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Women in Shipping: 21st Century Workforce

Jul 26, 2018

In an industry facing significant skill shortages many organizations are ready to take a fresh approach to recruiting and retaining women in the shipping workplace. According to Lee Clarke, Regional Director – Northern Hemisphere at Dynama,…

Gibdock Secures New ISO Certification

Jul 26, 2018

Gibdock has underlined its commitment to Occupational Health & Safety by becoming the first shipyard in the Mediterranean region, and one of the first companies worldwide, to achieve ISO 45001:2018 certification.An audit by LRQA completed on…

KVH Videotel Launches Task-based Competency Assessments

Jul 26, 2018

KVH Videotel has announced a new feature of its Videotel Performance Manager service that provides the ability to structure task-based competency assessments for seafarers on any given subject and monitor progress as they develop their skills…

Great Lakes-Seaway Shipping Boosted in June

Jul 26, 2018

United States grain exports via the St. Lawrence Seaway are up 32.1 percent this season compared to 2017. Construction materials were also heavily influential in the latest results with a nearly 38 percent increase in asphalt from the same time last year…

MV Priscilla Successfully Re-floated

Jul 25, 2018

The cargo ship MV Priscilla was successfully re-floated, said Her Majesty's Coastguard (HM Coastguard), a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in UK.Following an initial assessment it was agreed she was in safe condition to be towed to Scapa Flow…

Hyundai Merchant Marine Joins NYSHEX

Jul 25, 2018

The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), the innovator of the first reliable digital forward freight contract for global container shipping, announced the addition of Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) as the newest carrier member to join the exchange…

Eurotainer Appoints APM Terminals as Agent for Argentina

Jul 25, 2018

Eurotainer US, Inc. has selected APM Terminals Inland Services Argentina as the exclusive agent for the sales and marketing of its tank container leasing services in Argentina.APM Terminals serves the Argentinian market through five strategically…

K Line Settles Lawsuit Against APL Logistics

Jul 25, 2018

APL Logistics and K Line have announced that they have settled in a legal dispute, that sparked when employees from the logistics company spread bankruptcy rumours about the Japanese carrier.'In September 2016, employees of APL Logistics Ltd…

New Scholarship Established at SUNY Maritime

Jul 25, 2018

Rear Adm. Michael Alfultis, president of SUNY Maritime College, today announced the establishment of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao and James Si-Cheng Chao Endowed Scholarship Fund as a permanent, need-based scholarship. The scholarship has been funded by Dr…

Navis Taps Krishnamoorthy to Drive Tech Development

Jul 25, 2018

Terminal operating systems (TOS) provider Navis, part of Cargotec Corporation, announced that former Sabre and PayPal leader Lakshmanan “Laks” Krishnamoorthy has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager of Engineering.In his new post…

TOTE Maritime Continues Equipment Investment

Jul 25, 2018

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico said it continues to invest in equipment to meet the needs of its customers as well as Puerto Rico as the island continues with recovery efforts following last year’s hurricane season.In the last few months, TOTE Maritime has secured more than 200 additional 53’ containers…

GCT Bayonne Welcomes the ONE Stork

Jul 25, 2018

GCT USA has welcomed the Ocean Network Express’ (ONE) first magenta ship on its first dual call to the most advanced terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey, GCT Bayonne.Following the merger of NYK Line, Mitsui OSK, and “K” Line on April 1…

DP World to Build Logistics Hub in Mali

Jul 25, 2018

DP World is set to build and operate a logistics hub in Mali under a 20-year concession agreement signed with the West African country's government, the Dubai state-owned company said on Wednesday.Construction of the first phase of the 1,000 hectare (10 square kilometers) hub…

NYK Group Celebrates Successful O3 Challenge

Jul 24, 2018

Symphony Creative Solutions (SCS) an NYK Group company, held a thank you party with Ocean Network Express (ONE) at ONE’s head office to celebrate a successful Ocean of Opportunities Challenge (O3 Challenge), a contest for startups that was conducted from April to June 2018…

TOP Ships Terminates ATM Program

Jul 24, 2018

TOP Ships, an international owner and operator of modern announced that, effective immediately, it is terminating the equity distribution agreement with Maxim Group LLC providing for the “at-the-market” equity offering program (ATM Offering)…

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