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The head of a European shippers council expects the Rotterdam Rules, a United Nations contention for international carriage of goods to be unable to reach consensus among nations, while European ship owners push for quick ratification. European Shippers Council Secretary General Nicolette van der Jagt said she expects “a failure to reac...
Taiwanese prosecutors have implicated employees from five ocean carriers in a 2007 fraud case stemming from falsified volume reports at the Port of Kaohsiung . According to media reports in Taiwan , officials at the country’s top three carriers -- Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai -- as well as NYK Line and APL, are being exa...
Ashland Inc. said it has agreed to sell its global marine services business, known for many years as Drew Marine, to J. F. Lehman & Co. in a transaction valued at about $120 million before tax. Drew is a leading supplier of specialty chemicals and services to the maritime industry, and has revenues of about $140 million a year, wit...
GT Nexus has won a contract from Turkon Line to provide transactional e-commerce services to the carrier’s global customers. Turkon Line, which calls ports in the Mediterranean, northern Europe and North America , will integrate its back office systems to support online ocean booking and documentation transactions with multiple ...
Japanese ocean carrier MOL on Wednesday said Andrew An has been appointed assistant vice president North America-China sales. An joined MOL in 1997, previously serving in various sales assignment in the southern and Midwest regions, including import district sales manager of Chicago and sales manager ( China sales) in Long Beach . He&rs...
NEW YORK-based Eastwind Maritime has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, opting for liquidation versus restructuring. The filing, dated yesterday, was made public this morning. The filing estimated that there are 200-999 creditors, estimated assets of $ 500M to $1Bn, and estimated liabilities of $ 500M to $1Bn. Almost 60 affiliated debtors wer...
GAC Shipping said Tuesday it has formed an alliance agreement with Agora Worldwide Shipping Agencies S.c.a.r.L. to provide ship agency services throughout all major ports in Italy , under the common brand GAC-Agora. Agora, founded in 2006, has 16 offices directly covering 25 Italian ports. Agreements with approved sub-agents increas...
ABS Nautical Systems, a division of classification society ABS, has made a series of senior management and operational changes to enhance its portfolio of fleet management software services for the marine and offshore industries. Karen Hughey has been named president and chief executive officer of ABS Nautical Systems. She replaces Jac...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi
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