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MOL Membership of FTSE4Good Index Continues

Aug 12, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company continues to meet the inclusion criteria and remains a valued member of the FTSE4Good Index Series: the world's major Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)/Responsible Investment (RI) index (MOL have been selected since 2003)…

Unique Gun Salvaged from Barents Sea

Aug 11, 2015

Divers Northern Fleet raised from the bottom of the Kola Bay, an American anti-aircraft gun, which lay there for 70 years.Earlier it was reported that the specialists of the search and rescue (UPASR) Northern Fleet (NF) completed the…

CMA CGM Ships Lead Procession in the Suez Canal

Aug 06, 2015

Worldwide shipping group CMA CGM informs that two of its containerships are leading a vessel procession that celebrates the inauguration of the newly expanded Suez Canal on Thursday, August 6.The two vessels at the head of the procession…

MOL Wins Eco Awards in California

Jul 30, 2015

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. earned recognition from the ports of both Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, today, for its efforts to ensure compliance with standards that call for vessels to slow down within 40 nautical miles (nm) of the shore…

Keppel Makes a Clean Sweep at WSH Awards

Jul 29, 2015

Keppel Group has clinched 35 awards at this year's Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Awards, organised by the Workplace Safety and Health Council (WSHC) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore. It is the highest number of awards won by a single organisation this year…

BG Group Recognised by FTSE4Good Again

Jul 29, 2015

BG Group has been recognised for its long-term commitment to and investment in sustainability for 15 consecutive years on the FTSE4Good index. The index is an independent measure of a company’s environmental, social and corporate governance performance…

SENER Presents on History of Ship Design

Jul 27, 2015

The COMPIT annual edition took part this year from May 11-13 in Ulrichshusen, Germany, with the participation of SENER. This event is an International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries that takes place every year in Europe…

Important Milestones for BTP

Jul 27, 2015

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…

First Cruise Ship Docks at Teignmouth Port

Jul 27, 2015

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…

New Standard for Offshore O&G Project by DNV GL Led JIP is Cost Saving

Jul 22, 2015

Variations in owner, operator and regulatory requirements during engineering and construction phases at South Korean shipyards present a huge challenge for operators and drive up costs. DNV GL has kicked off a joint industry project (JIP) with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)…

U.S. 6th Fleet Receives Admiral Stan Arthur Logistics Award

Jul 20, 2015

U.S. 6th Fleet’s operational logistics arm – Commander, Task Force 63 – was selected as the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Admiral Stan Arthur logistics award for “logistics team of the year,” according to a notification released by the Chief of Naval Operations July 14…

ENSCO DS-9 Drillship Contract Update

Jul 17, 2015

ConocoPhillips today for its convenience provided a notice of termination for the three-year ENSCO DS-9 drillship contract. Under the terms of the contract, ConocoPhillips is obligated to pay Ensco termination fees monthly for two years equal to the operating day rate of approximately $550…

Cruise Industry Gets First American Female Captain

Jul 13, 2015

For the first time in the cruise industry, an American female will take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue will command Celebrity Summit, a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet…

The Hermione Returns to Boston

Jul 12, 2015

A replica of the Hermione sailed into jubilation Saturday morning, as hundreds packed into a sunny Boston Harbor, wearing colonial garb and straw hats, listening to the sound of bagpipes, and waving French and American flags. The Friends of Hermione-Lafayette in America…

Double Milestone for Ellicott Dredges

Jul 10, 2015

Ellicott Dredges celebrates 1,000 day safety record and 130 years of business The employees of Ellicott Dredges LLC in Baltimore had two reasons for celebration this week, the company announced. First, Ellicott's Baltimore plant recorded a safety milestone of 1…

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