Scepticism, Confusion over Australia Submarine Tender
Officials in Australia and Japan on Monday expressed scepticism and confusion over a pledge by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to give an Australian state-owned shipbuilder…
Lund to Start Earlier as BG Group Chief
BG Group plc informed today that Helge Lund will join the Company as Chief Executive and an Executive Director with effect from February 9, 2015. This is ahead of…
Wärtsilä DF Engines for Shell's Bunker Vessel
A specialized LNG Bunker vessel to be built at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Company yard in South Korea on behalf of Shell will be powered by Wärtsilä DF dual-fuel engines.
UASC Expands in South America
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), a leading container shipping line and emerging global carrier, has today appointed The Ultramar Group as its local liner shipping agency partner in Brazil…
Seafarers Set Adrift in Liferafts After Hijack
Fourteen Indonesian seafarers were found adrift in life rafts after their tanker was hijacked by pirates. The pirates left the crew in the life rafts and sailed off in the tanker.
Arctic Shipping Forum on 24th Feb.
The 11th Annual Arctic Shipping Forum starts on 24 February 2015 in Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, Finland. This forum became a unique opportunity to network with the who’s who in Arctic shipping.
BMT Opens Testing Facility in Jakarta
BMT Asia Pacific (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has opened its first ever…
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.
USCG Launch Redesigned Boating Safety Website
The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of the Auxiliary and Boating Safety has officially launched its redesigned Boating Safety website to provide easier navigation for…
Hapag-Lloyd Changes Terminal to Long Beach
First vessel to call at the new terminal will be M/V Hammonia Roma 228W/229E (DP voy86728/87293) ETA Long Beach March 3, 2015.
HSC-25 Rescues Stranded Boaters Near Guam
Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam and rescue crews from Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, 40 nautical miles north-northeast of the U.S.
