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GAC Nigeria appoints new MD

AJOT | May 31, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Rudi van Niekerk has been appointed GAC Nigeria’s new Managing Director, charged with the continuing development of its core shipping and liner agency business and building on four decades' operational presence in the country.

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Verifavia Shipping warns against overcomplicating EU MRV & IMO DCS regulations

AJOT | May 31, 2018 | Maritime

Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector (aviation and shipping), today warned against overcomplicating the European Union’s Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (EU MRV) and International Maritime Organisation’s Data Collection System (IMO DCS) regulations.

SFL acquisition of 4 x 14,000 TEU container vessels

AJOT | May 31, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Towards smart and green shipping

AJOT | May 30, 2018 | Maritime

Hapag-Lloyd price announcement for peak season surcharge (PSS) in China (Export)

AJOT | May 30, 2018 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Log-In Logistica becomes first shipping line in Latin America to collaborate on stowage planning through XVELA cloud solution

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Mercy Ship experience in Africa was inspirational for its US Chief Officer

Stas Margaronis | May 30, 2018 | Maritime

Virgil Elkinton recently returned to the United States after serving as chief officer on the Africa Mercy. The hospital ship recently completed a tour in Cameroon where doctors and nurses performed 2,743 different operations on West African patients while the hospital ship was docked in Cameroon.

Trois-Rivières launches big breakbulk terminal

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Leo Ryan | Top Story | May 29, 2018

Trois-Rivières launches big breakbulk terminal

Mid-way between Montreal and Quebec City on the St. Lawrence River, the Port of Trois-Rivières has inaugurated a breakbulk terminal operated by Logistec Corporation that entailed investments exceeding US$22 million (C$27 million). Ninety per cent of the port’s three million metric tons of cargo is related to international trade, with the breakbulk component steadily rising.