[ad_1] Hapag-Lloyd is introducing its new real-time container monitoring program “Hapag-Lloyd LIVE.” In an initial step, the company is equipping its entire reefer fleet of some 100,000 containers to offer real-time GPS location, temperature information and power-off alerts. Hapag-Lloyd intends to develop commercial products in close...
[ad_1] Construction has begun for the Svea Terminal – a new rail connected cross-docking terminal for forest products at the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden. The new terminal will offer weather-protected trans-loading immediately beside the port’s ro-ro and container terminals. Export cargo such as paper- and carton...
[ad_1] NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. The outlook forecasts a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season and a 30 percent chance of an above-normal season. The hurricane season officially extends from June...
[ad_1] A World Maritime University (WMU) team will undertake the research with a focus on gender equality and the empowerment of women in the conduct and delivery of ocean scientific research, in particular in relation to fisheries, oceanography, hydrography and climate change. The announcement was made...
[ad_1] The Cameron LNG project has shipped the first commissioning cargo of LNG from the first liquefaction train of the export project in Hackberry, Louisiana. Commissioning cargoes are a critical step in the start-up process and support stabilizing production and performance testing. Commercial operations from the...
[ad_1] A new study shows that the impacts of seabed mining on deep-sea ecosystems can persist for decades. Scientists at the U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) revisited a site exposed to deep-sea mining activity nearly 30 years previously to assess seabed and ecosystem recovery. They used...
[ad_1] On Wednesday, workers at Newport News Shipbuilding landed the island onto the deck of the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. The ceremony coincided with the celebration of President Kennedy's birthday, and it marks an important step towards the carrier's completion. The 588-ton island...
[ad_1] Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has rebounded quickly from the effects of Hurricane Michael, which passed through the Florida Panhandle with devastating effects last October, and it has continued to deliver vessels for its commercial clients. This week, ESG announced that it has delivered the towboat Brian...
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a Proclamation on Prayer for Peace for Memorial Day, 2019. The proclamation states: “Whether on the battlefields of Bunker Hill, on the beaches of Normandy, in the jungles of Vietnam, or in the mountains and deserts of the...
[ad_1] We are pleased to announce that Dacon Rescue Equipment has reached a three-company-cooperation with RLS -Rettungstechnologie GmbH & Lebenshilfe Werkstatt Hildesheim e.V., for the innovative Rescue Star® Rescue Basket. Dacon will be responsible for worldwide sales and marketing of the Rescue Star®, which will...
