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Agreement reached for European Maritime Single Window

On 8 February 2019 an agreement was reached between the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament

Remote Monitoring of Confined Spaces Reduces Risks

According to an International Dry Bulk Terminals Group study, there is a disturbing industry uptick in crewmember deaths in confined spaces.

Seattle In Line For Us$300m Investment

More than US$300m in infrastructure improvements is being considered as part of a drive to grow international marine cargo to the Port of Seattle

Contamination fears fuel calls for greater bunker transparency ahead of 2020

Calls are growing for greater transparency in the bunker industry ahead of the 2020 global sulphur cap.

Int’l Ice Patrol Resumes Operations for 2019 Season

The Coast Guard International Ice Patrol announced it has commenced operations for the 2019 ice season as of Feb. 5, 2019

Telespazio signs two contracts with Grimaldi Group to upgrade satellite communications capacity on its fleet

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), and the Grimaldi Group recently signed two contracts

Port of New Orleans Posts Record Cruise Traffic

The Port of New Orleans, the sixth largest cruise port in the United States, set a new record for cruise traffic in 2018 with about 1.2 million passenger movements

EU adopts proposal to revise system for shipping emissions monitoring

The European Commission adopted a proposal on February 4, to revise the EU system for monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions

Port of Savannah outlines 2024 expansion plans

Georgia Ports Authority will upgrade the Port of Savannah so that the east coast facility can simultaneously handle six 14,000 teu vessels by 2024

DP World container volume growth slows to 1.9% in 2018

Terminal operator DP World saw container volume growth slip to 1.9% last year to handle 71.4m teu, with throughput at its home base in the UAE declining.

APM Terminals to jointly develop greenfield terminal in Bangkok

APM Terminals has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sahathai Terminal PLC

IMO Sub-Committee to finalize rule for safe mooring

IMO is working to prevent accidents that occur when ships are being moored at their berth in a port

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