Myanmar Lands 700 Migrants
Myanmar lands 727 migrants after boat kept offshore for days. Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vesselā¦
Thordon Reports Big Orders from Chinese Shipyards
Thordon Bearings has received an order for a total of 20 seawater-lubricated COMPAC Propeller Shaft Bearing Systems for Chinese shipyards, marking the Canadian companyās most significant order for commercial vessels. Thordon Bearings, a manufacturer of advanced seawater-lubricated stern tube bearing systems, will supply COMPAC and Thordon Water Quality Packages for installation to various merchant and offshore newbuilds under construction for an undisclosed Chinese shipowner.
China Ship Sinking Spotlights Captain's Role
Three years before the cruise ship he was steering capsized in the Yangtze River, the Chinese government honoured captain Zhang Shuwen for saving the life of anā¦
Divers Comb Capsized China Ship, Hopes Fade
Death toll more than doubles to 19, more than 400 missing. Rescuers searched a sunken cruise ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing peopleā¦
EBRD Plan for Cyprus: Banks, Ports and Privatisation
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development laid out its first official plan of action for Cyprus on Wednesday, saying it would focus on repairing banksā¦
Danelec, Radio Holland Ink Deal for VDR Installations
Danelec Marine and Radio Holland, part of Imtech Marine, have teamed up to create worldwide standardized pricing for the installation of Danelec Voyage Data Recordersā¦
AAL Expands into Prince Rupert
AAL, one of the worldās leading global breakbulk, project cargo and heavy lift shipping operators, has strengthened its foothold in the oil rich mining region of Northern Albertaā¦
Aker Solutions Wins Offshore Mexico Order
Aker Solutions won its first order for a project offshore Mexico as it secured a contract from Saipem to supply umbilicals for the Pemex-operated Lakach deepwater natural-gas field.
āTWIN X-STERNā ā A Stern at Each End
Is a bow really a necessity for large ships? When the vesselās main function is walk-to-work (W2W) services in the offshore renewable sector, a heightened sterncan operateeither wayā¦
BIMCO owns Shipping KPI System
BIMCO has today announced that it has taken ownership of the unique Shipping KPI System that allows shipowners and managers to compare their shipsā efficiency againstā¦
Damen Tugs, Dredger for Cooperativa De TrabajosPortuariosLimitada De San Martín
Argentinian company Cooperativa De TrabajosPortuariosLimitadade San Martín signed a contract forthe delivery of two Damen ASD 2810 tugs and one Cutter Section Dredger 500.
APM Terminals Reaffirms Poti Mega-Port Plans
Speaking at the 4th Annual Black Sea Ports and Shipping Conference 2015 on May 29th on the subject of Black Sea Ports as agents of economic growth for the regionā¦
CFO Theisen Quits Aker Philadelphia
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey Theisen, is resigning from his position later this month to pursue otherā¦
Environmentalists Sue BOEM over Shell Plan to Drill in Arctic
Ten major environmental groups filed a lawsuit on June 2 challenging the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) approval of Royal Dutch Shell's explorationā¦
Honda Teams Up with Giga Shipping
Hondaās division in Malaysia has opened East Malaysia Logistics Hub in Kota Kinabalu which will be operated and managed by logistics and shipping firm Giga Shipping.
Chinese Hope for 'Miracle' to Find Ship Survivors
Relatives of more than 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River were hoping for a "miracle", as authorities said they were racing against time to find any survivors.
Ocean Rig to Float Common Stock
Ocean Rig UDW Inc has launched an offering of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As part of this offering, George Economou, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officerā¦
Malaysian Shipping Masterplan by Year-end
The Malaysian Shipping Masterplan draft, which seeks to identify issues and make recommendations on the criticality of the shipping industry, will be ready by 2015-endā¦
Diana Delivers Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. has through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary took delivery of the m/v Medusa (formerly āTorm Islandā), a 2010-built Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel of 82ā¦
Whatās Next for Shipping?
Close to 1,000 maritime exhibitors showed off the breadth and diversity of the shipping industry at this weekās Nor-Shipping, the bi-annual event that opened in Oslo on 1 June.
