Cargo Transportation

  • Ole Skaarup, chairman of Skaarup Shipping Corporation of Greenwich, Conn., has announced that William O. Gray has been appointed president of Skaarup Oil Corporation and that Capt. Lawrence Tzou has assumed full responsibility for ship operations and management for Skaarup Shipping Corporation.

    Mr. Gray assumes the position of president after several years as executive vice president of Skaarup Shipping Corporation, and 23 years with Exxon. He will continue to develop Skaarup Oil Corporation's historic businesses as well as explore oil and gas tanker shipping opportunities.

    Mr. Gray is also currently vice chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Committee which is studying the technical issues involved in tanker designs, including double bottoms and other alternatives.

    Captain Tzou maintains operational control of the Skaarup owned and managed fleet from the Group's headquarters in Greenwich, Conn.

    The Skaarup group of companies own, charter and manage vessels providing professional and innovative cargo transportation services to the industrial sector. The personnel moves are unrelated to the recently announced union of Mitsui O.S.K.

    Lines Ltd. and Skaarup Shipping Corporation

  • to respond to changes in a port's security level or to address specific maritime threats. Because JAXPORT is a designated port for U.S. military cargo transportation, agencies including U.S. Customs, federal protection and local law enforcement are involved in protecting it. Circle 23 on Reader Service Car

  • has been named vice president of marketing for TMT, and Alan Cavis, vice president of sales for TMT. Mr. Simpson brings nearly 20 years of cargo transportation experience to his new post. He most recently served as vice president of marketing and sales for ACME Fast Freight, New York, and was senior

  • with individuals who have contributed over the years to the success of MTL." MTL is a leading owner and operator of oceangoing ships for bulk cargo transportation. MTL's fleet includes crude oil tankers, petroleum product tankers, chemical tankers, dry bulk carriers, molten sulphur tankers and liquefied

  • the requisite capacity and quality control for premium, perishable goods with a broader cargo carrying capability. While refrigerated cargo transportation by sea is increasingly gravitating to the containerized mode, Tel Aviv-based marketeer and exporter Agrexco has blended its logistical preference

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    a.m. "JapaneseLogistics in Coastal Trade" — Prof. Takehiko Sugijama, Hitosubashi Univ. 11:55 a.m. "Intermodal Combined Passenger & Cargo Transportation" — M. Sc. (Nav. Arch.) Markku Kanerva, Delta Marine, Finland 12:15 p.m. "Electronic Data Interchange for Multimodal Transportation" Dipl

  • upgrading/conversion measures by shipowners to maintain certification. • Trade within the European Union has increased and demanded more cargo transportation capacity. Increasing road congestion and air pollution call for less-polluting transport solutions. An EU program aims for improved inter-modal

  • have been completely revised to take account of advances in refrigeration engineering technology and changing patterns of refrigerated cargo transportation. The section on fire detection, prevention and extinction has been completely rewritten. A major revision of the Rules such as this has

  • nation’s inland waterways. A sometimes forgotten area of the nation’s infrastructure, immediate improvements are needed where commercial maritime cargo transportation in critical corridors such as Mississippi River System and the inland and intercoastal waterways of the eastern U.S. are being threatened by

  • in transported volume in recent years, which shows their huge potential to contribute to the development of the country's economy. Only 5% of cargo transportation in the country is by inland waterways. Brazil currently has 2.3 km of usable waterways per 1,000 square km, but the figure could reach 7.4 km

  • in modular compartments, and it is built with several new core principles that, according to Stena Bulk, cumulatively represent a paradigm shift in cargo transportation.A key to this design was the creation of standardized and modular cargo units that can carry dry bulk, liquid bulk or liquified gas products

  • to lower reservoir levels. Environmental groups elsewhere push for legislation to require state permitting programs that would limit hazardous cargo transportation and threaten the operation of single hull vessels on the Upper Mississippi. The Environmental Protection Agency has embarked on

  • MR Apr-24#43 “The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners)
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    “The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports provi

  • MR Apr-24#35 360-de- in handling ammonia as cargo, but not as fuel, so there)
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    three ogy. For example, the industry has well-established experience medium sized full mission navigational bridges with 360-de- in handling ammonia as cargo, but not as fuel, so there is a need gree visualization. They will include digital chart tables and a for training that enables this to be done safely

  • MR Apr-24#27 it is and Clark class dry cargo and ammunition ships that)
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    . We’re replenishment oilers, with more on the way. We have 14 Lew- hoping that makes things easier for our people, and that it is and Clark class dry cargo and ammunition ships that deliver will help us to retain them. Unfortunately, we can’t guaran- ammo, food, parts and fuel. We have two big fast combat

  • MR Apr-24#24 FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Rel)
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    FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck (right) Commander of U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) explains the tradition of the Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE

  • MR Apr-24#23 offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV)
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    offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. ? ag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installa

  • MR Apr-24#12 Back to the Drawing Board When Efficiency Does Not Help)
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    Back to the Drawing Board When Efficiency Does Not Help Sustainability By Rik van Hemmen y brother and I had a discussion about methanol This study concluded that the Toyota Prius Prime is the green- where we concluded that methanol is a prom- est car you can buy in the United States. ising sustainable

  • MN Apr-24#40 Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will)
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    Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening. The General Arnold is the newest,

  • MN Apr-24#21 Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the)
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    Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so

  • MN Apr-24#18 Column Cybersecurity The Maritime Industry Has Unique)
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    Column Cybersecurity The Maritime Industry Has Unique Cybersecurity Challenges By Joe Nicastro, Field CTO, Legit Security With supply chain attacks on the rise, works, while foundational, have not evolved in tandem and nation-state attackers constantly looking for new ways with these digital threats

  • MN Apr-24#15 Q&A time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really)
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    Q&A time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really takes now to make sure that folks understand that tug and barge a united industry, and so I just really appreciate the great transportation is the most sustainable mode of freight work of AWO members, of coalition partners, shippers, transportation?

  • MN Apr-24#12 Insights century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of)
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    Insights century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of focus. industry. We want to do that in a realistic way. These are We also want to make sure that we have workers on our great careers where a hardworking person can make a six- vessels who are ? t for duty. One of the things that we have ? gure

  • MN Apr-24#8 By the Numbers US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by)
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    By the Numbers US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by State In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued at more than $158 billion moved on the U.S. inland waterways system, which includes a vast network of 12,000 miles of connecting waterways and 219 locks. The U.S. Department of Transportation

  • MN Apr-24#6 Marine News April 2024 • Volume 35 Number 4 Contributor)
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    Marine News April 2024 • Volume 35 Number 4 Contributors 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 1 Tom Ewing 5 Barry Parker is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and envi- of bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tac- ronmental issues. He contributes regularly to this magazine. tical support, including

  • MR Feb-24#44 taking place in Canada for a cargo ship. The task was greeninstru)
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    ? cant hurdles of existing emission of on-site repairs services. Recently a monitoring techniques. team carried out a job taking place in Canada for a cargo ship. The task was greeninstruments.com on-site laser measurement of the rudder line and on-site machining of the rud- GE Vernova der horn casting

  • MR Feb-24#43 recruitment and supply chain/cargo security. cruitment and)
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    has additional ongoing studies efforts, and maritime port and reasons for public health service re- reviewing Coast Guard recruitment and supply chain/cargo security. cruitment and retention challenges. retention efforts and other factors that Connect with colleagues around the world by joining the industry’s

  • MR Feb-24#42 OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce)
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    OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an

  • MR Feb-24#38 TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by)
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    TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has set out to develop a design for a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel. Image Seaspan Corporation/Foreship By Greg Trauthwein orking with

  • MR Feb-24#36 ery and an optimized hull and cargo design, the company’s)
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    management system, along with electrically powered machin- current fuel prices (far less for new fuels). Michael D. Chris- ery and an optimized hull and cargo design, the company’s two tensen, VP Global Sales, Dry Cargo Vessels at ABB, is seeing newbuild self-discharging bulk carriers were projected to

  • MR Feb-24#35 making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this)
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    years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency of modern

  • MR Feb-24#29 and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and )
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    ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to offset the foreign

  • MR Feb-24#28 Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and)
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    national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the region, either government tens of billions of

  • MR Feb-24#27 it’s hand in glove with the cargo preference laws. Those)
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    AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) “MSP really only works when it’s hand in glove with the cargo preference laws. Those are the laws that generate the cargo that moves on US ? ag vessels. Really, it’s cargo – those preference cargoes – that’s the key incentive for US ? ag operators in internatio

  • MR Feb-24#26 COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet)
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    COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President

  • MR Feb-24#16 issue may approached by cargo ship operators, offshore)
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    a dual fuel en- sions with a well-known ferry operator, while we’ve been gine to run on methanol is feasible, the fuel storage issue may approached by cargo ship operators, offshore support vessel restrict a ship to short voyages or demand more frequent bun- owners, tug companies, shipyards in Europe and