BIO-UV Acquires Triogen Holdings
BIO-UV Group, the manufacturer of the BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system, has acquired a 100% stake in Scotland-based Triogen Holdings and its subsidiary Suez Purification and Disinfection Systems from Suez Water Technologies & Solutions.Triogen supplies water treatment solutions based on ozone, ultraviolet (UV) and advanced oxidation process (AOP) technologies for the leisure industry, aquarium and aquaculture industries.BIO-UV Group, meanwhile, designs, manufactures and markets innovative ultraviolet-based water treatment solutions across several industrial sectors, including the ballast water treatment market.The acquisition, completed on September 18…
Box Volume Up 8.4% at Port of Oakland
Containerized export volume at the Port of Oakland spiked last month, again turning trade war logic on its head.The Port said that exports, primarily to Asia, were up 8.4 percent compared to May 2018 totals. Imports were up, too, climbing 4.2 percent over last year.According to a release from the port, it handled the equivalent of 85,964 20-foot import containers in May. Exports totaled 78,070 containers.Oakland has now reported improved year-over-year import and export performance for three straight months. The trend contradicts analyst warnings of trade declines in the face of an ongoing U.S.-China tariff skirmish.“Logic tells us that at some point…
Global Shippers Seek Sustainability
With the Paris U.N. Conference on Climate Change nearing an end, it has again put the spotlight on companies who have opportunity to make positive changes to their overall environmental footprint. “Developing environmental practices and creating sustainability is a growing focus for many global companies,” explains Craig Dickman, CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of Breakthrough Fuel, a global supply chain management and transportation energy advisory firm. Dickman adds that the focus on sustainability isn’t just a reaction to stricter emissions requirements that some world leaders are pressing for at the annual Climate Change Conference. “It’s a change in attitude that’s happened over the past decade or more,” explains Dickman.
U.S. Economy Gained $42 Billion from Cruise Industry in 2012, Study Finds
The North American cruise industry continued to be a substantial contributor to the U.S. economy in 2012 according to an independent study commissioned by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). The study shows that CLIA’s 26 North American member lines and their passengers and crew contributed over $42 billion in total U.S. economic impact, a 4.6 percent increase from 2011. In addition, the cruise industry generated 356,311 jobs, paying a record $17.4 billion in wages to American workers.
OTC 2001: Drilling Markets Poised for Flood of Business
Beginning on April 30, more than 43,000 people will begin converging on the city of Houston for four days at the most important offshore event of the year the 33rd Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The theme of the event, “One World, One Event,” summarizes the trans-national nature of this offshore conference. “OTC 2001 is the one place where we, as oil and gas industry professionals, can find the answers to our questions, through technical sessions and by exploring the exhibit floor,” said Wolfgang Schollnberger, OTC 2001 Chairman. OTC 2001 promises to deliver four information-filled days of the latest innovation in the global offshore industry. The more than 375,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space will tout state-of-the-art technology available to the industry.
Strategic Value Adding Purchasing
An effective purchasing strategy is at the core of successful purchasing departments. Strategies that offer total value to an organization should be the goal of all purchasing organizations. Purchasing professionals around the world are always in search of new strategies that creatively reduce costs and add previously unrealized value to an organization. Since motivating multi-company groups is difficult, the purchasing department must offer a clear strategy that offers value to all involved. Hence, Purchasing Programs, procuring products plus services, is a strategy that can be employed successfully to bring value to all involved. The theory of Purchasing Programs is to leverage vendors to offer products and services — whereas previously — vendors were only offering products.
