Danos’ 367.5-acre integrated services complex located in Amelia, La., is now an officially recognized Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It will be the ninth FTZ located in the state of Louisiana and one of 179 active FTZs in the country…
GT USA welcomed to the Canaveral Cargo Terminal (CCT) the M.V. Seatrade Red on its maiden call to the United States. The 607-foot M.V. Seatrade Red, a specialized reefer container vessel with a capacity of 2,259 TEUs and 674 reefer plugs…
Marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems company GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies) has promoted Brian Kane to the position of Chief Technology Officer. A founding partner and GOST Board of Director member…
Sri Lanka has delayed a joint venture with China Merchants Port Holdings Company Ltd to develop a port in its south, where China has also offered to build an investment zone, a top government official said on Thursday. The nation's cabinet…
Chang Cheow Teck, the former President of ST Marine, has pled guilty to one charge under section 157(1) of the Companies Act. Chang was sentenced to a Short Detention Order of 14 days. Change served as ST marine president from March 2008 to April 2010…
YANMAR America has named Tim Miller as the Senior Manager for the company’s new Training and Customer Experience Center currently under construction in Acworth, Ga. Miller’s more than 24 years of experience in learning development, training and equipment in the agriculture…
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has added two new members to its global leadership team: Andy Harmer, former vice president, operations & director, UK & Ireland, has been promoted to senior vice president, membership and Bo Larsen…
The Port of Södertälje’s brand-new Konecranes reach stacker, delivered at the beginning of May, is already having an impact on operator efficiency. The new reach stacker (model SMV 4531 TC5), which is widely available throughout Australasia…
Andrew Shaw has taken up his new position as chief executive at ASRY, ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf. Effective January 4, Shaw will lead the firm as it enters its 40th year of operation. He re-joins the company after previously…
The Port of Long Beach will begin public hearings next week on a draft environmental study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing rail yard into a new facility that could increase the use of “on-dock” trains, moving cargo faster while making operations more sustainable…
The multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of recovery by the end of 2017, following in the steps of the dry bulk and container shipping markets, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry…
Diana Shipping has taken delivery of the m/v San Francisco (formerly Hull No. H2548) and the m/v Newport News (formerly Hull No. H2549), two new building Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels that were contracted in May 2013. The m/v San Francisco has been time chartered to Koch Shipping Pte…
Three New England projects have been awarded nearly two million dollars under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) competitive national grant competition to reduce diesel emissions. The grants, totaling $1,975,000, were made under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)…
The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) announced the selection of its new Board of Directors chairman, vice chairman and secretary, as well as appointment of four additional members. Mike Spyros of Electronics Unlimited, having served as NMEA vice chairman since 2014…
The Marcura Group, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on providing business solutions to the maritime industry, announced the launch of MarDocs, an innovative, cloud-based collaboration tool. Charterers find themselves with ever-growing…
