Maritime Industry Top News
Australia Approves Adani's $16 bln Carmichael Coal Project
The Australian government on Monday approved Indian firm Adani Mining Pty Ltd's controversial A$16.5 billion ($15.5 billion) Carmichael coal and rail project in Queensland…
Tanker with Iraqi Kurdish Oil Anchors off Texas Port
A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan was anchored near the Port of Galveston, Texas, and must undergo a routine safety inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard…
BOEM to Gather Data on Potential Oil & Gas Areas
As part of its commitment to a regionally tailored approach to safe and responsible domestic energy production, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today…
Intelligent grabbing technology SmartGrip by Liebherr
For the mobile harbour crane range Liebherr has developed an intelligent system which optimises grab filling rates in a self-learning manner. In a comprehensive study…
2 Rescued Near Humber Bridge by Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Humber Coastguard received a call just after 10am this morning reporting two people in the water after their powered canoe had capsized just west of the Humber Bridge.
ICC Appoints Ximena Tapias Delporte as Vice-Chair
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ximena Tapias Delporte as Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Marketing and Advertising.
Leighton HY14 net margin Up to 2.7%
Leighton Holdings announced its results for the six months to 30 June 2014. * EBITDAiii of $843 million. * NPAT of $291 million. * Gearing of 37.1%. * Interim dividend of 57 cents per share…
Offshore Installation at Lerwick
A large steel oil storage tank to be installed west of Shetland as part of Premier’s development of the Solan field has arrived in Lerwick onboard a heavy-transport vessel Xiang Yun Kou…
Russian Navy Expansion Gathers Momentum
The Russian Navy celebrates its professional holiday by putting two new submarines into service and expects a new warship in the fall and several additional ships…
LNG to Acquire Bear Head LNG Project in Canada for US$11 mi
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited today announced that it has significantly expanded its presence in the North American Liquefied NaturalGas (LNG) sector by signing…
NAVSEA Receives 3 DoD Value Engineering Awards
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) was recently announced as the winner of three fiscal year 2013 Department of Defense (DoD) Value Engineering Achievement Awards.
Search for Flight MH370: Update
Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) says that a bathymetric survey of the 60,000km2 search area is well underway, with two vessels, the Australian…
Three Share in Navy US$96.8-M Twin-Ship Modernization Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense informs that AMSEC LLC; CDI Marine Co. LLC; and Q.E.D. Systems Inc., (all located in Virginia Beach, Virginia) are each being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-only…
Panama's Alfonso Castillero Moves to Liberian Registry
The Liberian Registry informs that Alfonso Castillero, former Director-General of the Panama Registry, has joined their organization as Vice-President. Castillero…
Bulk Grain Carrier Aground in Lake St. Claire
The Coast Guard informs it is responding to a 36,563 dwt 656-foot freighter that is hard aground in the downbound shipping channel of Lake St. Clair. Coast Guard…
Costa Concordia Arrives Genoa for Demolition
Crowley Maritime Corp. subsidiary TITAN Salvage and project partner Micoperi has confirmed that the Costa Concordia – the Concordia-class cruise ship that wrecked off Giglio Island…
Mexico's Lower House Pass Energy Reform Bills
Committees in Mexico's lower house on Saturday approved laws fleshing out a landmark energy reform that seeks to drive private investment into the long-shuttered sector.
BV Group Launches Maritime Pilot Phase
Bureau Veritas Group Launched Maritime Pilot Phase for its Single Window for Foreign Trade in Togo. The ceremony took place in Lomé, under the patronage of the President of the Republic…
Clacton to Holland-on-Sea Coastal Defence Scheme
A major £36 million coastal defence scheme from Clacton Pier to Holland Haven is to get underway this week. The first phase of works will begin with demolishing…
USCG saves Distressed Kayaker in Chatham Harbor
A Coast Guard Station Chatham rescue crew saved a kayaker Friday in Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts, after his kayak overturned. Station Chatham was notified at about 6:45 p.m.…
