Trafigura today announces it has established a new, dedicated group company, Volare Shipping Ltd. (“Volare Shipping” or the “Company”), to own, operate and scale a modern fleet of oil tankers. Volare Shipping’s fleet, initially comprised of six Very Large Crude Carriers (“VLCCs”) on the water and eight newbuild vessels on order, will be commercially managed… Read More
Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel White Marlin recently completed another successful transport. This time, the vessel made a voyage between West Africa and South America. Recently, two tugs and Micoperi’s pipe-laying vessel Seminole were loaded in Bonny, Nigeria. The vessel recently arrived with its triple cargo at the port of Bahía Blanca in Argentina. The… Read More
Hapag-Lloyd and DP World have agreed to expand and further strengthen their long-standing cooperation in Africa. The partnership will focus on securing long-term terminal capacity in Dakar (Senegal), Luanda (Angola) and Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and supporting the development of key port infrastructure in Banana (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Maputo (Mozambique). The cooperation… Read More
Crowley and Junior Achievement Americas (JAA) are expanding career opportunities for students in Puerto Rico, helping connect young people with careers in maritime transportation, logistics and supply chain management vital to the island’s economy. The collaboration pairs Crowley’s industry expertise with JAA’s readiness programs, helping students explore career paths, develop workplace skills and understand how… Read More
The U.S. military has been seizing Iranian shadow fleet vessels at the instruction of the Trump administration. But until now, they couldn’t do anything with that seized cargo. Fear not, the prize court system is here to save the day. Prize courts have not really been used in over a century. So, setting them up… Read More
