Greek ship-owners bought 72 ships within the first three months of 2013, invest US$848-million in their companies.While the Greek government continues to mull plans to tax the country’s shipping industry to raise money during a crushing economic crisis…
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev calls for environmental protection along the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea.Nord Stream operates two gas pipelines, running 1,224 km the length of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany with a total annual capacity of 55 billion cubic metres…
The Port of Cleveland is a particularly welcoming destination for foreign crews, enhanced by the Cleveland Seaman's Service.In his CEO's port stakeholders' letter, Will Friedman draws attention to the organization, now almost half-a-century old…
A US interagency working group calls for an integrated management strategy for the rapidly changing Arctic.The recently issued report of the inter-agency working group, chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes, highlights the need…
Shipping industry heavyweights as well as City of London financial services luminaries dominate the line-up so far confirmed.Speakers so far confirmed include The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Roger Gifford; Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization…
Dock workers at Hong Kong International Terminals (HIT) on strike since 30, March 2013, get international union support.In their latest statement the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) express their continuing solidarity with locked out Hong Kong dockers…
Konecranes to buy certain assets of the container handling truck business of KION Group-owned Linde Material Handling. • Konecranes to acquire certain assets of the container handling truck business of KION Group’s Linde brand •…
'As we close the 2012 books, we have every reason to be satisfied with the Trust’s positive results,' says Rickmers chairman.Extracts from chairman, Bertram R.C. Rickmers's letter to shareholders in the recently released 2012 financial report…
CGG claim its new fleet, with the addition of four vessels from its newly acquired Fugro Geoscience, has set two new industry records.The first record claimed is for the longest offsets in the industry for a full-azimuth (FAZ) multi-vessel…
Seaway Heavy Lifting contracted by Siemens AG for the transportation & installation of the German North Sea jacket & transmission station. The contractors say that the 5,800 tonnes jacket will be installed by Heavy Lift Vessel “Oleg Strashnov”…
Australian businessman and owner of Blue Star Cruise Line, Professor Clive Palmer, hosted the black-tie event aboard the retired 'USS Intrepid'.The organizers say that the event was attended by a who’s who of world leaders, senior diplomats and major political figures…
The Coast Guard, along with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality & partner agencies, respond to reports of an odor. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received the report of an odor extending throughout parts of the greater New Orleans area…
Shell to sign Russian Arctic deal with Gazprom Neft, Kremlin reveals.The companies are preparing to sign an agreement that will cover joint offshore drilling in the Russian Arctic as well as shale oil projects onshore in Western Siberia, reports The Telegraph…
The Navy set to commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, 'Arlington'.The ship is named for the county of Arlington and honors the first responders and the 184 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon Sept…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group contracted by O’Hara Corporation to construct a 194-ft freezer stern-trawler.The new vessel is a ST-115 design by Skipsteknisk, AS of Aalesund, Norway, and will be built to DNV classification rules: +1A1, Stern Trawler…
