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Vintage Gyrocompass Donated by Northrop Grumman

Sep 21, 2012

Northrop Grumman donate a Sperry Mk 14 gyrocompass & leather-bound operator's manual to HMCS Sackville Canadian Naval Memorial Trust.The vinatage gyro compass is for installation aboard the restored HMCS Sackville, a World War II-era corvette on the Halifax waterfront…

Cummins Listed Among Top 500 Energy Innovators

Sep 21, 2012

Cummins Inc. wins place on InformationWeek 500 list, especially for adoption of its electronic data-based Order Management Sytem (OMS).During 2011, while Cummins was growing from a $13 billion to $18 billion company, it was important to harness business innovations to support it…

Arctic Oil Exploration to Reverse Decline in Norwegian Production

Sep 21, 2012

An Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) poll reveals industry professionals see Arctic exploration as viable solution for Norway.The Industry Snapshot Poll was conducted at ONS by global independent technical advisor, GL Noble Denton. Senior professionals…

ECDIS Ltd. Broadens Kelvin Hughes Partnership

Sep 20, 2012

UK's ECDIS Ltd., signs up with Kelvin Huges to take ECDIS Ltd MantaDigital training worldwide.The new agreement now provides access for Kelvin Hughes distributers worldwide to book Generic and Type Specific ECDIS courses directly with…

Dredging Vital to US Ports, Senate Hearing Informed

Sep 20, 2012

Chairman American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) explains  the importance of dredging to the industry & the US economy.Jerry Bridges, the American Association of Port Authorities’ Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of…

Bow Thruster Repaired Fast by Great Lakes Shipyard

Sep 20, 2012

Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, performs emergency repairs on USCG Aids to Navigation barge.United States Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin departs Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio after completion of drydocking…

Feds: USMA & ILA Agree to 90-day CBA Extension

Sep 20, 2012

Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen on United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association Labor Negotiations:I am pleased to announce that at the close of today's productive negotiation session, in which progress was made on several important subjects…

Dan-Bunkering Appoints Bunker Trader

Sep 20, 2012

Dan-Bunkering (Monaco) S.A.M. has appointed Jacopo Pigliapochi, 28 years old, as Bunker Trader as of 20 August 2012.Jacopo is originally from Italy and has spent half a year in Haiti working with Doctors without Borders. Before that he was working for one of the larger Italian bunker traders…

Euroceanica Ltd Picks CrewInspector.com

Sep 20, 2012

Euroceanica Ltd picks CrewInspector.com as their crew management software providerCrewInspector.com an online crew management software provider wins the contract to provide Euroceanica Ltd with full crew management solution. CrewInspector will provide online crew management database…

New Heesen Superyachts Presented at Monaco Boat Show 2012

Sep 20, 2012

Dutch superyacht builders Heesen unveil their new range at the Yacht Club de Monaco. Presently, at the Monaco Yacht Show , Heesen directors Fabio Ermetto and Hans Boerakker, together with Piet and Perry van Oossanen from Van Oossanen Naval…

US Aircraft Carrier 'Enterprise' Nears Retirement

Sep 20, 2012

After 51 years of distinguished service, USS Enterprise (CVN 65) will ceremonially inactivate later this year at Norfolk Naval Station, in Norfolk, Va.
The inactivation ceremony will be the last official public event for the ship, and will…

Intergraph Rated Top Engineering Design Provider

Sep 20, 2012

Intergraph® ranks as No. 1 overall engineering design solution provider for industry in ARC Advisory Group study for the 6th consecutive year.ARC Advisory Group, the leading research and advisory firm for industry and infrastructure, based the ranking on revenues…

US Port Deploys Firetide Wireless Video Surveillance Network

Sep 20, 2012

Port Newark container terminal deploys Firetide wireless Video Surveillance Network to secure its New Jersey port Operations.Firetide, Inc. the leading provider of wireless infrastructure mesh networks, announce that Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT)…

Offshore Work Maintenance Ship Sold, Chartered Back by Otto Marine

Sep 20, 2012

Singapore-based Otto Marine sells Work Maintenance Vessel 'Oranda 1' for US$38.0-million, simultaneously bareboat-chartered back for GofM work.The sales transaction sets to improve the Group’s cash flow and balance sheet.Oranda 1, of LOA 75 m  is an ABS-classed 4…

PortVision-hosted Conference Invites' TerminalSmart' Users

Sep 20, 2012

PortVision to host a TerminalSmart forum for marine terminal managers & Automatic Identification System (AIS) operators.The meeting will address key issues facing marine terminals, particularly marine operations associated with the petrochemical supply chain…

Logistics News

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

US Freight Industry Hopes for Back-to-School Demand Boost After Tariff Truce

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

CMA CGM to Redeploy Fleet to Avoid US Port Fees on Chinese Vessels

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

Israel Attacks Yemeni Ports, Says Houthi-Run TV Outlet

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

DFDS Reaches 10,000 Sailings in Türkiye

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