Hyundai Low Bidder On Kuwait Oil Pier Project
South Korean Hyundai presented the lowest bid of $326.5 million in a tender for a new oil export pier in Kuwait. The Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) tender is for engineering…
Saudi Arabia Tops U.S. Oil Import List
Saudi Arabia is far ahead of the pack as the top crude oil supplier to the U.S. market in March, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. Saudi Arabia…
Website Seeks To Enhance Shipping Safety
A web-based global fleet database aimed at shining a searchlight on unsafe shipping was launched last week by the European Union, with Asian and U.S. input. The…
Smit In Talks With Rivtow
Smit International is in talks to buy Canada's Rivtow Marine, a harbor towage service and transport firm active in Canada and the U.S. No financial details of the…
London Club warning on vessel arrests in Egypt
The London P&I Club has warned its members about a spate of vessel arrests in Egypt, and in particular the port of Suez, in respect of claims for unsettled invoices…
Fire Erupts Aboard Alaskan Cruise Ship
A fire broke out aboard a Dutch cruise ship carrying nearly 1,700 passengers and crew as it steamed through Glacier Bay National Park last Tuesday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Japanese Majors Confirm Merger Talk
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said that it, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) have started talks on a possible…
