USCG Rescues 4 Mexican Poachers
Coast Guard crews rescued four Mexican nationals from their sinking boat Saturday, after they were spotted illegally fishing north of the U.S./Mexico maritime border. At approximately 8 p.m.
MHI Receives "Grand Prix" Award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received the Grand Prix at the Nikkei Annual Report Awards 2014 sponsored by Nikkei Inc. The Grand Prix is the top award…
When Bigger Ships Can't Hold on to Records
The credit of being CSCL Globe for being the world's biggest container ship remained for a little over a month until the arrival of the MSC Oscar. MSC Oscar, sailed from a shipyard near Busan…
Mega Ships, Mega Challenges
The mega container ships raising concerns among vessel operators, insurers and regulators about the potential for catastrophic accidents. Shipping lines have sought…
Abu Dhabi Port Celebrates Record Year for Cargo
Abu Dhabi Ports, which manages nine commercial, logistics, community and leisure ports in the UAE capital and Khalifa Port, celebrated a record year for cargo containers…
Vard Delivers PSV to Simon Mokster for Arctic Ops
A Fincantieri unit Vard Aukra has delivered the LNG-powered PSV, Stril Barents to Simon Møkster Shipping. The LNG-powered platform supply vessel is built for operations…
China Shipping Group under Investigation for Corruption
China’s central government anti-corruption team carried out an investigation which determined that the state-backed shipbuilding giant China State Shipbuilding Corporation…
Maritime Security Should be Part of Indian Curriculum
Coastal and seaward security subjects should be incorporated in school and college curriculums, says Commodore G. Prakash, director of the Maritime Warfare Centre at the Southern Naval Command, India.
Libya's Hariga Oil Port Shut Due to Strike
Libya's eastern oil export port Hariga shut down because of a strike over unpaid salaries of security guards, closing the country's last functioning export port apart from two offshore fields.
LCA Navy 2nd Prototype Makes Debut Flight in India
The government controlled Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Saturday conducted the maiden test flight of the second prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas naval variant here.
