China's buoyant exports pushed its trade surplus to a record in July, fuelling optimism global demand will help counter pressure on the domestic economy from a weakening property sector.While manufacturing appears to have picked up in the world's second-largest economy…
Eni to cut over 50 pct of refining capacity; could cut excess Europe capacity by a quarter. Unions fear eventual job losses.Plans by Italian oil major Eni to slash its refining business by more than half could squeeze out a quarter of Europe's refining overcapacity…
Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. recently announced that its movements have been affected by “truck capacity issues,” which the shipper said have been brought on by a combination of contributing factors, including driver shortages, infrastructure problems…
Lerwick Harbour has again demonstrated its deep-water capacity and capabilities, this time by simultaneously accommodating two giant support vessels and the successful offloading of a 10,000 tonne subsea oil storage tank, destined for west of the Shetland Islands…
As a part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the South Carolina Department of Natural…
Merchant mariners watched the entire World Cup Final while at sea as a result of the advanced technology of KVH’s IP-MobileCast content delivery serviceKVH Industries, Inc. said it achieved a maritime first by delivering the entire World Cup Final to more than 1…
North Sea supply vessels and support ships could be detained in port if they are found to be failing to comply with a new maritime law which today comes into effect in the U.K., a legal expert has warned.The Maritime Labor Convention (MLC)…
The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) with the purpose to establish that watchkeeping personnel are meeting the…
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that it will honor the men and women who serve in Alaska at its biennial Alaska Awards…
Many shipping companies use independent experts to conduct comprehensive ship energy surveys which are then used by owners, operators and managers to make better maintenance and operations decisions and improve energy and fuel efficiency. These…
Representatives from Irving Shipbuilding, Walters Steel, Ironworkers Local 752, Hatch Mott MacDonald, EllisDon and Irving Equipment gathered on August 6, 2014 to celebrate the installation of the last steel truss on Irving Shipbuilding’s new production building…
KPI Bridge Oil, a global broker and trader in marine bunkers, marine lubricants and risk management products, has appointed Carsten Ladekjær as Chief Executive Officer for the group. Carsten Ladekjær is an industry veteran with 20 years in the bunker business…
Maersk Drilling has appointed Moira Ming Ying Li as unit director for the Maersk Deliverer rig working for Chevron offshore Angola. She will assume her new role August 15, 2014. Moira is the first female unit director in Maersk Drilling.…
Marina Projects Ltd. announced the addition of a new Project Manager, Padhraic O’Connor, to the Hampshire based team. O’Connor is a qualified Port & Coastal Engineer with previous experience in port planning, design and physical modelling. The…
FIATA & essDOCS have released the electronic FIATA Bill of Lading (eFBL), a paperless, electronic version of the FIATA Bill of Lading powered by essDOCS’ core trade facilitation solution, CargoDocs. Developed through inputs from FIATA Association Members…