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Crowley Formalizes New Business Segments

Nov 09, 2015

Crowley formalizes new GlobalShip Management and Government Services groups; Golonka and MacDonald assume new vice presidential roles Crowley Maritime Corp. has formalized two new groups, Government Services and Global Ship Management, in…

Ten-day Dockworker Strike to Impact Portuguese Ports

Nov 05, 2015

Dockworkers in the Portuguese ports of Lisbon, Setubal and Figueira da Foz will go on a 10-day strike starting Nov. 14 to protest at a potential end of collective bargaining agreements, the stevedores union said in a statement.The ports to be affected by the strike are the third…

Singapore to Develop Maritime Ports in Egypt

Nov 05, 2015

The Maritime Sector of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) as Singapore will operate and develop the Egyptian maritime ports, reports the Cairo Post. President…

Dutch Experts Starts Work on Philippines Coastal Protection Strategy

Nov 05, 2015

International engineering and project management consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV is leading a multi-disciplinary team in developing a sustainable coastal protection strategy to reduce flood risks for the cities of Tacloban and adjacent Palo in the Philippines…

Japan Delivers 2 Used Ships to Vietnam

Nov 04, 2015

Japan delivered on Tuesday two used ships to the Vietnamese Coast Guard to help the Southeast Asian country strengthen maritime security, reports the Japan Times. The two 600-ton vessels, provided in a ceremony in the city of Da Nang, will…

Greek Shipper Pleads Guilty to Dumping off Texas

Nov 03, 2015

A ship management company has pleaded guilty and was sentenced October 27, 2015 for deliberately concealing pollution discharges from the ship directly into the sea and for falsifying its oil record book, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Rear Admiral David R…

INS Sahyadri in Philippines for Goodwill Visit

Nov 02, 2015

The INS Sahyadri, a Shivalik-class stealth frigate, of Indian Navy arrived in Manila on Sunday for a four-day goodwill visit to the country.  It is docked at the South Harbor. The warship is likely to remain in Manila till November 4 for…

Arctic Coast Guard Forum Established

Oct 31, 2015

A joint statement, officially establishing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF), was signed today by leaders representing all eight coast guard agencies of the Arctic nations.The Arctic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF) is an operationally-focused…

Oil Union to Strike Against Petrobras

Oct 30, 2015

Brazil's largest oil workers union said on Friday it will start an open-ended strike against Petrobras on Sunday in a bid to overturn moves to shrink the state-run oil company.FUP, which represents platform, refinery and other workers, will join a number of smaller unions already on strike…

No Cruise Ship Tendering In Cayman Islands

Oct 27, 2015

Moses Kirkconnell, the Cayman Islands’ minister of tourism said that future off-shore tendering of cruise ships is out of the question in lieu of building a $150 million cruise pier and terminal in the Cayman Islands. Given that in 2014…

Oil Bleeds Jobs to Renewables Sector

Oct 26, 2015

Global oil sector has cut 200,000 jobs in downturn.Renewables are powering a rare bright spot in the energy industry, with record job hiring in solar, wind and hydro partly offsetting the biggest round of job losses in the oil and gas sector in almost two decades…

Is Oil Industry Backing Away From Offshore Arctic Drilling ?

Oct 26, 2015

The principal difficulty for Arctic offshore drilling right now, according to oil industry think tank, is economic.  The companies may be back for another try at Arctic offshore drilling, in U.S. waters or elsewhere, if economic conditions change…

Senator Urges Obama Admin to Detail Oil Swaps with Mexico

Oct 22, 2015

One of the U.S. Senate's top advocates for lifting the ban on domestic crude exports urged the Commerce Department on Thursday to disclose whether any oil swaps with Mexico have actually been finalized after the agency approved the transactions in August…

Conoco CEO: Lifting U.S. Oil Export Ban on Wish List

Oct 22, 2015

The head of U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips on Thursday renewed a call for the Obama administration to lift a ban on crude exports to help revive the struggling domestic energy industry, saying the move was 'number one on my wish list.'The…

Morocco Seeks Financial Advisor for LNG Import Plan

Oct 22, 2015

Morocco has launched an international tender seeking a financial advisor for its plan to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, state-owned power utility ONEE said on Thursday.ONEE said the last date for submitting bids for the tender is Dec…

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