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BW LPG Nominates Three Directors to Dorian LPG Board

Dorian LPG confirmed that Oslo-based BW LPG BW LPG has submitted…
Transocean Signs 11 Well Contract with Chevron Australia

The international provider of offshore contract drilling services…
NYK Auto Logistics Pact with Adani Logistics

NYK Auto Logistics India (NALI), an NYK Group company, signed an…
Dubai Maritime City Authority to Develop UAE’s Maritime Sector

The Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi signed a Memorandum of Cooperation…
ICS Encouraged by IMO Progress on 2020 Global Sulphur Cap

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is encouraged…
Scorpio Tankers Sells, Leaseback Seven Product Tankers

Scorpio Tankers announced that it has agreed to sell and leaseback…
Ghana Ready For Maritime Crisis

From the sinking of the Titanic to the current piracy phenonenon…
Drifting Iceberg Puts Greenland on High Alert

An iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a tiny village…
Yilport Makes a Bid for Taranto Container Terminal

Yilport Holding has submitted its offer for Taranto Container Terminal…
CEMS Rolls out Hi-tech Labs in Visakhapatnam

India's Centre of Excellence in Maritime & Shipbuilding (CEMS), a…
Container Ship “Afif” Named in London Gateway

It took British Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani just one go to activate…
MV SSL Kolkata: Salvage Operations Continue

The salvage operations of the container vessel MV SSL Kolkata that…

Shipbuilding

Lim Joins ST Engineering Board

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced Lim Chin Hu has been appointed as an independent nonexecutive director of the company with effect from July 16, 2018.Lim is currently the Managing Partner of Stream Global Pte Ltd, an incubator for info-com startups. He has over 30 years of experience in the Info-communications industry.

Offshore

Single Marine Access Solution for Offshore Ops

At the end of June, Damen Shipyards Group along with Ampelmann and VEEM hosted a Marine Access Event, where over two days delegates from both the offshore renewable and non-renewable industries had the opportunity to sail from IJmuiden in the Netherlands to experience the latest in marine access solutions. The demonstrations…

Coastal/Inland

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up Slightly in June

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.1 million tons in June, an increase of roughly one load in a 1,000-foot-long U.S.-flag freighter, the Lake Carriers’ Association reported. Shipments were 8.7 percent ahead of the month’s five-year average.Iron ore shipments from U.S. ports through the Soo Locks totaled 5.6 million tons in June, an increase of 4.1 percent.

Government

Chinese Imports to US Ports Peaking Early

Chinese imports to U.S. ports rose more than expected in June, suggesting that some retailers moved up orders to insulate themselves from an intensifying trade war that threatens to send up costs on a growing number of consumer products.Retailers such as Walmart Inc and Amazon.com face uncertainty due to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose more tariffs on Chinese goods…

Equipment

Cox Powertrain Announces New Engine Assembly Facility

British engineering firm Cox Powertrain has signed a lease to take over a 28,000 square foot production facility in Cecil Pashley Way, near Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport. The building, currently undergoing renovation, will be the assembly plant for Cox Powertrain’s CXO300 diesel outboard engine which goes into production in Q2 2019.The U.K.

Training

IMO Animating 70 Years of Shipping

70 years of helping international shipping become safer, more secure and develop a greener environmental footprint – that's what International Maritime Organization (IMO) is celebrating in 2018, with a series of events and commemorative productions being released throughout the year.The latest is a short animated film…

Law & Regulations

Strong Capesize Demand Drives Baltic Index Higher

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the fifth straight session on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for capesize vessels.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 26 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,721 points.The capesize index was up 97 points, or 3 percent, at 3

Schultz Takes the Helm as US Coast Guard Commandant

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