By Jennifer Hiller, Arathy S Nair and Shariq Khan Oct 30 (Reuters) – U.S. oil majors Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp cut spending aggressively in the third quarter in a race to offset weak trends in fuel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, though the former managed a slim profit. Exxon posted...
The Colombian Navy recently chased down and captured a semi-submersible loaded with more than two tons of pure cocaine off the southwest coast of the country. The shipment, which they believed was headed to Mexico, was valued at $67 million.
The Columbia forces reported that they pursued the semi-submersible, which at the time was 35 nautical miles from an area known as La Bocana Amarales. The operation combined forces from the Tumaco Coast Guard Station and the Coast Guard ARC Punta Soldado,...
https://maritime-executive.com/article/semi-submersible-captured-smuggling-two-tons-of-cocaine
Δέκα αιτήσεις συμμετοχής κατατέθηκαν στην α΄ φάση του διαγωνισμού για το Εθνικό Σύστημα Ολοκληρωμένης Θαλάσσιας Επιτήρησης (ΕΣΟΘΕ), καθώς την Παρασκευή ήταν η καταληκτική ημερομηνία εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος στο υπουργείο Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής (ΥΝΑΝΠ).
IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom), satcom solutions provider, debuts OneGate Marine Compact to equip small and medium sized vessels in Asia, with VSAT-like connectivity by optimizing L-Band capacity.
Following its successful launch in Europe earlier this year, IEC Telecom’s OneGate Marine Compact is now available in Asia allowing small and medium sized vessels, which represent close to 50% of shipping traffic in the region, to enjoy connectivity at sea previously available only to larger vessels.
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James F. Geurts, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, speaks to the crowd about acquisition on Aug. 15, 2019 at the Marine Corps Ground Acquisition Award Dinner in Arlington, Va., in 2019. US Marine Corps Photo
The Department of the Navy continues to do more and more work with small businesses, again in Fiscal Year 2020 breaking records for how much money for goods and services went to small businesses – despite the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic...
Management from the nation’s largest flatbed carrier, Daseke Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE), attempted to temper the excitement around the company’s third-quarter earnings outperformance during a conference call on Friday.
The Addison, Texas-based company reported earnings per share (EPS) of 22 cents, which significantly outpaced analysts’ expectations calling for a modest loss in the period. Excluding costs related to the transformation of the business, the carrier reported record adjusted EPS of 31 cents...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daseke-turnaround-evident-in-q3-numbers
Συγκλονιστικές εικόνες μεγάλης καταστροφής και μανίας της φύσης απεικόνισε απόψε ο φωτογραφικός φακός αναγνώστη των Ναυτικών Χρονικών.
Όλα σχεδόν τα ισόγεια καταστήματα επλήγησαν από τον μανία του εγκέλαδου και την θαλασσοταραχή που ακολούθησε ενώ πολλά σημεία στην παραλιακή οδό και στο παραλιακό μέτωπο της πόλης έχουν υποστεί σημαντικές ζημιές.
Ο ανθυποπλοίαρχος ΕΝ Ηλίας Ηλιόπουλος, μας απέστειλε πριν λίγη ώρα αποκλειστικές φωτογραφίες από το λιμάνι στο Βαθύ της Σάμου. Ο νεαρός ναυτικός είχε...
SHIPPINGInsight 20/20 is Open for Business
As a reminder, the conference and exhibition will remain on-demand through October 2021. Registration is complimentary and open to all. Leverage this opportunity to continue to network with our delegates, interact with SHIPPINGInsight partners, and watch segmented SHIPPINGInsight panels.
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/30/shippinginsight-2020-is-open-for-business/
Δέκα αιτήσεις συμμετοχής κατατέθηκαν στην Α’ φάση του διαγωνισμού για το Εθνικό Σύστημα Ολοκληρωμένης Θαλάσσιας Επιτήρησης, καθώς σήμερα ήταν η καταληκτική ημερομηνία εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος στο Υπουργείο Ναυτιλίας και Νησιωτικής Πολιτικής.
Η σημερινή διαδικασία, σηματοδοτεί την αφετηρία της πορείας που οδηγεί στην ανάπτυξη ενός πλήρους ηλεκτρονικού συστήματος, που διασφαλίζει την επιτήρηση και ενισχύει αποφασιστικά την προστασία των θαλασσίων συνόρων μας. Η λειτουργία του συστήματος, θα...
If Canadians could vote in the U.S. presidential election, more than 70% would choose Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, recent polls show. A major reason: Trump’s propensity to pick trade fights with Canada from aluminum and steel tariffs to restrictions on personal protective equipment exports.
“It’s more predictable with Biden. With Trump, you just never know,” Barry Prentice, a professor of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba, told FreightWaves.
Despite starkly...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/election-2020-for-canada-stakes-go-beyond-trade