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Crowley Supports Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts

Oct 17, 2016

Supporting relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, Florida and throughout the U.S. Southeast, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s logistics group is successfully delivering logistics services for the transportation of water, generators and food and other supplies in partnership with U…

CBMM Welcomes New Shipwright, Apprentices for Edna Lockwood Restoration

Oct 17, 2016

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has recently welcomed Michael Rogers of Trappe, Md. as a shipwright, along with three professional shipwright apprentices to work on the 2016-2018 log-hull restoration of the historic 1889 bugeye Edna E. Lockwood…

Odfjell Sells Its Share in Oman Tank Terminal

Oct 17, 2016

Odfjell SE announced that Odfjell Terminals B.V. (OTBV), the joint venture holding company that owns and operates substantially all of Odfjell's tank terminals worldwide, has entered into an agreement to sell its 29.75 percent indirect ownership in Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & Co…

Rolls-Royce Wins Deal to Power USN TAO

Oct 17, 2016

Rolls-Royce won a contract to supply diesel generators, propellers and shaft lines for the US Navy’s new fleet replenishment oiler ships, the John Lewis Class. Planned to total 17 ships, the new John Lewis class (previously known as TAO – X)…

40 Kids, 6 Adults Stranded at Camp David on Crescent Lake Rescued

Oct 17, 2016

A Coast Guard Station Port Angeles boatcrew assisted in the rescue of 40 kids and six adults who were stranded at Camp David on Lake Crescent, Friday.Coast Guard crewmembers aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II safely ferried groups of…

NYK Welcomes Japanese Teachers to its Maritime Academy

Oct 17, 2016

On August 3, the NYK-TDG Maritime Academy (NTMA)* welcomed a visiting study group comprising three teachers from Japanese technical colleges and technical high schools, accompanied by three staff members from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)…

DP World Chairman Meets Senegal President

Oct 17, 2016

DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem reiterated the company’s commitment to supporting the economic growth of Senegal and developing Dakar into a major logistics hub and gateway for West Africa during his meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall…

Strategy Adjustment at Royal IHC

Oct 16, 2016

As a result of persistently poor market conditions, Royal IHC fine-tunes its strategy by further boosting knowledge-intensive activities  Persistently poor market conditions force a fine-tuning of strategy  The management intends to reduce around 425 permanent and temporary contracts…

USCG Supports Disaster Response in Les Cayes, Haiti

Oct 15, 2016

The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis supported disaster response efforts Wednesday in Les Cayes, Haiti.Cutter Thetis crewmembers assisted the Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Holland crew, Dutch Marines and Red Cross members to load supplies for the…

AAPA, Lamar University To Sign Port Management Education Deal

Oct 15, 2016

On the heels of entering into a Memorandum of Understanding in June to provide mutually-beneficial educational and professional development opportunities to help students and port professionals, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and Lamar University on Oct…

India to Collaborate with Germany for Intermodal Projects in Ports

Oct 15, 2016

Indian Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that India and Germany are all set to collaborate on projects for improving rail connectivity of Indian ports.  He said the two countries will work together…

Damen, NSTC offer Crew Training in Philippines

Oct 14, 2016

To mark this year’s Interferry Conference in Manila, the Philippines, Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with Netherlands Shipping Training Centre (NSTC), Managed by the international maritime education and training organisation STC-Group.…

Clyde Launches Training Facility

Oct 14, 2016

Clyde Training Solutions (CTS) opened central Scotland’s first dedicated marine and offshore international training centre. CTS – a newly established Clyde Group company -  is now offering an extensive range of onsite accredited maritime…

ZIM Adds Pacific Northwest Service

Oct 13, 2016

ZIM has launched an additional Asia-Pacific Northwest Service, CEN – (China Express Northwest service) with the following rotation: Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Prince Rupert – Xingang.  According to ZIM, CEN is the only Pacific Northwest service in the market to call Xingang directly…

CSL Head Rod Jones to Retire

Oct 13, 2016

CSL Group head Rod Jones will retire effective March 31, 2017, after a career with the Canadian dry bulk shipper that spans over 30 years, including nine years as president and chief executive officer. Louis Martel, currently CSL International president and CSL Group executive vice-president…

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WTO: Global Goods Trade Strengthens Despite Uneasy Politics

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Kuwait Petroleum Offers Oil, Refined Fuel Outside the Strait of Hormuz

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