Worldwide shipping group CMA CGM informs that two of its containerships are leading a vessel procession that celebrates the inauguration of the newly expanded Suez Canal on Thursday, August 6.The two vessels at the head of the procession…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. earned recognition from the ports of both Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, today, for its efforts to ensure compliance with standards that call for vessels to slow down within 40 nautical miles (nm) of the shore…
Keppel Group has clinched 35 awards at this year's Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards, organised by the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore. It is the highest number of awards won by a single organisation this year…
BG Group has been recognised for its long-term commitment to and investment in sustainability for 15 consecutive years on the FTSE4Good index. The index is an independent measure of a company’s environmental, social and corporate governance performance…
The COMPIT annual edition took part this year from May 11-13 in Ulrichshusen, Germany, with the participation of SENER. This event is an International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries that takes place every year in Europe…
Brazil’s newest and most modern container terminal hits a series of major efficiency milestones Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), Brazil’s newest and most modern container terminal, has reached a number of important milestones: The facility…
History was made at ABP’s Port of Teignmouth with the visit of its first ever cruise ship.The Hebridean Princess, a luxury cruise ship, arrived from Dartmouth carrying 50 passengers.They were welcomed by the town officials before embarking on a day trip around Teignmouth…
Variations in owner, operator and regulatory requirements during engineering and construction phases at South Korean shipyards present a huge challenge for operators and drive up costs. DNV GL has kicked off a joint industry project (JIP) with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)…
U.S. 6th Fleet’s operational logistics arm – Commander, Task Force 63 – was selected as the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Admiral Stan Arthur logistics award for “logistics team of the year,” according to a notification released by the Chief of Naval Operations July 14…
ConocoPhillips today for its convenience provided a notice of termination for the three-year ENSCO DS-9 drillship contract. Under the terms of the contract, ConocoPhillips is obligated to pay Ensco termination fees monthly for two years equal to the operating day rate of approximately $550…
For the first time in the cruise industry, an American female will take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue will command Celebrity Summit, a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet…
A replica of the Hermione sailed into jubilation Saturday morning, as hundreds packed into a sunny Boston Harbor, wearing colonial garb and straw hats, listening to the sound of bagpipes, and waving French and American flags. The Friends of Hermione-Lafayette in America…
Ellicott Dredges celebrates 1,000 day safety record and 130 years of business The employees of Ellicott Dredges LLC in Baltimore had two reasons for celebration this week, the company announced. First, Ellicott's Baltimore plant recorded a safety milestone of 1…
7 July 2015. A quarter of a century old, with over 900,000 kilometres (488,842 nautical miles) logged and still on the cutting edge of science and technology: 8 July 2015 will mark the Research Vessel Heincke’s 25th “birthday”. Staff from the Alfred Wegener Institute…
The monthly average for the first six months in 2015 is 3.3m DWT. In 2014 the first half year averaged at 1.33m DWT per month. April 2015 saw 5.36 million DWT being retired from active service, which was the highest on record ever for a single month…