaves Mariupol Since Russia Took the City

May 31, 2022

A ship has left the Ukrainian port of Mariupol for the first time since Russia took the city and is headed east to Russia with a load of metal, the Russian-backed separatist leader of the Ukrainian breakaway region of Donetsk said on Tuesday.Ukraine said the shipment of metal to Russia from Mariupol, whose capture gave Moscow an overland bridge linking mainland Russia and pro-Russian separatist territory to annexed-Crimea…

SOHAR Port Names Hoogsteden CEO

Apr 15, 2022

SOHAR Port and Freezone announced the appointment of Emile Hoogsteden as the new chief executive officer of SOHAR Port, a joint venture of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and ASYAD Group.Hoogsteden succeeds Mark Geilenkirchen effective July 1…

World Bank Expects Commodity Prices to Stay Firm

Apr 20, 2021

Global commodity prices are expected to stay firm around current levels in 2021 after recovering in the first quarter buoyed by strong economic growth, the World Bank said on Tuesday.Energy prices are expected to average more than one-third higher this year than 2020…

New Guidance Published on Marine Transport of Ores and Concentrates

Apr 01, 2021

Updated guidance from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) outlines the techniques required for accurate hazard assessment of ores and concentratesAiming to help minimize the risk of accidents in maritime transportation, the…

Russia to Build $2.2B Metal Plant to Feed Shipbuilding

Nov 25, 2020

Russia plans to build a metals plant in the Far East at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion and supply steel sheet to the Zvezda shipbuilding yard as part of a push to develop the Arctic, Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin said.The head of the oil producer…

Crane Barge Adds Power, Flexibility in New York Harbor

Jun 30, 2020

A new Liebherr LHM 600 Mobile Harbor Crane has been in operation in the Port of New York and New Jersey since November 2019. Metal recycler Sims Metal Management places its LHM 600 on a floating barge, which offers the company various advantages…

Hapag-Lloyd to Halt Waste Shipments to China

Jun 26, 2020

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd said it had notified customers it will stop accepting cargoes of solid waste, including scrap metal, bound for China that arrive from September 1 onward to comply with new legislation.China in April passed a law…

Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Up 10.6%

May 08, 2020

Australia's shipments of iron ore to China from the world's top export hub of Port Hedland jumped to 38.7 mln tonnes in April, data from the port authority showed on Friday.Shipments were up by 10.6% from a year earlier, although they shrank by 4…

Metal Shark To Build Fireboat for Canaveral

Nov 07, 2019

Shipbuilder Metal Shark is significantly expanding its presence in the fireboat market with a diverse range of fireboats currently in production for multiple customers. Most notably, the company has announced a custom “70 Defiant” fireboat to be built for Canaveral Fire Rescue in Cape Canaveral…

Port Hedland Sept Iron Ore liftings to China Dip

Oct 08, 2019

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal, the world's biggest iron ore port, fell more than 5% in September from a month earlier, port data showed on Tuesday.Shipments to China totalled 36.05 million tonnes in September…

Maersk Taps New Trade Deals in Odisha

Oct 03, 2019

Maersk completed its first import shipment to Sambalpur from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Jharsuguda (Odisha). The shipment carrying 80 TEUs was delivered to Shyam Metalics. Whilst a few of the top customers in the region have already…

Metal Shark Delivers Foil-assisted Catamaran

Sep 16, 2019

Shipbuilder Metal Shark said it has delivered a new excursion vessel to Southwest Florida tour and charter boat operator Pure Florida.Sea Flight is a custom 40’ x 14’ welded aluminum foil-assisted catamaran designed and built to USCG Subchapter…

Hamadyk Named Chair of NSRP Board

Jun 20, 2019

NSRP is a national collaboration of private shipbuilders that provides framework to improve shipbuilding processes. NSRP focuses on national shipbuilding and naval practices to improve the efficiency of the U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair industry…

Maersk India Trade Report Q1 2019

Jun 06, 2019

India’s containerized exports with the world witnessed a stable growth of 6% in the first quarter of 2019 propelled by robust performances in refrigerated cargo, engineering and pharmaceuticals sectors, while imports declined slightly in the same quarter registering a market growth of -2…

India Box Trade Grew 6% in Q4 2018: Maersk

Mar 12, 2019

India’s containerised trade with the world has grown steadily, recording an overall import-export trade growth of 6% according to the Q4 2018 trade report released by Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company.Increasing demand for…

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