Brazil’s newest and most modern container terminal hits a series of major efficiency milestones Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), Brazil’s newest and most modern container terminal, has reached a number of important milestones: The facility…
History was made at ABP’s Port of Teignmouth with the visit of its first ever cruise ship.The Hebridean Princess, a luxury cruise ship, arrived from Dartmouth carrying 50 passengers.They were welcomed by the town officials before embarking on a day trip around Teignmouth…
The Marseille-based French company CMA CGM S.A has announced readiness to start operation in Iran on August 6. CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity, will add Shahid Rajaei port in Iran to its Asia-Europe loop…
General cargo vessel 'Jiang Xia Xiang' collided with the tanker 'Bai Chi' on July 23, 2015, at 1 a.m. in the Wusong area, Shanghai, on the Yangtze river. The cargo ship was loaded with 7000 tons of stone, the tanker was carrying 30000 tons of crude oil…
The bulk carrier Araya lost power and adrift on 90 nautical miles off Odessa, Ukraine in Black Sea on July 25. The carrier, en route from Ilyichevsk Ukraine to Constanta Romania, got full blackout several hours after leaving the port of Ilyichevsk…
A passenger vessel (Flying Cat) with a total of 253 persons on board was safely evacuated on Sunday after running aground off Tinos island in the Aegean Sea, Xinhua reported quoting the Greek Coast Guard. No injuries or severe damage have been reported while an evacuation operation is underway…
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) saw a 2.1% dip in total container shipping volumes in the second quarter of 2015 when compared to the same period last year. Total revenues decreased by 9…
Navig8 Chemicals is pleased to announce the delivery of Navig8 Amessi, the eleventh of eighteen ECO 37,000dwt chemical tankers constructed at Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard ('HMD'). We welcome the latest addition to our growing pool:Vessel…
Vice Adm. Nora Tyson relieved Vice Adm. Kenny Floyd as commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet during a change of command and retirement ceremony held on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while pierside at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego July 24…
The extensive global network of Furuno service centers, subsidiaries and distributors was one of the reasons that Holland America Line (HAL) chose Furuno when it was time to retrofit their cruise ships with the very latest in a fully integrated navigation system…
The first cargo ships passed through Egypt's New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it opens next month, state media reported, 11 months after the army began constructing the $8 billion canal alongside the existing 145-year-old Suez Canal…
Dorian LPG Ltd. an owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC), reported today that it took delivery of the ECO VLGC Continental from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.Continental is Dorian LPG's seventh newbuilding delivery and will be operated in the Helios LPG Pool.
Yesterday senior representatives of Maersk Supply Service, DeepOcean UK and the Damen Shipyards Group who gathered at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania witnessed the launching of subsea support vessel Maersk Connector. The vessel is owned and…
Diana Shipping Inc. a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that on July 8, 2015, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it entered into a time charter contract with Transgrain Shipping B…
General Dynamics received a $20 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue modernizing the AN/BYG-1 Weapons Control System (WCS) Technology Insertion and Advanced Processing Build software for U. S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy submarines…