The first piece of steel was cut at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany for the construction of the first ship with the construction number S. 711 for Asian operator Star Cruises.Tan Sri Lim, Chairman of Star Cruises, pushed the button…
Craig Jessup has been appointed Senior Vice President, Services in Kalmar, part of Cargotec.Craig joins Kalmar from Ingersoll Rand where he headed the Industrial Technologies parts and services business for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India…
Coast Guard personnel detained the tanker Overseas Jademar in Port Angeles, Monday. Port State Control officers, from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, discovered several significant safety violations during a port state control exam of the Marshall Island-flagged tanker…
NewLead Holdings Ltd. has succeeded in growing the fleet of the Company from two to ten vessels in less than one year following its growth strategy and delivering on its commitments.NewLead's fleet has been entirely transformed to include younger…
“When it comes to passenger suits for helicopter transfer, there are a number of commonly used materials and features that are well-suited to the task,” says Jens Peter Kruse, Vice President, PPE at leading maritime and fire safety equipment…
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and part of Adani Group, a global integrated player, today said it had commissioned a bulk terminal at Tuna Tekra, Kanda Port, with an annual handling capacity of over 20 million tonnes…
As the Indian economy shows signs of green shoots Bertling Logistics India Private Ltd., the country's only project logistic multi-national has etched out strategic plans to consolidate its multifarious activities in order to gear for a major…
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. plans to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2014 before market open on Thursday, February 19, 2015.The Partnership also plans to host a conference call on Friday, February 20…
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) noted an improvement in bunker quality from across the marine fuels supply chain thanks in part to a campaign launched by the association.Addressing an audience of more than 1,000 marine fuel buyers…
Dometic Marine announced today that Ben Haynes has been promoted to Dometic Director of OEM Sales for Commercial Marine.Haynes, who will oversee commercial, military and custom boat projects in North and South America involving Dometic equipment…
'Deep Blue Is the New Green” was the theme of the International Ship Masters’ Association 125th annual convention held at Duluth, Minn., February 5-8. The convention included business meetings as well as speakers from industry and government…
The Coast Guard set the calendar year 2015 minimum drug testing rate at 25 percent of covered crewmembers.The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.The Coast Guard requires marine employers…
Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, has been fully authorized by the Marine Safety and Security Division of Transport Canada to perform statutory services on behalf of the government of Canada. KR is now able to conduct relevant surveys…
Glander International Bunkering has hired Carina Baekkegaard as senior bunker and lubricant trader at the company’s Dubai office. Baekkegaard joins Glander International Bunkering with technical and physical supply knowledge from several years of experience in the bunkering industry…
U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies halted loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups that shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each other during months of labor tensions…