GoCargo.com Establishes 24-Hour Global Trading Floor
its online B2B exchange has reached 6,000, consisting of approximately 5,000 shippers (exporters/importers) and approximately 1,000 service providers (carriers and intermediaries).
e4marine Offers A Free And Open Web Solution
e4marine is a web/EDI B2B solution that relies on the strengths of not only its technical merit but the key strengths of the founding partners Unitor ASA, Visma AS and Umoe ASA.
Visma Marine: Opportunities Abound For Maritime Markets
The shipping industry has long been criticized for being slow to adapt to new technologies and taking a reactive approach to market trends. But after several years of stagnant growth…
Houston Ship Channel Reopens
The U.S. Coast Guard was expected to reopen the Houston Ship Channel June 1 after salvagers succeeded in raising a sunken tug boat. A mile-long stretch of the channel…
'Little Ships' Sail To Denmark
A fleet of "Little Ships" left the famous white cliffs of Dover behind them and set off across the Channel on Friday to mark the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation of 340,000 Allied soldiers from France.
P&O Sinks On Bearish Cruise Outlook
Shares in British shipping company P&O sank on Friday after the group warned that additional capacity and a competitive U.S. market would hit revenue yields for its cruise sector…
UK Ferries Among Least Safe In Europe, Survey Finds
A safety survey has found that three of the four worst performing ferries in Europe sail from British ports. The survey of 26 ferries by European motoring organizations…
Litton Awarded $477.7M Contract
Litton Avondale Industries, a division of Litton Industries, has been awarded a $477.7 million contract by the U.S. Navy for the construction of an additional ship…
Litton Reports Good 3Q Results
Litton Industries, after seeing its shares drop more than 60 percent over the past 12 months (see chart, page 2), caught in a bearish defense industry down draft…