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¦
Greek Capesize and Maersk Boxship Mishap in Suez Canal
The Danish container ship Susan Maersk has collided with the container ship Margret Oldendorff flying the Libyan flag. The 347 meter long, 110387 dwt container shipā¦
China Shipbuilders may Merge to Stay Afloat
The China's four state-run shipping-related companies are reportedly in the initial phases of combining units in order to beef up the national shipbuilding industry, says local media.
Termination of Seadrill Unit's and Rosneft Deal Extended
North Atlantic Drilling (NADL), a subsidiary of Seadrill, will delay the closing of a deal with Russia's Rosneft by two years and has agreed to renegotiate the terms of the agreement, reports Reuters.
Chevron Hires Norce Endeavour for Thailand Ops
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has fixed the 2011-built 18,000 dwt crane barge Norce Endeavour to Chevron for work in Thailand next year for around 200 days. Solstadā¦
Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine to Add Bigger Vessels to its Fleet
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwnanese global shipping and logistics services company, will take delivery of 14 large-sized ships over the next two yearsā¦
Star Bulk Adds Jennifer
Star Bulk Carriers Corp has added M/V Star Jennifer (ex "Ore Hansa), a 82,290 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier, built in 2006, to its fleet. The Company completed theā¦
Hapag-Lloyd Adds North Europe-USEC Service
Hapag-Lloyd will open a new weekly service between North Europe and the US East Coast, the company said in its press release. The new route ā to be christened AX4ā¦
Khamenei Says Iran Nuclear Weapons are a U.S. "Myth"
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear weapons to portray Iran as a threatā¦
USN Names Littoral Combat Ship
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS St. Louis. The future USS St. Louis, designated LCS 19ā¦
2 Damen Tugs for KOTUGās European Harbor Towage
Damen Shipyards Group delivered two sister tugs ATD 2412 āZP Bisonā and āZP Bearā to strengthen KOTUGās European Harbour Towage. On April 8th 2015, the sister tugsā¦
PSV Launching Ceremony at Gondan
At high tide today at Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, the New PSV (TBN) for the Norwegian Ship-Owner, Simon Møkster Shipping, was launched. Different personalitiesā¦
New CEO for Evergas
Mr. Jacobsen joined Evergas 1 February 2015 as Vice President, Fleet after almost 35 years in Maersk. He brings a wealth of leadership experience in both commercial and technical managementā¦
NCSP Group Cargo Traffic Up 6% in Q1 2015
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group (NCSP Group or the Group) (LSE: NCSP, Moscow Exchange: NMTP) reports that Groupās consolidated cargo turnover in Q1 2015 increasedā¦
Naming Ceremony of Evergreen's EVER LYRIC
Evergreen Group today held the naming ceremony for EVER LYRIC, the eighth of its L-type vessels built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan. The ceremony took place at CSBC'sā¦
China Snubs G7 Declaration on Sea Row
China has urged relevant countries to do more that are conducive to regional peace and stability. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks when askedā¦
Liner Service Reliability Jumps to 64%
According to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, liner shipping service reliability on the three East-West trades showed an aggregate on-time performance of 64% in March - a five-month high.
Chinese Submarine to Pakistan: Raising Nuclear Tensions in South Asia
Pakistan, a country plagued by economic and political insecurity, to conclude the deal of eight conventional submarines during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Islamabad on Monday (April 20)ā¦
Shipping is Cutting CO2 Emissions
London-based shipping advisors Drewry Supply Chain Associates said that shipping liner operators have made significant inroads into cutting CO2 emissions. Containershipā¦
