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Harbor Cruise Boat Rescued near Gloucester Harbor

Aug 21, 2016

The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a 37-foot Cape Ann Harbor Cruise vessel taking on water, in the vicinity of Brace Cove, outside of Gloucester Harbor, Saturday.At 4:34 p.m. Saturday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector…

Pathy Assumes Leadership of Fednav

Aug 21, 2016

Fednav Limited announced that effective September 10, Paul Pathy will assume responsibility as the sole Chief Executive Officer of Fednav Limited and of Fednav International Ltd (FIL).Since 2010, Paul and Mark Pathy have successfully led Fednav Limited as co-CEOs…

DP World Rating Upgraded by Fitch

Aug 21, 2016

Fitch Ratings recently upgraded DP World Limited’s  Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to BBB from BBB- and its Short-Term IDR to F2 from F3. The rating outlook is stable. The upgrade follows on the Fitch announcement in November 2015…

USCG Assists Disabled Fishing Vessel near Honolulu

Aug 20, 2016

The Coast Guard safely towed a disabled 46-foot commercial fishing vessel with three persons aboard back to the Port of Honolulu, Friday.A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Honolulu relieved the USCGC Kittiwake (WPB…

New Office Building for ELA Offshore

Aug 19, 2016

As of August 1, 2016, the ELA Container Offshore GmbH has moved into its new office building based in Haren, Germany.In line with the second anniversary of the company, the ELA Offshore Team is moving into a new, bigger office building that offers space for 12 offices…

USCG Aiding Preparation for Subchapter M

Aug 19, 2016

U.S. Coast Guard, industry working together in preparation for the implementation of inspected towing vessel regulations Marine Inspectors from Marine Safety Unit (MSU) Portland conducted a field dry dock examination, Wednesday, to educate…

Green Awards for MOL from LA, Long Beach Ports

Aug 19, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today earned recognition from the ports of both Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, for its efforts to ensure compliance with standards that call for vessels to slow down within 40 nautical miles (nm) of the shore…

Coast Guard Foundation Presents Guardian Award to ExxonMobil

Aug 19, 2016

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that its 2016 Guardian Award has been presented to ExxonMobil.The Coast Guard Foundation’s Guardian Award recognizes individuals…

Jakarta's New Container Terminal Starts Operating

Aug 19, 2016

On August 18, a new container terminal built by NYK Line together with PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) (IPC), Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and PSA International Pte Ltd  opened for commercial service at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia.This…

Austal JV Wins First Ferry Contract

Aug 19, 2016

Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture company formed by Austal Limited and Guandong Jianglong Shipbuilding of Zhuhai, China, has won the first ferry contract to build a 42 metre high speed aluminium ferry for Chinese mainland operator Blue Sea Jet…

Swan Sells 60% of FLNG Terminal Capacity

Aug 19, 2016

Indian public sector oild giants Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)  and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) have booked 60 per cent of the capacity of Swan Energy Ltd. (SEL)'s upcoming floating Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the Gujarat coast…

Santos in the Red on LNG Project

Aug 19, 2016

Australia’s third-biggest oil and gas producer Santos Ltd  reported a first-half net loss of $1.1 billion after taking a $1.05 billion charge on its Gladstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Queensland, reports Bloomberg. However…

Nautisk Relocates Aberdeen Premises

Aug 18, 2016

Global chart distributor Nautisk said it has moved to new office premises in Aberdeen as the U.K.-based hub continues to expand following its establishment 18 months ago. Nautisk’s Aberdeen team has also grown with the addition of three new…

New Container Service from New Orleans to S. America

Aug 18, 2016

The world’s third largest container shipping company initiated a new direct service from the Port of New Orleans to the west coast of South America this week. Marseille, France-based CMA CGM launched its Med Americas service with the arrival…

Hot Month at Marseille Fos

Aug 18, 2016

In contrast to an international downturn, French port Marseille Fos has reported exceptional results for July with 7.8 million metric tons of cargo and 387,000 passengers – up by 18.6 percent and 13 percent respectively on the same month last year…

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