Today in the connected economy, Splitit joins the ranks of the Visa Ready for BNPL program, while Mastercard is rolling out a financial inclusion program in Central America. Additionally, online car seller Cazoo is starting to operate in Spain, while real-time payment company ACI Worldwide is partnering with NORBr, a payment services distribution platform for […]
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Global shipping companies have reduced speeds off the California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies – YubaNet
Partners in an initiative to reduce air pollution and protect endangered whales have announced the results of the 2021 program “Protect Blue Whales and Blue Skies”. Eighteen shipping companies participated, transiting at 10 knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California region. The program’s Southern California region extends from Point Arguello […]
WDC SSD and HDD ads for data centers, customers, media and entertainment and gaming applications
WDC Analyst event logo WDC event logo I had the opportunity to visit Western Digital at NAB 2022 as well as attend their analyst event on May 9 (What’s Next Western Digital). Here are some announcements and previews of these information sessions. At NAB, WDC showcased its SanDisk Professional-branded products, including the company’s new PRO-DOCK […]
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE:TNK) Short Interest Up 43.7% in April
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK – Get a rating) experienced significant growth in short-term interest in the month of April. As of April 15, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, a growth of 43.7% from the total of 835,300 shares as of March 31. Approximately 5.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based […]
Australian shipbuilder hopes to strike deal with DND as OPV project looms – Manila Bulletin
Austal, an Australian shipbuilding company and defense contractor, remains keen to work with the Department of National Defense (DND) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Procurement Program for the Philippine Navy (PN) . Dave Shiner, Regional Manager of Austal Asia. (Photo by MARTIN SADONGDONG/MANILA BULLETIN) Dave Shiner, Austal’s regional manager for Asia, said their lines of communication […]
Neobank Cogni secures $23 million for Web3 services
Digital banking startup Cogni has raised a $23 million seed round to bring together Web2 and Web3 services on a single platform, according to Tech Crunch. The mobile platform, founded in 2018 from the accelerator program of Barclays (which is operated by Techstars), was launched with the aim of offering personalized banking products adapted to […]
Investors in the dark on China’s industrial transportation as data restrictions bite
April 25 (Reuters) – A wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai presents the biggest test yet for investors, trading companies and logistics managers trying to keep up with China’s economy after the government banned companies to publish data in real time. As China’s most populous city struggles to emerge from weeks of crippling coronavirus restrictions, […]
Cathie Wood’s flagship fund is down 45% this year. The money continues to flow.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund continues to fall, but investors aren’t jumping ship. Shares of the popular ETF, known by its symbol ARKK, have fallen 45% so far in 2022, including 21% in April alone, as rising interest rates penalize stocks that are priced on the outlook for robust future growth. These are exactly […]
Erik ten Hag faces a tough task to turn Manchester United’s ghost ship | Erik ten Hag
Welcome to Manchester, Erik. We’ve been expecting you. Here it is at last, the final dig, the final mystery gift from Manchester United’s managerial fluke. There is a game you can play with the managerial appointments of the post-Ferguson years. It’s such a polished nominating process that it has, to date, concocted five random, ill-fitting, […]
EuroDry Ltd. announces an agreement to acquire the M/V Santa Cruz,
ATHENS, Greece, April 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY, the “Company” or “EuroDry”), owner and operator of dry bulk vessels and provider of dry bulk cargo shipping, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the M/ V Santa Cruz, a 76,440 dwt bulk carrier built in 2005, for $15.75 million. The […]
Disney didn’t leave the GOP behind — the culture did
Disney has always been an explicitly morally instructive company; his characters were used as propaganda during The Second World War. Walt Disney’s original vision for Walt Disney World in Orlando was a model for a healthy civil society, among many other examples. Conservatives now simply disapprove of society’s chosen morality, which includes commonly accepted progressive […]
Classic 1990s cruise ships cheat scrappers return as vibe
Ambience arrived in Tilbry, England on April 14, 2022 to begin its new life (Ambassador Cruise Line) Posted on April 14, 2022 at 7:22 p.m. by The Maritime Executive Back from the dead, a classic 1990s cruise ship arrived in the UK today, marking the […]
General Dynamics shipyard boss leaves as workers get up to 39% pay rise
Bath Ironworks struggled to recover from the collapse of the Zumwalt-class destroyer ASSOCIATED PRESS In a surprise move last week, Dirk Lesko, the longtime and well-regarded president of Maine’s General Dynamics Bath Ironworks Shipyard resigned, effective immediately, just as the shipyard accepted steep pay rises. Lesko’s abrupt departure from the major shipyard on April 7 […]
[Sponsored Content] Logicbroker and Boscov Announce Partnership to Expand Dropshipping Program
Sponsor content is created on behalf of and in conjunction with Logicbroker by DigitalCommerce360. Our editorial staff is not involved in the creation of sponsored content. The family distribution chain and Logicbroker to provide an improved customer experience SHELTON, Connecticut – April XX, 2022 – logicbroker, the cloud-based digital commerce platform for marketplace and dropshipping […]
Irish businesses should do well next year despite headwinds, say business leaders
Ireland-based companies are on track to perform well in the coming financial year, despite headwinds emanating from the uncertain economic backdrop, according to a survey of chief financial officers (CFOs) by accounting giant EY . The average business growth rate predicted by Irish finance executives was 12%, with 28% of survey respondents being particularly optimistic, […]
Skyports launches marine drone delivery with two new partnerships
Skyports has announced two new business alliances: one with Thome Group, a fully integrated ship management organization, and the other with Wilhelmsen Ships Agency, one of the world’s leading shipping agents. Skyports’ goals of introducing drone delivery services to Singapore’s booming maritime industry would be accelerated by adding the reach and skills of Thome and […]
Why white bags are a symptom of high drug costs and what states are doing
Many oncologists oppose white bags because they prefer to be able to adjust doses during a visit based on lab reports taken that day. The rise of white bags is wreaking havoc on patients and has spurred legislation in several states, according to 2 experts who said their oncology practices refused to participate in the […]
Navy combats oil theft with 40 ships, five helicopters, 200 boats
Okechukwu Nnodim and Dennis Naku Published April 2, 2022 • We expect measurable results in three weeks, says NNPC The Nigerian Navy on Friday began what could be called its biggest operation to end oil theft and illegal refining in the Niger Delta and its fringes, with the deployment of 40 ships, five helicopters and […]
London stocks rose slightly; Asia, United States Autumn
FTSE 100 Seen up; Asia, United States Autumn The FTSE 100 is expected to open 11 points higher at 7471, according to CMC Markets, after mostly lower trading in Asia and ahead of more economic data. Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong are falling and the Dow Jones closed firmly in negative territory on […]
Leader in the transport of LPG, LNG, crude oil and products
2 days – 18 sessions – 39 shipping companies – 75 speakers Free registration NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital Link will host its 16th annual International Shipping Forum as a digital event on Monday and Tuesday, March 28-29, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The event is organized in […]
Construction of the new Hutchison Ports Sohar Solar Powered Integrated Inspection Facility Project
Sohar – Hutchison Ports Sohar held a groundbreaking ceremony today, marking the start of construction on its new solar-powered integrated inspection facility project. Present at the ceremony were HE Eng. Khamis Al Shamakhi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Muhna Al Lawatia, Director General of Ports at the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Abdullah Al […]
Startup SeerBI joins mentorship program to advance maritime data science – Digital Ship
SeerBI, a Tees Valley-based data science company, has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to support start-ups that are revolutionizing industries through advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science. SeerBI, which is based in the Launchpad business incubator at the University of Teesside, focuses on applying data science practices in legacy industries, such as […]
Fast Radius Expands Leadership Team and Appoints New Ones
CHICAGO, March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — quick ray, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSRD), a cloud manufacturing company, today announced the appointment of Erin Stone as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and James Erkenswick as Chief Accounting Officer. These leadership additions mark important milestones in Fast Radius’ evolution as a publicly traded company. In her capacity as […]
Ship Management Software Market is Booming Globally with Top Key Players
“Global Ship management software Market Research Report 2022 »This research report offers Covid-19 outbreak study accumulated to offer latest insights regarding acute characteristics of the Ship Management Software market. This intelligence report includes investigations based on Current scenarios, historical records and future predictions. The report contains different market forecasts related to the market size, revenue, […]
Royal Caribbean makes homeport of Piraeus, other cruise ships arrive
ATHENS – The port of Piraeus which has been revitalized by the Chinese management company COSCO, which holds a majority stake in the operation, will welcome The Royal Caribbean Group in February 2023. It will be the base from which to make voyages to Cyprus, Israel and Egypt, the port gaining international attraction for cruise […]
Logistics company strengthens its management team with two new appointments
ASCO SEEKS to support its energetic transition with the appointment of two new general managers. The integrated logistics and materials management company has appointed Mike Pettigrew as managing director of the cargo management business and shipping agency Seletar. Simon Turner has been promoted to Managing Director for the UK Southern business. Mike Pettigrew (L) and […]