Maritime Industry Top News
APM Terminals Pipavav Welcomes INDFEX Service
APM Terminals Pipavav (Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd), one of western India’s gateway ports, today announced the commencement of the INDFEX service at Pipavav. The INDFEX…
Antwerp Port to boost Indonesia's Infrastructure
The Indonesian government has ambitious plans for major infrastructure projects in the near future in order to give a massive boost to the country’s economy, already the largest in South-East Asia.
Diana Shipping Charters out Coronis
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary…
Croatian Shipyard Wins RoRo Ship Orders
Making good on it's announcement in the autumn of 2015 to ambitiously expand its RoRo fleet, CLdN Ro-Ro SA confirms that two additional ships have been ordered, with options for another four, through the Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik. European short Sea RoRo specialist CLdN RoRo SA, which operates 24 modern RoRo vessels, offering in excess of 100 sailings per week between the ports of Zeebrugge, Rotterdam…
Tideman Boats Debuts High Speed Crew Tender
After a period of three years building sustainable and fast moving workboats out of HDPE (High Density Poly Ethylene), the Dutch boat builder Tideman Boats, presents…
Royal IHC Bags NMDC's TSHD Contract
Royal IHC (IHC) and National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) have signed a contract for the construction of the first custom-build state-of-the-art trailing suction…
Trelleborg hosts Port Performance Seminar
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation hosted an exclusive one-day seminar for port authorities and consultants in partnership with the company’s exclusive agent for Greece…
SC Ports Box Volume Up 4.4%
South Carolina Ports Authority reported fiscal year-over-year growth through February, with 4.4 percent gains in container volume since the 2016 fiscal year began in July.
Seaspan Appoints Three
Seaspan has named three new Vice Presidents to its Senior Leadership Team, announcing the appointments of Linda Wortman as Vice President, Finance & Accounting; Catherine Chick as Vice President…
Germany Hardsell Submarine Deal With Australia
The German company competing for Australia's $50 billion submarine contract is ramping up its pitches and lobbying became more intense. Germany is positioning itself…
Italian Navy Opts for Rolls-Royce Gas Turbine
Rolls-Royce signed a contract with Fincantieri to provide MT30 gas turbines to power the Italian Navy’s new multi-purpose amphibious vessel. The Derby-based company…
Boeing Unveils Robotic Submarine
Boeing Co. has unveiled at its Huntington Beach facility an autonomous, unmanned undersea vehicle that can be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
HMS Artful Submarine to be Officially Commissioned
The Royal Navy's latest submarine, HMS Artful, will be officially commissioned at a ceremony today. It will take place at Faslane naval base on the Clyde, with representatives…
Yamal LNG Bags Contract for 96% output
The Yamal LNG project has signed contracts for the sale of 96% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) it produces, Tass news agency reported, citing Evgeny Kot, head of Yamal LNG.
Moody's Lowers 2016 Outlook on Global Shipping
Moody's Investors Service has changed its outlook on the global shipping sector to negative as it expects supply growth to outpace demand growth in 2016 by more than 2 percent…
Cyprus President Vows to ‘Safeguard Shipping’
Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his government’s determination to protect and further develop the shipping sector as per report in Financial Mirror.
World Court to Draw up Nicaragua-Colombia Maritime Boundary
The International Court of Justice on Thursday said it would consider a claim by Nicaragua to expand its maritime boundaries in a mineral-rich part of the Caribbean Sea toward Colombia…
Flood Risk to Persist in Mississippi River Basin
Heavy winter rains have left the Missouri and Mississippi River basins, from Iowa to Louisiana, at an elevated risk of moderate flooding through June, U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday.
Transocean Defeats Shareholder Appeal over Gulf Spill
Transocean Ltd on Thursday won the dismissal of an appeal by shareholders accusing the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig of deceiving them about…
Panama Canal Workers Receiving Lock Ops Training
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that it is training over one thousand workers on the operations of the new locks of the Panama Canal Expansion. Once these first training phase is completed…
