Maritime Industry Top News
Kenyan Protesters Block Mobassa Port Highway
Protesters in Kenya blocked truckers on the only highway from Mombasa port to the capital Nairobi on Friday, threatening to choke the main trade artery with much of east Africa.
BHP Supports Ebola Response Efforts
In response to the widespread devastation caused by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities has donated US$400,000 to the Pooled…
Kalmar Reachstackers for Felixstowe
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four reachstackers for laden handling to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK. The reachstackers have a capacity of 45 tons and…
Search & Rescue Ops for Missing Aircrew Abandoned
U.S. forces in the North Arabian Gulf concluded a search and rescue operation for a missing U.S. Marine Corps aircrew member today at 3:00 p.m. (GMT), after efforts to locate him were unsuccessful.
ROC's Largest Shareholder Supports FOSUN Offer
Transcendent Resources Limited (Fosun), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fosun International Limited and Roc Oil Company Limited, are pleased to announce that Fosun has received acceptance instructions from Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd (18.9%) in respect of the off-market takeover bid by Fosun to acquire all of the ordinary shares in ROC (Offer). As at 1 October 2014, the total acceptances (Offer and Facility acceptances) in ROC have increased to ~29.3% of the issued share capital…
Seagull Maritime AS debuts STA 4.0
Seagull Maritime AS has launched Seagull Training Administrator 4.0, an updated version of the shipping industry’s most widely used training administrator, in a…
Diego Aponte is New President & CEO of MSC
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA announces the appointment of Mr. Diego Aponte as President and CEO. "It is important that we keep looking forward and that we prepare the company for the future…
Saipem Bags $750m E&C Contracts in Gulf of Mexico
Saipem has been awarded new offshore Engineering & Construction contracts in the Gulf of Mexico, for a total amount of approximately $750 million. Pemex has awarded…
ExxonMobil Donates $18 mi to Houston Health Institutions
ExxonMobil today announced $18 million in grants to Houston health care facilities to support cancer prevention and cardiovascular research, expand pediatric care…
Navy Announces Decision to Base F-35C at NAS Lemoore
The Department of the Navy, after carefully weighing the strategic, operational, and environmental consequences of the proposed action, has decided to base the F…
Holland America Line Donates $25K to Seattle Children’s Hospital
Holland America Group CEO Stein Kruse presented a check for $25,000 to Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Uncompensated Care Fund Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at the Seattle…
Subsea 7 S.A. Awarded Contract in the Ivory Coast
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract in the Ivory Coast by CNR International (Côte d’Ivoire) SARL (CNR International) in support of its Baobab Field Phase III development.
USS Enterprise Anchor Installed on USS Abraham Lincoln
Although the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2016, its legacy lives on, and so does one of its anchors. Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division recently installed one of Enterprise's anchors on younger carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). USS Enterprise, originally built by Newport News in the 1960s and refueled for the third and final time in the early '90s…
US Eases Arms Embargo Against Vietnam for Maritime Security
The United States on Thursday partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help it improve maritime security, a historic move that comes…
Carnival Plans to Save 1 Billion Gallons of Fuel
Carnival Corporation & plc released the results of its multiyear Fleet Fuel Conservation Program that states by the end of 2014 the cruise company will have saved more than one billion gallons of fuel and reduced fleet carbon emissions by 12 billion kilograms over a seven year period. By the end of 2014, Carnival Corporation's Fleet Fuel Conservation Program will have improved the fleet's overall fuel efficiency by 24 percent compared to 2007…
Odyssey Marine Implements Management Changes
President Mark D. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., an in the field of deep-ocean exploration, has implemented its planned management transitions that were announced in August. Odyssey President Mark D. Gordon assumed the additional role of chief executive officer on October 1, 2014, succeeding Gregory P. Stemm, who had held the position since 2007. Stemm has become chairman of the board, succeeding Bradford B. Baker, who will continue to serve as lead director.
Fire Aboard Alaska Natural Gas Platform
The U.S. Coast Guard launched several assets in response to a report of a fire on board a natural gas drill platform in Cook Inlet Thursday. The Coast Guard diverted…
Recent Vessel Sales: September 2014
Vessel sales for September 2014 (as of October 1) as prepared by Shipping Intelligence, Inc., New York.
Exxon CEO: Lifting Crude Export Ban Would Create US Jobs
Scrapping a decades-old ban on U.S. crude oil exports would spur job creation and boost energy security by encouraging new investment that lifts production, Exxon Mobil Corp's chief executive said on Thursday. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson, speaking to a business group, said trade restrictions should also be lifted for exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, which are subject to lengthy regulatory reviews.
Uniworld Again Chooses Merus Water Treatment
Pronomar received an order from Uniworld/Global River Cruises GmbH to apply the Pronomar MERUS technology on board of one of its luxurious River Cruise vessels; the River Beatrice. Following good results on previously equipped vessels, Pronomar equipped complete cold water system, complete hot water system, boilers circulation line and kitchen feedpipe applications on the River Beatrice. In the past…
