Hot on the heels of the completion of Port of Mobile’s channel dredging project, Maersk-owned APM Terminals has agreed to build a new 1,300-foot container berth at its facility at the seaport, adding enough room to handle another ULCV alongside. The additional...
The Panama Canal has launched what is expected to be a year-long process to select the operators for new terminals to be built at each end of the canal. At the same time, the authorities are considering the alternative for the existing terminals, which are operated by...
Iran appears to have accelerated the import of sodium perchlorate, the primary material used to manufacture ammonium perchlorate, which in turn makes up 70 percent of the standard fuel load of most of Iran’s solid-fueled ballistic missiles. Before the 12-Day War,...
Today’s mariners are enhancing their skills with AI, utilizing technology to support better decision-making and safer seas. AI and machine learning continue to be the bogeyman for many in the maritime industry. Mariners have always relied on experience-honed skills...
U.S. and Chinese officials are reporting that good progress has been made in the early phases for the launch of the first green shipping corridor on the Pacific. The sponsors of the project highlighted the progress during a conference in Shanghai while China’s...
The U.S. equity firm ONEX outlined its second phase of investments in its Greek shipyards while hosting a visit by the Greek Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos at the Neorion Shipyard on the island of Syros. The company has been pursuing the revitalization of...
