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TOTE Says San Juan Productivity Improving

Oct 11, 2017

TOTE Maritime said it continues to see an increase in overall productivity at the Port of San Juan as more and more containers leave the terminal for communities around Puerto Rico. On Monday the terminal reached 87 percent productivity…

Two Join Ports of Indiana Commission

Oct 11, 2017

Monica Newhouse-Rodriguez and Michael Browning have been appointed by Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb to the Ports of Indiana Commission. Newhouse-Rodriguez is managing principal of Newhouse and Associates, a national airport consulting firm which provides airport planning…

Operations Partially Resume at Port of Durban

Oct 11, 2017

Marine functions at South Africa’s largest port have partially resumed after severe weather halted operations and caused heavy damages at the port earlier this week. The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said the storm blew containers into the bay…

Glencore Sees Record Oil Trading Volumes as Margins Shrink

Oct 11, 2017

Glencore looks set to cement its position as the world's second-largest oil trader as it tries to offset low volatility and tight margins with record volumes this year, its global head of oil, Alex Beard, told Reuters. The London-listed…

Congo Lifts Ban on Raw Metal Exports by Chinese JV

Oct 11, 2017

Congo's government has lifted an order requiring a joint venture of Chinese investors to stop exporting raw copper and cobalt, the mines ministry and the company said on Wednesday. Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister Martin Kabwelulu last month ordered Sicomines…

Clipper Bulk Consolidates

Oct 11, 2017

Denmark based Clipper Group said it will simplify its operational and administrative setup in its core business area, the dry bulk market.Clipper will concentrate its bulk business in Copenhagen, Houston and Hong Kong going forward, closing its offices in Stamford…

iContainers Hires Barcelona Office Director

Oct 11, 2017

Online freight forwarder iContainers appointed Carlos del Corral as Director of Sales and Operations of its Barcelona office. Del Corral possesses over 20 years of experience in the logistics sector and is a veteran in the transformation of processes and systems in the sector…

La Spezia Terminal Team to Tour Asian Cargo Hubs

Oct 11, 2017

Italy’s gateway container terminal in La Spezia, operated by the Contship Italia Group is set to embark upon on a tour of strategic supply-chain hubs in Asia.Contship’s senior management will visit key cities in China – Shanghai, Dalian…

RMI Registry Strengthens Support for Japanese Owners

Oct 11, 2017

International Registries, Inc. and its affiliates (IRI), which provide administrative and technical support to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime and Corporate Registries, has appointed a new Technical Officer in its Imabari office…

ShipServ Names Hyldahn as SVP, Business Development

Oct 11, 2017

Maritime e-procurement platform ShipServ has appointed Henrik Hyldahn to the position of senior vice president, business development. Based in ShipServ’s Copenhagen office, Hyldahn will focus on developing the business’ new ventures. Hyldahn…

Royal IHC Buys Into Rotterdam Offshore Group

Oct 10, 2017

Royal IHC has announced its acquisition of 50% of the share capital of Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG).  The agreement will enable IHC to strengthen its ship repair and conversion capabilities with the addition of a dedicated facility in Rotterdam…

Seafarers UK Appoints Corporate Fundraising Manager

Oct 10, 2017

Mairéad Ní Cheóinín has been appointed to Seafarers UK as the charity’s new Corporate Fundraising Manager where her focus will be on engaging with the commercial maritime sector. Mairéad brings a wealth of business development, marketing…

Statoil Selects Gas4Sea for LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

Oct 10, 2017

Gas4Sea partners - ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK - have been selected by Norwegian multinational energy group Statoil to be their liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fuel supplier in the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, for four crude shuttle tankers…

A Business Park Made of Shipping Containers

Oct 10, 2017

Container King of Dallas has recently signed a deal with local developer Ron Sturgeon to build 38 innovative, eco-friendly, state-of-the-art commercial spaces made from shipping containers. Box Office Warehouse Suites is due to open in the Alliance commercial real estate area in Texas…

Konecranes for Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals

Oct 10, 2017

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Pte Ltd (BMCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA), exercised its option to purchase a further 18 Konecranes Noell Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes. This order follows upon an…

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Russian Oil Freight Rates to India Remain High

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EU Wheat Falls Further As Market Awaits Black Sea Diplomacy

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Russia Ships More Than 10 Million Barrels of Crude to China Via Northern Sea Route

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Baltic Index Hits Almost Five-Year High

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