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The Dual-Use Vessel Program and America’s Marine Highway – Next Steps

Published Monday, May 21, 2012

During the past six years the Department of the Navy and the Maritime Administration have been engaged in separate Dual-Use Vessel (DUV) and America’s Marine Highway (AMH) programs to determine what should be done to encourage Jones Act operators to initiate ocean service on America’s inland waterways with commercially viable and...

MOST RECENT STORIES

1. Pirates Release Tanker After Stealing Gasoline Cargo

Published Friday, May 4, 2012

A gasoline tanker that was believed to have been hijacked last week has now reportedly been freed by West African pirates, although some of its cargo has been stolen according to the... Read More >>

2. Explosive Cargo Stored Offshore Newcastle Causes Local Uproar

Published Monday, April 30, 2012

Orica has been using a cargo ship to house 3,000 tons of the mining explosive, ammonium nitrate, off Newcastle’s coast. This storage practice has caused uproar within residents, unions... Read More >>

3. Cargotec Lands a 17-Machine Deal to Supply Europe's Leading Cargo Handler

Published Monday, April 23, 2012

Cargotec has received an order to deliver 13 Kalmar reachstackers and 4 Kalmar empty container handlers to Europe Container Terminals (ECT), supported by a five-year maintenance agreement. The... Read More >>

4. UPDATE: Nothing Illegal Found on Alleged Weapon-Smuggling Ship Bound for Syria

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Correction: The initial report of this article incorrectly stated that the ATLANTIC CRUISER was a Bermuda-flagged vessel. The ATLANTIC CRUISER is in fact an Antigua and Barbuda flagged... Read More >>

5. Cargo Ship Sets Record for Unloading the Most Sugar in an East Coast Port

Published Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The massive Simon Schulte is the largest ship to ever dock at Domino Sugar’s Baltimore plant. The vessel will also set a record for unloading the most sugar in an east coast port –... Read More >>

PRESS RELEASES

1. Cargotec has established a joint venture with Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to strengthen presence in China

Published Friday, May 18, 2012

CARGOTEC CORPORATION, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 18 MAY 2012 AT 12.10 P.M (EEST) After receiving regulatory approvals, Cargotec has established Rainbow-Cargotec Industries Co Ltd (RCI) a joint... Read More >>

2. INCAT CROWTHER DEMONSTRATES FURTHER EXPERTISE IN WIND FARM SERVICE CRAFT WITH 18m CATAMARANS

Published Thursday, May 17, 2012

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of ASP Tyne and ASP Thames, two 18 metre Catamaran Wind Farm Service Craft. ASP Tyne and ASP Thames were constructed by Topaz Marine at their... Read More >>

3. SUCCESSFUL EDITION EUROPORT ROMANIA 2012

Published Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Maritime networking event attracts key market players The ninth edition of Europort Romania, that took place in the country’s main port city Constanta from 8 to 10 May 2012, met its... Read More >>

4. Great Lakes Iron Ore Shipments on the Rise

Published Monday, May 14, 2012

CLEVELAND - Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.1 million tons in April, an increase of 6.1 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were also nearly 23 percent ahead of the... Read More >>

5. Ship Agents Under Increasing Pressure from Telex Releases

Published Friday, March 30, 2012

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says that mistakes in arranging so-called ‘telex releases’ are a frequent and growing source of claims against ship agents. ITIC... Read More >>