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Embraer to host aircraft Finance Summit in Tokyo

Embraer (NYSE: ERJ/B3: EMBR3) will host an Embraer Aircraft Finance Summit in Tokyo on April 8, 2025, offering financiers an opportunity to learn about Embraer’s aircraft portfolio and its growing adoption by top-tier airlines globally. The Tokyo summit marks Embraer’s first in the Asia Pacific region, building on the success of the previous edition in […]

New Philippines freighter operator signs deal with Hactl

Recently-launched Skyway Airlines of the Philippines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent handler – as handling agent for its new freighter services to Hong Kong, which are targeted at the e-commerce sector. Hactl will provide a one-stop-shop operation for Skyway, covering terminal handling, ramp handling and documentation. […]

Two European River Cruise Boats Suffer Collisions in One Week

Two European river cruise boats were involved in separate collisions over the past week, one on the Rhine near Duisberg and another near Szczecin, Poland.  Collision on the Rhine damages two vessels On Saturday, a Dutch river cruise vessel collided with a Dutch inland cargo vessel near Voerde-Spellen, Germany, just downriver from Duisberg on the Rhine.  […]

Construction Order Placed for World’s First Sail-Powered Containership

  The French cooperative Windcoop completed the construction order for its revolutionary open-hatch sail-powered cargo ship, the first of what the group envisions will be a pioneering fleet of ships. The order was placed with Turkey’s RMK Marine, which is also building the sail-powered RoRo Neoliner Origin. The group reports it has had to overcome […]

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

[By: Seaspan] Today, Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker, signifying the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built. This marks the first time a heavy polar icebreaker has been built in Canada in more than 60 years, […]

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Named Best Return on Investment Institution

[By: Massachusetts Maritime Academy] Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), a top-ranked public university with undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math, and business that blend academics and experiential learning, is thrilled to announce its recognition as a “Best Return on Investment” four-year school nationwide by U.S. News & World Report. Massachusetts Maritime Academy ranked #10 on […]

MSC Group Cruise Division Officially Inaugurates New Terminal in Barcelona

[By: MSC Cruises] MSC Group’s Cruise Division today officially inaugurated the new MSC Barcelona Terminal on the first call of Explora Journeys’ luxury ship EXPLORA II. Dignitaries who attended the commemorative ribbon-cutting ceremony included Jose Antonio Santano Clavero, the Spanish government’s State Secretary for Transport and Sustainable Mobility; Central Government Delegate, Carlos Prieto; Fourth Deputy […]

Canada’s First Large LNG Export Facility Enters Final Commissioning Stage

LNG Canada received its critical cooldown shipment of LNG on April 2, as the project which is poised to become the country’s first major LNG export facility, continues on track to achieve its first export cargo by the middle of 2025. It will open a key market for Canada as it launched the LNG industry […]

Chilean Navy Searches for Seven Fishermen After Sudden Capsizing

  Chilean authorities are searching for seven crewmembers who went missing when a fishing vessel sank off the coast of Coronel, Chile. Their boat, the Bruma, capsized early Sunday morning in a crowded area in calm conditions, and an inquiry is under way to determine whether they may have been hit by another vessel.  The […]

Congress Considers Law to Create Secretary of the Coast Guard

  Earlier this week, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Coast Guard Improvement Act, a bill that establishes the Secretary of the Coast Guard, a non uniformed individual who will oversee Coast Guard operations and report directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. I’ve spent the past twenty five years working with the Coast Guard – […]

ENEOS Joins Maersk and APM Investing $100M in U.S. Green Methanol Project

Japan’s leading energy company ENEOS is joining with A.P. Moller Holding and A.P. Moller – Maersk investing $100 million in C2X, the green methanol developer launched in 2023 by A.P. Moller Holding. The proceeds will primarily be used to fund the final development of a Louisiana project to produce green methanol as well as to […]

In the Know Podcast 67: Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten

  Seattle-based naval architecture firm Glosten has a 67-year history of tackling some of the most unusual projects in maritime, and it’s made a name for itself in finding creative solutions for unique problems. From its work on the famous research platform FLIP to the SBX-1 radar array to the next generation of floating nuclear […]

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