Marine Corps puts weaponized unmanned vessel through its paces Navy civilian engineers who developed a unique weaponized unmanned surface vehicle (USV) tested by the Marine Corps in July envision that its technological capabilities will revolutionize naval warfare. The Expeditionary Warfare USV
EBDG names Brian King President - Chief Engineer The Board of Directors of Seattle, Wash., headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has appointed Brian King as President - Chief Engineer. King will have direct supervision of the business and affairs
Electric Propulsion for a Rural ROPax ferry Among the speakers presenting at Marine Log's FERRIES 2019 conference in November will be Will Moon, PE, Senior Naval Architect, Glosten, and Capt. Rachel Rowe, Ferry Operations Division Manager, Skagit County, Wash.
LiqTech books $8.4 million order for scrubber filtration systems As more owners specify closed-loop scrubbers, Ballerup, Denmark based LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT), which manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration technologies, has won it's largest single order to date for its
Wind turbine components keep Ontario port busy The Ontario, Canada, Port of Johnstown will be busy over the next several months as vessels deliver Enercon turbine components for the Nation Rise Wind Farm project. The cargo represents a major
Denmark eases seafarer health certification regs Denmark is changing its requirements for medical examinations of seafarers and fishermen will be changed. From September 1, it will no longer be a requirement to hold a Danish Health Certificate when
C-Job Naval Architects appoints VP Engineering and VP Sales for its Houston office C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering company in the Netherlands, has appointed Mario Gitte as Vice President Engineering and named Edward Verweij Vice President Sales Together they will
Bocomm Leasing behind VLOC brace at Yangzijiang South Korea's Kmarin is said to be the ship manager of the VLOCs backed by Vale's COAs
Indonesian nickel ore-carrying supramax feared lost with 25 on board There have been nine casualties on bulkers over 10,000 dwt due to liquefaction from 2009 to 2018
Fleet expansion an option for OOCL after LBCT sale Remarks come amid market speculation that the Hong Kong-based carrier is looking to add six 23,000 teu ships to its...
Iran tanker diverts again as cargo reportedly sold, with buyer to decide destination Iran's navy meanwhile deployed a destroyer with support vessels in the Gulf, reportedly to provide protection for Iranian vessels
Daily Briefing P&I clubs warned over bypassing sanctions on Iran | Frontline to buy suezmax tankers in Trafigura deal | CMA CGM...
OOCL sees no transpacific peak season this year Hong Kong-listed OOIL recorded a strong financial performance in the first half of 2019, with a net profit of $139m
Beijing places additional 5% tariffs on copper and aluminium scrap shipments As China has already switched its procurement away from the US, the nation is increasingly looking towards Malaysia, Taiwan and...
Woodside's Greater Enfield starts pumping crude sought after for low-sulphur blends The Greater Enfield project, which involved a major retrofit of the FPSO Ngujima-Yin, is expected to produce light sweet crude...
Hornbeck Offshore fails to comply with NYSE trading price rules The firm said it intends to "actively monitor" the closing share price of its common stock and will explore "all available options", including...
Dry bulk shares a casualty of Trump's trade war with China Equities in shipping sector would be at mid-2018 levels without the tariff tussle, analyst says
Singapore, Taiwan companies head to court over charter Dry Bulk Singapore wants to arrest the Eternity SW
American Shipping Company says Jones Act tanker market up Jones Act tanker rates are surging, according to American Shipping Company. The Oslo-traded US-flag shipowner said time charter fixtures were hitting $60,000 per day in its second quarter earnings report Monday. Overseas Shipholding Group looks to recover millions from refinery owner "[I]t is encouraging to see that the overall market dynamic is playing out as expected with ... new time charter
China's tariff on US crude may prompt VLCC diversions At least five VLCCs laden with US crude are set to miss Beijing's tariff deadline of 1 September
Sinokor sells another vintage bulker in likely demolition sale Sinokor Merchant Marine (SMM) has reportedly sold another large bulker for demolition. European scrap brokers said the diversified South Korean shipowner has sold the the 243,000-dwt ore carrier Atlantic Merchant (built 1992), possibly for demolition in Bangladesh, for $405 per ldt or $14.7m. The company did not respond to a requests for comment. Sinokor bought the Atlantic Merchant from HOSCO
Kmarin inks Guaibamax orders at Yangzijiang and Qingdao Beihai yards Four vessels for Vale have been clinched, with four more expected to be ordered soon
Iran says Adrian Darya 1 crude oil cargo sold Tehran says it no longer owns the crude oil caught up in diplomatic controversy with the West
MOL-Karpowership joint venture snaps up North West Shelf LNG carrier New partners swoop in on Moss-type vessel as they extend play on LNG-to-floating power
Gulf Marine CEO quits as part of executive shake-up Middle Eastern lift-boat operator on the hunt for new chief executive after Duncan Anderson hands in his resignation.
Ocean Yield takes a sixth bulker from Interlink Oslo-listed leasing company seals repeat business with US private equity-backed owner while securing $125m in debt
Indonesia leads coal trade growth with India key destination Asia still hot for coal as weaker demand in Europe hurts Atlantic bulker trade, says SSY
Double VLOC order fails to boost Yangzijiang Investors unmoved by Singapore-listed shipbuilder's latest newbuilding contract
PSA Marine deploys first dual fuel tug in Singapore Second LNG-fueled vessel scheduled to join terminal operator's fleet by October 2019
Arbitrator denies Atlas Air's pilots bid to negotiate; imposes arbitrated settlement Arbritrator's award denies Atlas Air's pilots' request to negotiate a contract and instead imposes an arbitrated settlement on both sides
Heartland Express acquires Millis Transfer Heartland Express has acquired Millis Transfer for approximately $150 million.
Epic Gas thinks big (and small) Best-of-both-worlds business model of LPG carrier Epic Gas strives for both defensibility and growth potential.
FedEx unit expands final-mile delivery network FedEx Freight expands its last-mile delivery network to 19 US markets
Commentary: Did 2019 chicken sandwich wars create a supply chain problem? The 2019 Chicken Sandwich Wars may have impacted the Popeyes supply chain.
BNSF sues Oklahoma localities over blocked rail crossing rule The railroad contends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act and the Federal Railroad Safety Act preempt Oklahoma's law.
Tom McLeod: we're building digital freight brokerage technology McLeod built automated pricing for contract and spot and digital load matching products.
In urging a "yes" vote, Teamsters spells out how Jack Cooper got into such trouble Various predictions of doom are sprinkled through a document
Daimler recalls Sprinter vans for taillight software glitch Daimler is recalling more than 8,000 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter vans because of a software defect that can dim or extinguish the rear taillights.
Today's pick-up: U.S. Navy goes to the cloud for logistics; NYC tries to get a grip on truck congestion The Navy decides to migrate and consolidate logistics technology to the Cloud. Japan's air freight industry has China as a roadblock. New York struggles to...
Severe storm, flood threats east of the Rockies (forecast video) Supply chain slow downs likely today on land and at sea.
Envisioning last-mile logistics networks of the future Rapidly changing consumption patterns and increasing traffic bottlenecks in urban environs necessitate the evolution of transportation and its underlying business models to create a sustainable...
Historical freight futures forward curves now available in SONAR The features allows SONAR users to see how sentiment evolves over time in the freight futures market.
Soaring avocado prices expected to fall after unusually tight summer Avocado supplies are expected to return to normal after a summer shortage sent prices skyrocketing in July. Prices spiked in mid-July due to imports of...
Oil choice drives fuel savings for heavy-duty trucks Partially synthetic lower viscosity 10W-30 and 5W-30 oils are supplanting the industry standard 15W-40 heavy-duty oil. The new formulas cost more but can bring up...
FUTURES 4: Crude ends bearish on continued US-China trade spat Futures were lifted earlier in morning trade following a rebound in equity markets, after US President Donald Trump said he was willing to negotiate with China.
China's top refiners to boost LSFO output capacity to 18 mil mt/year in 2020: sources China's top four state-owned refiners plan to boost their combined low sulfur fuel oil production capacity to 18.15 million mt/year in 2020, company sources with knowledge of the matter told S&P Global Platts Friday.
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France's CMA CGM to give 'priority' to LNG as marine fuel By 2022, the company will have 20 LNG-powered vessels in its fleet.
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