Quebec’s Desgagnés Group innovates with polar class dual fuel tankers
Based at the Port of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River, the privately-owned Desgagnés Group has been steadily raising its profile not only in North America but on various shipping lanes around the globe. Attracting industry attention especially has been the introduction of the world’s first polar class dual fuel oil/chemical tankers.
AWO’S Allegretti “optimistic” Trump will uphold the Jones Act after proposed waiver rejected
Following a meeting with Republican U.S. senators, President Trump has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to waive Jones Act rules that would have allowed foreign flagged ships to transport natural gas from American ports to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Northeast.
Goltens provides ballast water treatment design and implementation
Goltens Green Technologies is supporting the world-wide effort to design and install ballast water treatment systems that could be deployed on as many as 60,000 vessels world-wide.
ILWU rally protests Oakland A’s stadium at Port of Oakland
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) sponsored a May Day rally in which it protested the plan by the Oakland A’s to build its new baseball stadium at the Port of Oakland’s Howard Terminal facility.
JAXPORT launches rebrand in opening logistics conference
Northeast Florida’s Jacksonville Port Authority has a fresh brand identity, launched today [Tuesday, April 30] in the opening general session of the 2019 JAXPORT Logistics & Intermodal Conference.
Maersk and Nansha ink deal for import/export facility
According to press reports, Danish boxship operator Maersk and the commerce bureau of Nansha have inked a memorandum of cooperation in backing the carrier’s plans to build an import and export consolidation and distribution center in the South China Port of Nansha.
Jock O’Connell’s Commentary: An Oblique Ode to Baseball
Let’s start this month’s commentary on a sporting note.
ZPMC develops automated port technology
At the Navis 2019 conference in San Francisco, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC), the world's largest port machinery manufacturer, sees automated ports as the key to its long-term growth.
Navis Smart launch at Navis 2019 in San Francisco
Navis, the Oakland, CA-based terminal operations software provider, announced a new product, 'Navis Smart,’ at the Navis 2019 conference taking place in San Francisco this week.
Sea level rise could threaten California cities and ports by 2040
A new U.S. report, using advanced analytic software, says waves and storm surges are gaining momentum from sea level rise and collectively pose a more immediate threat than was previously believed. The result could be serious damage to California coastal cities and ports by 2040.

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