Under the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration Small Shipyard Grant Program, there is currently $9,457,986.00 available for grants for capital and related improvements to qualified shipyard facilities that will be effective in fostering efficiency…
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) vote approving a new, long-term master labor contract covering…
GAC Turkmenistan has opened its new Offshore Supply Base & Logistics Support Centre in the Port of Turkmenbashi. The new 11,000 square metre base is designed to further enhance the speed and safety of GAC's marine and logistics services for the offshore sector operating in the Caspian Sea…
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries delivers the ninth and tenth 380,000-dwt class Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs).Christened Vale Jiangsu and Vale Shinas, the two new Rongsheng-built 380,000 DWT class VLOCs have been delivered to Vale S.A. and Oman Shipping Company S…
In a courtroom drama the captain of the Korean ship told the court the abandoned ship's engine room was flooded and there was danger of a capsize.MV OSM Arena had been anchored off the Port of Chennai since February 2010 following cases filed…
Squamish Terminals (SQT), a B.C. deep-water, break-bulk terminal, has signed on as a participant to Green Marine.Green Marine encourages its participants, ship owners, ports, terminals and shipyards, to undertake concrete actions that go beyond…
Adm. Bob Papp was present as City of New London, Conn., and the National Coast Guard Museum Association unveiled the plans and location of the museum.As the oldest U.S. maritime service, and the only U.S. military service without a national museum…
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract by Petrobras worth in excess of U$350 million for operation of the Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV).The contract is on a day rate basis for five years. Kommandor 3000 will start operations under the…
Nils S. Andersen, Maersk Group CEO in Q & A session with members of Chinese social media network Sina Weibo.During the CEO's recent visit to China, he engaged with Maersk employees, industry professionals, students, and general public in a new way - through Sina Weibo…
Container, bulk and tankship owners, Samudera Shipping Line, presents its 2012 financial report with the chairman's letter to shareholders.The following is extracted from Mr. Masli Mulia's letter to stakeholders:'The financial year ended December 31…
The offshore support vessel concept design is named 'SHC Wavedancer' and the designer calls it – 'The workhorse of the future'.The designer, Dennis Knox, describes his ship as being both exceptionally stable in bad weather, as well as fast…
PureBallast 3.0 is less of an update than a sweeping redefinition of the system say Alfa Laval of its Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS).PureBallast, which was developed in cooperation with Wallenius Water, was originally launched in 2006…
The US Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for its counter-piracy predictive modelling.The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NAVMETOCCOM) received the award for a modeling capability…
The Port of San Diego appoints Robert 'Bob' DeAngelis as Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer with immediate effect.DeAngelis will begin his new role immediately, overseeing Financial Services and Accounting as well as the Port's Business and Information Technology Services…
The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to boost maritime research & development, productivity and manpower development.The new initiatives were announced by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance…