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100th Liebherr Mobile Harbor Crane in Spain

Nov 14, 2019

Liebherr delivered the 100th Liebherr mobile harbor crane, a new LHM 600, to the Spanish customer Maritima del Principado in Gijón. Spain is now the third country in the world, alongside Russia and India, with a fleet of 100 or more Liebherr mobile harbor cranes…

Trelleborg Upgrades Safety at PrimePort Timaru

Nov 14, 2019

Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has supplied its latest navigation and piloting solution to PrimePort Timaru in New Zealand, as part of an upgrade in order to increase capacity at the port and facilitate the accommodation of larger vessels…

Hackers Demand $5M from Pemex

Nov 13, 2019

Hackers demanded about $5 million in bitcoin from Mexico's Pemex, they told Reuters on Tuesday, saying the state oil firm missed a special discount by not paying immediately after a cyberattack that fouled up the company's systems.The hack, which Pemex said it detected on Sunday…

WAGO Welcomes Amos

Nov 11, 2019

Drew Amos has been hired as the new Regional Sales Manager for Southern California.  Amos is a graduate of Humboldt State University where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology.  Amos’ extensive sales background makes him an asset to the WAGO team…

Tracking Ship Emissions from Space

Nov 10, 2019

A new ground-breaking study by University College London (UCL) Energy Institute, Imperial College and the University of Oxford shows how satellite tracking could be used to monitor compliance with the upcoming IMO 0.5% sulfur emission regulations and Emission Control Areas (ECA)…

Marseille Port Completes Blockchain Trial

Nov 10, 2019

The Port of Marseille Fos (Grand Port Maritime de Marseille; GPMM) has just completed a blockchain pilot scheme to enhanced efficiencies at France’s largest seaport.The focus of the project for freight transportation on the  Mediterranean-Rhone…

Carrier Transicold Introduces Next-Gen EverFRESH

Nov 06, 2019

Building on the pioneering legacy of the refrigerated container shipping industry’s first controlled-atmosphere system 25 years ago, Carrier Transicold has developed the next-generation EverFRESH system. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier…

HII President and CEO Honored by SNAME

Nov 05, 2019

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the Society of Naval Architect and Marine Engineers (SNAME) awarded HII President and CEO Mike Petters the 2019 Vice Admiral Emory S. “Jerry” Land Medal. Petters received the Land Medal on Thursday during the Annual SNAME Banquet…

Polymer Pioneer Receives Engineering's Highest Accolade

Nov 01, 2019

On October 31st, 2019, George A. (Sandy) Thomson, the founder of Thordon Bearings and a pioneer in the development of advanced polymer materials, was presented with the 2019 Elmer A. Sperry Award in recognition of “leading the innovation in…

Singapore Launches digitalPORT@SG

Oct 31, 2019

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, DPM Heng announced the launch of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA) ‘digitalPORT@SG’, a digital Portal for One-stop Regulatory Transactions, which is…

Mackay Marine Acquires ChartCo’s Compass Business

Oct 31, 2019

Mackay Marine has acquired ChartCo’s Compass Services’ comprehensive magnetic compass business, effective October 9, 2019. This includes personnel, field service kits, compass calibration & repair laboratory, tools & equipment, compass & spare parts inventory…

Maersk Join Forces to Develop LEO

Oct 30, 2019

A.P. Moller - Maersk alongside with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. and, Marks & Spencer to explore LEO - a blend of lignin and ethanol - that could be part of the future solution for sustainable shipping.From the phone…

CMA CGM Buys Stake in Wing

Oct 29, 2019

CMA CGM has taken a position in Wing to support the growth of an innovative urban logistics service dedicated to e-commerce.CEVA Logistics and Wing are entering into a major industrial and commercial partnership for the benefit of their respective customers…

Diversity, Tech on Tap at WISTA Conference

Oct 28, 2019

A top hostage negotiator, the CEO of a company which supplies environmental products to ship owners and operators and the heads of two maritime technology firms are all part of an impressive line-up of speakers scheduled to speak at the 2019…

SSSY, Signal Ocean in Strategic Partnership

Oct 28, 2019

International shipbroker Simpson Spence Young and Signal Ocean Ltd have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership as investors to work together to bring high-impact technology solutions to the commercial ship management of dry bulk carriers…

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DFC, Chubb Announce Additional Partners and Maritime Reinsurance Coverage

DFC, Chubb Announce Additional Partners and Maritime Reinsurance Coverage

Petronas-Chartered Tanker Passes Through Hormuz

Petronas-Chartered Tanker Passes Through Hormuz

Ukrainian Drones Sink Russian Cargo Vessel

Ukrainian Drones Sink Russian Cargo Vessel

Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

Operations Begin at Jubail Container Terminal in Saudi Arabia

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