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U.S. Navy Gets New Heavily-Armed Port Patrol Boat

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

The U.S. Navy and Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark are nearing the end of the testing period for the new “40 PB” 43-foot patrol boat platform, and full-rate production is set to begin soon. ...

Bahamas Re-Elected to IMO Council for 2020-2021

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has announced that The Bahamas has been successfully re-elected to Category C of the IMO Council for the period 2020-2021. This will be the 20th consecutive year...

Port of Wilmington Tops the Charts for Berth Productivity

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

North Carolina Ports was recently recognized for the chart-topping speed and efficiency of its cargo operations. At an awards ceremony for North American ports, the Journal of Commerce named the Port...

Car Boom

By Tom Peters

December 19, 2019

In 2018 the United States was the largest importer of cars in the world with a dollar value of $178.5 billion and the third largest exporter of cars with a dollar value of $51.4 billion. It’s a huge b...

Ørsted to Divest LNG Business

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest its LNG business to natural resources company Glencore. In December 2007, Ørsted entered into a long-term agreement with the Dutch LNG regasification termin...

Ports Critical of Plan to Move Auckland Operations to Northport

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

The New Zealand Ministry of Transport has released a report saying that Ports of Auckland’s CBD freight operation is no longer economically or environmentally viable, and it is in the interests of tax...

Johnson Controls Expands Air-Handling System Production Facility

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

Johnson Controls today broke ground on an expansion of its air-handling unit manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The 22,000 square-foot expansion will create 40-50 new assembly job...

Cutting Costs by Optimizing Engine Performance

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

Fuel compatibility and Diesel engine performance measurement, particularly in respect of reducing maintenance cost, was the focus of attention for over a hundred members of the shipping industry who a...

Manatee County Port Authority Elects Whisenant Trace as Chairwoman

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

Manatee County Commissioner Priscilla Whisenant Trace has been elected to a one-year term as chairwoman of the Manatee County Port Authority. Whisenant Trace has served on the county’s commission a...

APM Sells One Rotterdam Terminal to Hutchison Ports

By The Maritime Executive

December 19, 2019

A.P. Moller-Maersk's port operations arm, APM Terminals, announced Wednesday that it has reached an initial agreement to sell one of its two Rotterdam container terminals to Hutchison Ports, the world...

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