By focusing on operational improvements, shipping companies are reducing fuel consumption, saving money and cutting greenhouse emissions, while continuing to increase the amount of freight transported. Maersk Line, the world's largest container carrier…
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday the crew of the Maersk Tigris container ship were safe and 'in good spirits' after Iranian authorities seized the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day. Iranian patrol boats fired warning shots as they intercepted the vessel…
High ranking state officials from Norway met with the senior management team at DNV GL’s maritime headquarters in Hamburg today. Tor Svensen, CEO, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, COO, and Torsten Schramm, President of DNV GL – Maritime, shared the classification…
The trend in maritime security is one of growing complacency, the Chief Operating Officer of one of the UK’s maritime security firms has warned. Speaking at the Global Shipping Trends and Trade Patterns conference in London has (April 29th)…
Yanmar Marine International has appointed Floris Lettinga as Global Sales Manager.His promotion from his previous role of Manager, Marine Sales Department for Europe, Russia and Africa, follows the diesel engine manufacturer's recent relocation…
Bollinger Shipyards was presented the 2014 Award for Excellence in Safety for the 10th consecutive year, and was also presented the 2014 Award for Improvement in Safety by the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) on April 23, 2015, during the…
SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Partners with Ocean Classroom , High School Semester-at-Sea Offered for Winter/Spring 2016.A limited number of spaces are available for SSV Oliver Hazard Perry’s High School Semester-at-Sea program scheduled for the Winter and Spring of 2016…
Rickmers Shipmanagement, managers of containership Maersk Tigris, which was yesterday approached, fired upon and boarded by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf, issued a statement addressing the incident.Rickmers Shipmanagement said it…
Talleys Group Ltd. has been fined $48,000 and ordered to pay $35,000 in reparation to the family of a crewman killed after falling nearly seven meters on the fishing vessel Capt MJ Souza in Nelson in May 2012. The company was sentenced in Nelson District Court April 29…
New website and brochure provide a comprehensive list of Japanese suppliers to the offshore industry The Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA) has compiled a list of Japanese-made ship machinery and equipment products for offshore units…
Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. has announced that a new office in Stamford, Connecticut, will see the light of day as per May 1, 2015. The opening is part of the Dan-Bunkering group’s expansion strategy which was kicked off earlier this year…
Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has announced the appointment of Keith Harper as Vice President and Group Manager of the Gibbs & Cox Design Group. In this role, Harper will be responsible for providing guidance, direction and oversight regarding technical approach…
Marsol International Ltd, a Dubai-based global marine solutions provider focused on the offshore oil terminal market and related infrastructure, has announced the registration of its new subsidiary, Marsol Oil & Gas Services LLC, which will…
The ICL Group's Phoenix Plan is breathing new life into the centuries-old salt and potash mines located in the Bages district of central Catalonia. The project covers various fields, such as building a potash and a vacuum salt plant, new rail…
Cathelco, the world leading manufacturers of equipment for ships, have acquired Hydro-Electrique Marine (HEM) the French specialists in desalinators and water treatment systems.The acquisition will make Cathelco one of the largest producers…