MARCH 21, 2017—Bahri, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in transportation and logistics, has opened its second North American office in Houston, Texas, further strengthening the position
MARCH 21, 2017 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has released video showing the launch of, El Coqui the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships under
MARCH 21, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group reports that its InvaSave external ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has received IMO type approval. Designed primarily for use in ports and harbors, the Damen
MARCH 16, 2017 — A 2017 built 20,508 dwt PC/TC Ro/Ro has been brought under U.S. flag and was welcomed into the (MSP) earlier this month by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine
MARCH 15, 2017 — Panama based Meyer’s Group has ordered two, powerful Damen ASD 2913 tugs to operate in the newly expanded Panama Canal. Meyer’s Group CEO Michel Mittelmeyer says that the
MARCH 14, 2017 — Industry experts estimate that empty container positioning costs the ocean shipping industry up to $20 billion a year, approximately 40 percent of handling costs. That could change. Ocean
MARCH 10, 2017 — The U.K.’s Energy Technologies Institute is launching a £3.6 million (about $4.4 million) waste heat recovery project aimed at cutting emissions and fuel consumption in shipping The project
MARCH 9, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corp. and Eagle LNG Partners recently began construction of a new shore-side, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on Crowley-leased property at JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal in
MARCH 9, 2017 — The Port of New York and New Jersey is getting set to receive the new generation of higher ultra-large container vessels (ULCV). The controlling depth of the major
MARCH 8, 2017—Back this past February, a South Korean court declared Hanjin Shipping bankrupt. The bankruptcy sent shockwaves through the shipping industry. Montgomery McCracken’s Wook Chung, Esq., the former general counsel for
