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Florida International Terminal (FIT) Welcomes New Service from CMA CGM

Florida International Terminal (FIT), operated by SAAM, will add a new service from shipping line CMA CGM. It is the only direct service in the market connecting the west coast of South America with the east coast of the United States. The AMERICAS …
Jan 11, 2023 / Curious

Diana Shipping Announces Delivery, Sale and Leaseback of the Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel mv Florida

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, on Tuesday (Mar 29) announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v …
Mar 30, 2022 / Vessels

Diana Shipping Announces Sale and Leaseback of mv Florida

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, on Wednesday (Mar23) announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with an …
Mar 24, 2022 / Vessels

APM Terminals Itajaí resumes Ro-Ro operations with BMW Group Brazil

With the docking of the Florida Highway ship, owned by K-Line, on 15 March 2022, roll-on roll-off (RoRo) operations returned to APM Terminals Itajaí. More than 460 premium segment vehicles from BMW Group Brazi were unloaded. This is the first time …
Mar 17, 2022 / Vessels

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for mv Florida With Bunge

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Bunge S.A., Geneva, for …
Mar 10, 2022 / Vessels

Florida International Terminal Welcomes New Service from CMA CGM to Port Everglades

Florida International Terminal (FIT), a terminal operated by SAAM at Port Everglades, welcomed CMA CGM’s new service: CAGEMA Main Loop 2.The new service will be the only port of entry into the United States for the Marseille-based shipping line’s …
Feb 28, 2022 / Vessels

The Grimaldi Group takes delivery of ECO Valencia and Grande Florida

Great news for the Grimaldi Group fleet. On 16 October, the Neapolitan company took delivery of the Eco Valencia, the first of 12 hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the new Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Chinese Jinling …
Oct 22, 2020 / Vessels

Fugro Starts NOAA Project to Update Florida’s Nautical Charts

Fugro has begun work on its first task order under a recently awarded multi-year hydrographic services contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Located off the north-west coast of Florida, the project involves …
May 20, 2020 / Curious

Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas, moving to Florida

At least five people were killed as the Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, causing vast floodings and evacuation of more than one million people in US coast. The hurricane has weakened slightly and is now a Category 4 storm as it …
Sep 3, 2019 / Accidents

Hurricane Dorian to hit Florida’s east coast

The storm is expected to be strengthened from warm waters, while it is on track to hit Grand Bahama island on September 1, and possibly crash somewhere along the Florida or Georgia coasts around September 2 morning.As it is four days out, the range …
Aug 30, 2019 / Curious