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Maritme News

• Change of Watch for Coast Guard Vice Commandant
  Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara was relieved by Vice Adm. John P. Currier as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony […]
• Costa Concordia Removal Plan Presented Today In Rome
  With Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner Franco Gabrielli in attendance, Costa Crociere S.p.A. and Italo-American consortium Titan-Micoperi, the winner of the […]
• Optimarin Secures NOK 100 Million BWT Contract
  Ballast Water Treatment: Optimarin lands NOK 100 Million fleet retrofit contract with Saga Shipholding.   Optimarin has signed a major fleet-wide ballast […]
• Wärtsilä's Hatley Honored by SNAME
  In a reception hosted by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), John Hatley, Americas Vice President Ship Power, Wärtsilä North America, […]
• St. Johns Ship Building Delivers Sea Strength
  St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered the offshore service vessel (OSV) Sea Strength to A. R. Singh Contractors of Point Fortin, Trinidad.  The […]

Maritime Labor

• House Watchdog: FMC ‘May Be an Agency in Crisis’
  Staff opposed to Los Angeles employer-driver mandate might have been bullied, Rep. Issa says Mark Szakonyi, Associate Editor Washington The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• APL Suspends Acceptance of Cargo to and From Aden, Yemen
  Dockworker strike disrupts operations at DP World’s Aden Container Terminal JOC Staff Container Lines The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• West Coast Dockworkers Voice Support for East, Gulf Coast ILA
  ILWU says it backs ILA's fight to keep jobs despite automation Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Labor The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• China’s Manufacturing Industry Looks Inward
  With its export engine slowing and domestic demand surging, China’s manufacturing takes a turn for home Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor China weathered the global financial crisis of 2008-09 better than most countries, but the downturn still had a profound effect on its export-led economic model. […]
• APL Sets Congestion Fee at Aden Port
  New surcharges are effective immediately JOC Staff Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• Drayage Strike Continues at Port Klang, Malaysia
  Truck drivers upset by delays at terminals and higher gate fees Mike King, Special Correspondent Labor The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• California Facing High Diesel Costs, Lost Jobs by 2020, Study Says
  Study finds price of diesel in Calif. could hit 6.69 a gallon by 2020 Bill Mongelluzzo Economy The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• Port of Oakland Closed for Day Shift on Tuesday
  Pacific Maritime Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed on union's holding stop-work meeting during day shift to avoid possible Occupy disruptions Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online […]
• ILWU Clerical Workers to Negotiate, With Bonus
  Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Commentary The Journal of Commerce Magazine […]
• Drewry, CargoSmart to Launch New Container Metrics
  Benchmarks will monitor carrier, port processes and operations Bruce Barnard/Special Correspondent Container Shipping The Journal of Commerce Online […]

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