APM Terminals Acquires Grup Maritim TCB
APM Terminals announces the agreement to purchase the remaining 39% shareholder of Grup Maritim TCB. On 8 September 2015, APM Terminals announced the agreement with…
UASC Celebrates World’s Greenest Vessel
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) hosted an event in Hamburg this week to celebrate one of the world’s most environmentally friendly ultra-large container vessels M.V.
100 Oil Decomposing Microorganisms Identified
Under a contract with Rosneft to create a microbial medication for northern seas signed in 2014, scientists of Moscow State University’s biological faculty have…
Boat capsizes in Philippines, 7 dead
A pump boat carrying about 36 passengers and five crew memberscapsized in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait in central Philippines at around 4 p.m. on Sunday (October 18).
Hong Kong Terminals Mark 200 Million TEU
Hutchison Port Holdings' (HPH) Hong Kong assets marked a significant milestone with cumulative throughput of 200 million teu. Excerpts from his speech: "For decades…
AVIC Terminates Proposed Acquisition of Shanghai Catic
AVIC International Maritime Holdings Ltd, an active player in the marine and offshore industry, issued a statement that its proposed acquisition of Shanghai Catic…
No kickbacks in Scorpene Submarine Deal, Says Indian Government
No kickbacks were paid in connection with the purchase of Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy in 2005 from French company Thales the government has told the Delhi High Court, reports PTI.
Lanka to Allow Chinese Subs Visit
Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, and will keep the neighboring India informed of the visits, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.
Wessels Goes LNG
German Government-backed project could mark the start of a series of vessel conversions. Wessels Reederei has received a government grant to convert one of its container…
A Tanker Statistic You May Not Know?
‘VWGate’ has raised a flag for managers and technicians in the transport business. ‘Efficiency’ used to be left to the market, but the intrepid twins, consumer health and climate change…
Twelve Dead as Boat Sinks near Ukraine Port
Twelve people died when a small passenger boat sank on Saturday near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukrainian authorities said. The infrastructure ministry…
Tropical Storm Olaf strengthening in Pacific, to Become Hurricane
Tropical storm Olaf is strengthening in the Pacific between Mexico and Hawaii and is likely to become a hurricane by Saturday night or Sunday, but is not expected to make landfall…
Four Migrants Drown Off Greek Island
Four people, a woman and three children, drowned and one child was missing after their rubber boat capsized off a Greek island late on Friday, the Greek coast guard said.
Man Rescued from Sailboat near Ocracoke Inlet, NC
The Coast Guard rescued a man Friday from a grounded sailboat near Ocracoke Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders were notified at 7:21 p.m. Friday that the…
Los Angeles Port Promotes Clean Energy Projects
The Port of Los Angeles has entered a long-term agreement with Hecate Energy Harborside LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hecate Energy LLC (HECATE), to build, operate…
American Maritime Safety Award for Crowley
Crowley Maritime Corporation was recognized today with a 2015 AMS Safety Award by American Maritime Safety, Inc. (AMS) for the company’s implementation of a drug…
Euroseas Sells C/V Tiger Bridge
Euroseas Ltd. an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced…
Exercise Malabar 2015 Launched
Naval forces and liaisons from India, Japan and United States begin Exercise Malabar 2015, Oct. 16, through air defense collaboration. The featured cooperation consists…
GCSG Delivers Harvey Power
Gulf Coast Shipyard Group (GCSG) has delivered Harvey Power, the second LNG vessel operating in the United States—for Shell Upstream America’s deep water operations…
NOIA Response : Cancellation of Alaska OCS Lease Sales
“The cancellation of scheduled federal lease sales offshore Alaska and the denial of lease suspension requests from Statoil and Shell are extremely disappointing and short-sighted.
