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MPA Fines Unlicensed Bunker Supplier

Aug 27, 2015

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has fined JL Petroleum for supplying marine fuel in the world’s largest bunkering hub without a valid license.  In an announcement on Wednesday, MPA said it brought charges against JL Petroleum…

CNOOC Profits Nosedives, Eyes South China Sea

Aug 27, 2015

Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil and gas explorer, posted a 56 percent decline in profit for the first half of this year. Net income dropped to 14.73 billion yuan ($2.3 billion), or 0.33 yuan a share, from 33.59 billion yuan, or 0…

Mariners Dread Port Calls

Aug 26, 2015

Seafarer social media site Crewtoo, part of KVH Industries, Inc., has published the results of its second Crewtoo Seafarers Happiness Index report detailing job satisfaction at sea.Designed to monitor and benchmark seafarer satisfaction levels via 10 key questions…

HPA Clarifies Stand on Industrial Dispute, Communications to Staff

Aug 26, 2015

Hutchison Ports Australia (HPA) says it remains committed to negotiating a resolution to the current industrial dispute with workers in Brisbane and Sydney.HPA also wishes to clarify some of the reporting to date, including the financial…

Anil Diggikar named Chairman, JNPT

Aug 26, 2015

The Shipping Ministry, Government of India has named Anil Udhavrao Diggikar, a Maharashtra cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1990 batch, as the new chairman of the state-owned Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).AT…

Virginia Port Deploys Hybrid Shuttle Carriers

Aug 26, 2015

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has delivered the three hybrid shuttle carriers ordered by The Port of Virginia in late 2014, to Virginia International Gateway terminal (VIG) in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. The environmentally advanced units have been in action in VIG since last week…

El Galeon Replica Docks in Charleston

Aug 26, 2015

The Spanish ship El Galeon will be docked in Charleston for a short time. The 170-foot wooden replica of a Spanish galleon is owned and operated by the Nao Victoria Foundation of Seville, Spain.  A crew of 22 sailors maneuver the ship the same way 16th century sailors did…

India to Focus on Coastal Shipping

Aug 25, 2015

The Indian ministry of shipping unveiled its vision document for Coastal Shipping, Tourism and Regional Development on Monday at Dona Paula, Goa at the 16th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC), reports Times of India. The…

Busan LNG Bunkering Terminal by 2020

Aug 25, 2015

A new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-bunkering terminal may become operational at South Korea's Busan New Port by 2020.  South Korean shipping company Polaris Shipping will reportedly invest $500 million (KRW 600 billion) to construct the facility…

HKND Awards Contract for Survey for Nicaraguan Canal

Aug 25, 2015

HKND Group, concessionaire of the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal project, signed an agreement with international geological and resource consultancy CSA Global of Australia in the headquarters of HKND Group in Hong Kong, entrusting CSA…

Sri Lankan Shipping Firm to Launch Vizag, Yangon Service

Aug 25, 2015

Sri Lanka based shipping company- Herbilan Shipping Pvt Ltd is all set to launch Colombo-Vizag-Yangon (Myanmar)-Colombo service from September 1, reports the Hindu.  “One of the main reasons for Herbilan Shipping to launch the service is…

MPA Leads Ferry Emergency Exercise

Aug 24, 2015

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) held a half-day emergency preparedness exercise, codenamed 'FEREX 2015' August 21. The annual ferry exercise (FEREX) aims to test the readiness of various agencies to respond to ferry mishaps in the Port of Singapore…

Dawei LNG Terminal for Shell

Aug 24, 2015

Royal Dutch Shell plc recently entered into an agreement with Thailand-based companies to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Dawei special economic zone in the Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar, says local daily Myanmar Times…

No Tianjin Impact, Says Cosco

Aug 21, 2015

China COSCO Holdings Company Limited says its operations at Tianjin port have been unaffected by the blasts that killed 114 people here also put a deep dent in the compact between China’s government and its middle class. 'Our assets have not been materially affected…

DNV GL: New Class Notation for Gas Bunkering

Aug 20, 2015

DNV GL has developed a new class notation for gas bunker vessels that targets safer fuel transfer operations from one ship to another. Until now, the development of standards guiding gas fuel transfer operations in ports has lagged behind…

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