Peel Ports Enters 10-year Deal with Volkswagen
Peel Ports Group said it sees the automotive sector as a major growth opportunity and is working continually to provide vehicle manufacturers, logistics companies and shipping lines with world-class facilities and systems. The latest example is Peel Ports Medway’s new partnership with the Volkswagen Group UK Ltd. to build and oversee a new eight-acre Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) Center at the Port of Sheerness.
L-3 SAM Helps Hamburg Süd Meet California Regulations
L-3 SAM Electronics announced today that after one year of preparation time, seven container ships currently chartered by Hamburg Süd and regularly calling at the U.S. West Coast ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Port Hueneme and Oakland, Calif., were equipped with its latest SAMCon high-voltage onshore power connection facilities, enabling the vessels to meet California’s strict clean air regulations.
EU Adriatic and Ionian Strategy Targets Blue Growth
Better cooperation between countries in the Adriatic and Ionian regions is needed to address shared challenges and better exploit joint opportunities, the EU Fisheries…
Imtech Equips HelWin bèta with HVAC System
On June 14, the HelWin bèta platform left on a barge from the Heerema Fabrication Group's (HFG) yard in Zwijndrecht for Schiedam to complete outstanding work. Last week, HelWin bèta reached its final destination in the German North Sea, where the platform will supply more than half a million households with sustainable energy. That requires high-tech systems. Imtech Marine is responsible for the design…
Long Beach Cargo Volumes Continue Climb
Cargo container volume rose 8 percent in June at the Port of Long Beach, compared to the same month last year. With more than 610,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) moved, last month was the busiest June since 2007, which was the busiest year for container cargo at Long Beach. Terminals handled a total of 610,516 TEUs in June 2014. This included 316,054 TEUs of imports, which is an 8.8 percent increase.
RS Develops Engineering Capacity, Implements AIP Service
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has implemented the Approval in Principle (AIP) service as part of a project to enhance the rules for the technical supervision…
Strikes Halt Grains Exports from Rosario Hub
Multiple strikes paralyzed all grains exports from Argentina's pivotal Rosario export hub on Thursday, the president of the Rosario port chamber said. "All work is at a standstill.
American Club Expands E-Learning Offering
The American P&I Club has added to its library of e-learning modules released in cooperation with IDESS IT in the Philippines. The new module covers compliance with…
Seven NATO Countries End Black Sea War Games
Seven NATO countries completed naval exercises in the Black Sea on Thursday, officials said, in a signal of the alliance's resolve to support east European members…
Boustead Signs $2.8 bln Contract with Malaysian Navy
Malaysian conglomerate Boustead Holdings Bhd said on Thursday it had signed a 9 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) contract to supply six patrol vessels with littoral…
Asia-Pacific Container Shipping Rate Hike on the Cards
Container shipping companies were urged to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates by at least $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) with effect from Aug. 1, their organisation TSA said on Wednesday.
Australian Senate Rejects Offshore Foreign Worker Visa Plan
All maritime unions – the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), The Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) and Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers…
Aker Solutions Reports Earnings Prior to Split
Aker Solutions reports its second-quarter 2014 earnings ahead of its plan to split into two companies at the end of September 2014. One company will keep the current…
Historic Navy Ship Baylander Shortly Open to New Yorkers
An historic U.S. Navy vessel that was originally deployed during Vietnam and later used to train U.S. helicopter pilots will temporarily dock at Pier 5 of Brooklyn…
Panama Canal Expansion: Unintended Consequences
While airports, ports and GARVEEs are holding steady, according to several new Fitch Ratings reports, increasingly, state and local governments are realizing the benefits of risk transfer…
Response Firm Coordinates Indian Ocean Rower Rescue
Global Rescue, a crisis response firm providing medical, security, evacuation, and travel risk management services, says it has coordinated the rescue of a rower…
Vigor Awarded USS Emory S. Land Drydock Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense informs that Vigor Industrial, LLC, of Portland, Oregon, is being awarded a $16,984,940 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar…
RCCNZ Praised for Missing Schooner Search Effort
The search for the missing schooner 'Nina' by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) in June-July 2013 went beyond what many overseas authorities would have conducted…
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