Three Dead as Migrant Boat Grounds off Greece
A wooden sailboat carrying dozens of immigrants ran aground on Monday off the coast of the Greek island of Rhodes and at least three people have drowned, the Greek coast guard said.
ABS Executive Chairs Forum at Sea Asia
ABS Executive Vice President of Corporate Energy Development Ken Richardson says managing Big Data is critical to the future of offshore. (Singapore) ABS, the leadingā¦
USCG Rescues Disabled Fishing Vessel
A fishing crew is back on land today after a fouled anchor line stranded them about 115 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Saturday. Initially, the four-personā¦
Keppel's Independent Director Leong-Chee to retire
Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel Corporation) announced that Mr Tony Chew Leong-Chee, Non-Executive and Independent Director, will be retiring from the Board ofā¦
MacGregor Inks Deal with Grupo CBO
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract with the Brazilian shipowner and shipbuilder Grupo CBO. The contract is to supply Triplex deck handling equipmentā¦
NOAAās National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy Opposed
Recently, NOAA Fisheries released the implementation plan to support the latest National Saltwater Recreational Fishing Policy. The policy, announced at the Progressiveā¦
Transboundary Oil Pollution Debated in IMO
33 countries and a number of international organisations have just met at the IMO headquarters in London under the chairmanship of Denmark and Indonesia. On this occasionā¦
Drydocks World Secures New ISO Certificate
Drydocks World the international service providers to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors won the ISO 3834-2: 2005 certificate for quality requirementsā¦
Thome to Support Singapore Maritime Week
Thome Group is giving its full support to Singapore Maritime Week with several senior executives speaking at key events during the packed programme. Michael Elwertā¦
700+ Migrants Killed in Shipwreck 'the Worst Mediterranean Massacre'
More than 700 migrants are feared to have drowned 'like rats in cages' on a smuggler boat because they were locked in the hold when it capsized off the Libyan and sank in the Mediterranean sea.
HK Dockers Threaten to Strike Over Wages
The Hong Kong Dockers Union has threatened industrial action - that may involve a strike - if operators continue to ignore their demand for a 8.5-percent wage increase this year.
Worldās First LNG-Powered Containership Launched
General Dynamics NASSCO launched the 3,100 teu Isla Bella, the worldās first LNG-powered containership. More than 3,400 shipbuilders, their families, and othersā¦
Main Sea Freight Index at Baltic Exchange Raises
The main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose further on Friday mostly on higher capesize rates. The index tracks ratesā¦
EGS Names RV āGeo Resolutionā
The EGS management has gathered in Singapore to conduct the christening and blessing ceremony of the RV Geo Resolution, the latest addition to EGSā fleet of deepā¦
U.S. Ports Expands to be with Panamaās $5 Billion Canal Upgrade
A report in the USA Today says that the U.S. ports are busy deepening harbors and building bigger terminals to draw the bigger ships. Across the USA, public portsā¦
Rotterdam and Singapore Ports' Pact on Research
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to exchange information onā¦
Balikatan to Focus on Maritime Security
Officials from the Philippine and United States armed forces participating in this year's Balikatan exercises, the largest in 15 years, insisted that the said activitiesā¦
