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China Merges Shipping Firms in Reform Push

Jan 04, 2016

Chinese shipping subsidiaries will realign their businesses in response to the merger between China Ocean Shipping (Group), known as Cosco Group, and China Shipping Group, reports Nikkei. Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co., the nation's third largest shipping company…

China Defends Test Flight in South China Sea

Jan 04, 2016

China has rejected a protest from Vietnam over a flight test it has conducted on a new airstrip on a man-made island in the South China Sea, saying it is part of China’s territory. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said…

Australia Submarine Contract Award in Final Stage

Jan 04, 2016

The Australian government has begun its final evaluation of bids from Japan, Germany and France to choose the maker of its next-generation submarine and is expected to make its decision by the end of June, reports the Japan Times.  The…

UASC calls at DP World London Gateway with Record Load

Jan 04, 2016

DP World London Gateway has welcomed one of the world’s largest container ships carrying a record 18,601-teu. The UASC-owned Al Muraykh called at DP World London Gateway to unload 3,800 containers. Al Muraykh, a new generation of ultra-large container ships…

Low Bunker Prices Benefit Ship Owners in 2015

Jan 04, 2016

As 2015 draws to a close and the Worldscale Organisation published the new 2016 Flat Rates, Poten and Partners goes through the annual exercise of updating Flat Rates in its systems.  This highlighted once again the significant changes in bunker prices that occurred over the last 2 years…

Lim Ki-tack Will Take Office As IMO Chief Next Month

Jan 04, 2016

Lim Ki-Tack, who has been elected as the next secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in a ballot, will start his four-year term in the beginning of next year, the South Korean government said, reports Yonhap. Lim…

Polarcus Extends Collaboration with Turkish Petroleum

Jan 04, 2016

Polarcus Limited announced a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. Reference is made to the stock exchange notice…

Bright Future for LNG Bunkering - TMR

Jan 03, 2016

Transparency Market Research (TMR) have given a detailed insights and analysis of the global market for LNG bunkering fuel in its recently published market research report. On the basis of capacity, the market, which had a valuation of mere 70 kilo tons in 2013…

Record Number of Migrants Killed Crossing Mediterranean

Jan 02, 2016

More than 3,770 migrants and refugees died in 2015 trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, making the year the deadliest on record for those seeking sanctuary from conflict and poverty, an international migration group said on Thursday…

USCG Assists Fish and Wildlife Departments Patrol Crab Opening

Jan 02, 2016

The Coast Guard assisted representatives of the Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife patrol the waters of the Pacific Northwest during the pre-soak period of the commercial Dungeness Crab season, which opens Jan. 4, 2015…

Sinha Takes Over as CMD of SCI

Jan 02, 2016

Capt. B.B. Sinha, Director (P&A) of The Shipping Corporation of India limited (SCI) has assumed the additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director, SCI w.e.f. 01.01.2016 as per the Office Order received from the Ministry of Shipping till 31…

Dredging Opportunities in Indian Waters

Jan 02, 2016

The Dredging Conference organized by Hinode in Kolkata on Thursday, January 21, 2016 will spotlight the vast opportunities that exists for dredging companies and other allied agencies in Inland Waters waters. The event is set to take place at the Park Hotel…

Management Changes at GAC

Jan 02, 2016

Four managers from the GAC Group start 2016 with a new challenge as they take on new roles for the global provider of shipping, logistics and marine services.Peter Österman moves to his native Sweden to take on the new role of Commercial Manager – Shipping for Denmark…

Scorpio's Reverse Stock Split

Jan 01, 2016

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. informed yesterday that its board of directors has determined to effect a one-for-twelve reverse stock split of the Company's common shares, par value $0.01 per share, and a reduction in the total number of authorized common shares to 56…

MSC Tests Iranian Waters

Jan 01, 2016

The Geneva-based Swiss company, Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC), which is the world’s second-largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity, has returned to Iran more than six years after it docked at an Iranian port the last time…

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