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TRAC Intermodal Marks 50 Years

Dec 17, 2018

This year, TRAC Intermodal celebrates 50 years of delivering high-quality products and innovation since its founding in 1968 as Interpool, Ltd.TRAC Intermodal has been helping transform the global supply chain for half a century through advances in engineering…

Carnival to Launch Four Ships in 2019

Dec 17, 2018

Carnival Corporation announced it will launch four new cruise ships in 2019 across three of its leading global brands – Carnival Cruise Line, America's Cruise Line; Costa Cruises, the largest European cruise operator; and Princess Cruises,  international premium cruise line…

Mahindra Logistics: Year End Overview and 2019 Outlook

Dec 17, 2018

Mr Pirojshaw Sarkari, CEO, Mahindra Logistics on the overview of the year gone by and outlook for 2019:“At Mahindra Logistics Limited (MLL) we believe that the year 2018 continued to be transformational for the logistics industry. This was due to enhanced governmental focus on the sector…

Maritime Autonomy: Sea Machines Gets a $10M Investment

Dec 17, 2018

While there remains much debate as to what an autonomous future looks like in the maritime sector, one company, Sea Machines, is helping to pace the field with product development, partnerships and investment.Sea Machines Robotics announced…

Qatar to Invest USD 20 bln in US Energy Sector

Dec 16, 2018

Peninsular Arab country Qatar has said that it plans to invest more than $20 billion in the US energy sector over the next five years.According to a report in Reuters, minister of state for energy affairs of the energy-rich Qatar Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi…

Nigerian Ports Authority Calls for Eradicating Port Congestion

Dec 16, 2018

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman, has called on terminal operators, shipping companies, port managers and allied stakeholders to do all they could to eradicate or at best mitigate the effects of the present congestion at the nation’s seaports…

Gazprom, Itochu Sign MoU on Baltic LNG

Dec 14, 2018

Russian oil and gas company Gazprom and Japanese trading house Itochu have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the proposed Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project.'With this document, the parties confirmed their interest in potential cooperation in the framework of the project…

Port of Oakland Cautious on 2019

Dec 14, 2018

The Port of Oakland had its busiest November ever for imports in 2018, shattering an 11-year-old record. The Port said today that it handled the equivalent of 83,364 loaded 20-foot import containers last month. That beat the old November record of 76…

Los Angeles APM Terminals Volume Up

Dec 14, 2018

APM Terminals set a new North American operations record this month with 27,846 TEUs handled on one vessel.This represents a complete discharge of the vessel for import cargo and a complete new load of export containers, in addition to empty…

Moody's Rated Panama Canal with Stable Outlook

Dec 14, 2018

Moody's Investors Service reaffirmed the Panama Canal Authority's (ACP) A2 long-term rating with a stable outlook, based on its distinctive position as an infrastructure asset with a unique geographic advantage and business model, and its strong historical operational and financial performance…

Navios Acquisition Completes Navios Midstream Merger

Dec 14, 2018

Greece-based Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation announced that it completed the acquisition of Navios Maritime Midstream Partners.  'Following the close of the market on December 13, Navios Midstream common units no longer are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange…

MOL Passenger Line 'Cruise of the Year 2018'

Dec 14, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that its group company, Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line (MOPAS) was recognized for its 'efforts on market development by the Nippon Maru One Night Cruise,' and received the award for outstanding performance in the 'Cruise of the Year 2018' program…

TORM's CFO Resigns

Dec 14, 2018

Christian Søgaard-Christensen has tendered his resignation as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in TORM A/S. Christian Søgaard-Christensen has been with TORM since March 2010.TORM will initiate a recruitment process for a new CFO. Christian Søgaard…

New Liability Regs for Canadian Vessel Operators

Dec 14, 2018

The Government of Canada takes marine safety and security, and the well-being of all Canadians very seriously. That is why we are taking action to better financially protect marine passengers, their families, and businesses in the event of a marine accident…

Former Port of Oakland Staffer Returns as Commissioner

Dec 14, 2018

Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce CEO Barbara Leslie has joined the Port of Oakland’s governing Board of Port Commissioners.  Ms. Leslie, a onetime Port Government Affairs Specialist, replaces Earl Hamlin who resigned from the seven-member Board…

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