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ASRY Active in Bahrain Coast Guard Newbuilds

Oct 19, 2015

ASRY holds keel-laying ceremony as it starts landing craft construction. ASRY marked the commencement of erection of a new Landing Craft being constructed for the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG) with a keel-laying ceremony. The event was attended…

No kickbacks in Scorpene Submarine Deal, Says Indian Government

Oct 19, 2015

No kickbacks were paid in connection with the purchase of Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy in 2005 from French company Thales the government has told the Delhi High Court, reports PTI. Indian government was responding to a PIL, filed…

Wessels Goes LNG

Oct 19, 2015

German Government-backed project could mark the start of a series of vessel conversions.  Wessels Reederei has received a government grant to convert one of its container ships to liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company said it has received…

American Maritime Safety Award for Crowley

Oct 18, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corporation was recognized today with a 2015 AMS Safety Award by American Maritime Safety, Inc. (AMS) for the company’s implementation of a drug and alcohol awareness program for crewmembers that perform safety-sensitive functions on vessels calling U…

Exercise Malabar 2015 Launched

Oct 18, 2015

Naval forces and liaisons from India, Japan and United States begin Exercise Malabar 2015, Oct. 16, through air defense collaboration.The featured cooperation consists of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Carrier Airwing (CVW) 1…

Obama, Park say North Korea must show it is serious

Oct 17, 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday the door remained open to negotiations with North Korea that could bring relief from sanctions, but Pyongyang needed to show it was serious about abandoning its nuclear weapons program…

Maritime Labor Alliance Holds Leadership Summit

Oct 16, 2015

The presidents and other elected officials of the constituent unions comprising the Maritime Labor Alliance (MLA) met Wednesday for their semiannual meeting in Washington D.C. to review the state of maritime labor in the U.S. and to establish priorities for the upcoming year…

Shippers Call 2016 Emission Reduction Goal 'Unrealistic'

Oct 16, 2015

The global shipping industry is unlikely to meet an end-2016 deadline for setting targets and developing a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, Europe's shipping industry lobby said on Friday. The European Commission this week called…

Sen. Sessions Visits Ingalls Shipbuilding

Oct 16, 2015

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) hosted Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Thursday at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, where he toured several areas of the shipyard and walked through the amphibious transport dock John P. Murtha (LPD 26). “The…

CNO, MCPON Visit Sailors Aboard USS Ronald Reagan

Oct 16, 2015

Press release - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY)…

Louisiana Shipbuilder Fined for Worker Retaliation

Oct 16, 2015

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with a Louisiana shipbuilder resolving a complaint filed with the department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), claiming the company…

Ruscon Sees Cargo Boost Despite Russian Downturn

Oct 16, 2015

Though Russian ports have seen a general decline in the number of containers handled, multimodal operator Ruscon reports it has seen its own numbers rise.Ruscon, a subsidiary of Russian container transport company Global Container Service (GCS)…

Port of Seattle Commission passes paid parental leave

Oct 15, 2015

The Port of Seattle Commission approved a motion to provide four weeks of paid parental leave for non-represented employees during the 12 months following the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child in the employee’s home – effective Jan…

Port of Portland Welcomes New Commissioners

Oct 15, 2015

The Port of Portland Commission today welcomed new commissioners Alice Cuprill-Comas and Gary Young. Both were earlier nominated by Gov. Kate Brown and confirmed the Oregon State Senate.Alice Cuprill-ComasCuprill-Comas of Portland is a transactional lawyer…

Maritime Transport and Climate Policy at a Critical Juncture: UNCTAD Report

Oct 15, 2015

​As the global community commits to the new Sustainable Development Goals and gears up for a new international climate policy agreement, the UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2015 highlights the role of freight transport, including maritime transport…

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