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Terex Port Solutions for Argentinian Power Plant

Apr 05, 2016

Terex Port Solutions (TPS) achieves another success in South America. The Argentinian power plant operator AES Argentina Generacion S.A. (AES) has ordered a Terex Gottwald Model 2 portal harbour crane in the G HSK 2224 variant from TPS. From the end of 2016…

US Judge Approves BP Civil Settlement with US Government over 2010 Spill

Apr 04, 2016

U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states…

Maritime Sector Gets on Board with HSWA

Apr 04, 2016

With the help of Maritime New Zealand, maritime operators prepare to meet the requirements of the new Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) that came into force April 4, 2016. “Many maritime operators have a head start because they’ve entered the Maritime Operator Safety System (MOSS)…

Seagull Launches Ex, El Safety Training

Apr 04, 2016

Seagull Oil & Gas has launched the most cost efficient and comprehensive e-learning training package in the industry for offshore personnel working in explosive atmospheres.Building on International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards…

Godrej Conferred AILBIEA's Lifetime achievement Award

Apr 03, 2016

Nadir B. Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries Ltd., was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association (AILBIEA) during its 15th Anniversary celebration held on 1st April 2016 in Mumbai.  AILBIEA…

U.S. Plans third Patrol near Disputed S.China Sea Islands

Apr 02, 2016

The U.S. Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, the third in series of challenges that have drawn sharps rebukes from China.The exact…

USCG Repatriates 10 Cuban Migrants

Apr 02, 2016

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton, a 154-foot fast response cutter, repatriated 10 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday.These repatriations are a result of two separate migrant interdictions at sea within the last week in the south Florida Straits…

UKHO Warns of Counterfeit ADMIRALTY Products

Apr 01, 2016

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has observed an increase in the number of counterfeit versions of ADMIRALTY charts and publications in circulation and is re-issuing a warning over the dangers they pose to the safety of vessels…

Flag of Convenience Hearings Raise ‘Shocking Concerns’

Mar 31, 2016

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith today described the Australian senate hearings into flag of convenience (FOC) shipping taking place in Canberra as raising “shocking concerns”. According to the ITF…

USN SAAPM Theme: "Eliminate Sexual Assault"

Mar 30, 2016

Navy leaders announced March 30, the 2016 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) theme of 'Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know your part. Do your part.'The April awareness month is designed to build momentum for year-round efforts to eliminate the crime of sexual assault…

Republic of the Marshall Islands Maintains Qualitative Edge

Mar 30, 2016

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) received preliminary information regarding the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) Qualship 21 list during Intertanko’s North American Panel meeting. The meeting, which took place on day one of…

UNICEF: War Leaves Yemen Children in Crisis

Mar 29, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition, millions lack access to health care or clean water, and some have been drafted as soldiers in the year-old war, the United Nations Children's Fund said on Tuesday…

ABCC Supports South American Arab Logistics, Maritime Partnerships

Mar 29, 2016

The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has expressed support for the upcoming meeting in Cairo, Egypt among members of the Summit of South American-Arab Countries (ASPA) taking place from April 13 to 14, 2016.  Government officials and…

ICS is Shipowners' Rep at UN Meets

Mar 29, 2016

At the United Nations in New York, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is representing the interests of shipowners at the opening session of a UN Preparatory Committee starting work on a new legal instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)…

DP World Chairman meets French President at Investment Summit

Mar 29, 2016

DP World Group Chairman and CEO HE Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem recently met the President of France, Francois Hollande and senior government and business leaders at a major investment summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris.France’s attractiveness…

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