Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsMaersk Looks to Get Its Vessels Under Way with Alternative FuelsDanish oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said it has entered into an agreement to explore biofuel as an alternative energy source for its ship fleet.March 25, 2013All LogisticsMaersk to Halt Asia-U.S. East Coast Transit Through Panama CanalMaersk Line, the world's biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the U.S. east coast as bigger ships help the company move it profitably through Suez Canal.March 18, 2013All LogisticsInternational Maritime Organization Studies Ways to Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas EmissionsInternational experts are meeting at International Maritime Organization headquarters this week, in the form of an Expert Workshop, to begin updating the inventory of greenhouse gases from international shipping.March 1, 2013All LogisticsMaersk CEO Predicts 'Modest' Growth in Container ShippingA.P. Moller-Maersk relied on higher freight rates and cost reduction schemes to lift fourth-quarter profit, but modest growth expectations and concerns about pricing has the Danish shipping conglomerate relying increasingly less on mature shipping markets and turning the focus to emerging markets and its oil business.February 27, 2013All LogisticsLevel of Cargo Shipments in Great Lakes Is Bouncing BackOverall U.S. maritime cargo volumes in the Great Lakes region are recovering from extreme lows experienced in 2009, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration.February 19, 2013All LogisticsCanadian Shipping Company Supports 'Green Marine' Environmental Protection ProgramAn industry united on environmental issues will have greater impact than individual companies defining their own goals, says Daniel Côté, environmental advisor for Canadian shipping company Transport Desgagnés. It's not just big talk for Côté.February 11, 2013Air CargoUK Government Postpones Action on Aviation, Ocean Shipping Carbon EmissionsThe UK government will defer a decision on whether to include international aviation and shipping emissions in carbon budgets until the setting of the fifth carbon budget in 2016, by which point there should be more clarity on how aviation emissions will be tackled at an EU and global level.January 4, 2013All LogisticsAre We in for Still Another Expansion to the Panama Canal?The Panama Canal is due for at least one additional expansion, according to Alberto Aleman Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority.December 18, 2012All LogisticsDire Economic Impact Seen if Longshoremen Strike East, Gulf Coast PortsA potential labor strike by longshoremen along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts at the end of the year could have devastating economic consequences as inventory depletion, rerouting, hoarding, and price speculation ripple through supply chains of global companies, according to a report from the Marsh research firm.December 13, 2012Global Supply Chain ManagementU.S. Senate Votes to Ratchet Up Sanctions on Iranian Energy, Transportation SectorsThe U.S. Senate has approved new sanctions on trade with Iran's energy, port, shipping and shipbuilding sectors, designating these areas as entities of proliferation.December 5, 2012Previous PagePage 35 of 40Next Page
