Save the date! Teledyne RD Instruments will host itsbiennial ADCPs in Action Users’ Conference in San Diego, September 29 – October 2, 2013. Once again, this conference will be a blend of global customer presentations detailing their innovative…
Algerian authorities carried out a military operation today against the hostage takers at the In Amenas plant. Statoil confirmed yesterday that five of its 17 employees were safe. Today an additional three Algerian employees are also confirmed to be safe…
Conrad Blucher Institute Develops Mobile App to Increase Navigational Safety along Nation’s Second-Largest Port. Researchers have designed and are implementing a new mobile application to provide ship captains and pilots with real-time predictions…
Government grants class society authority to inspect on its behalfABS was granted authorization by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to serve as a Recognized Organization of the State of Japan. This authorization…
Work at the Peene shipyard is proceeding according to schedule – the Volkswerft shipyard will resume production on 21 JanuaryOn January 17, 2013, insolvency administrator Berthold Brinkmann gave a report about current developments at the…
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fidelis Group Holdings LLC and Continental Underwriters, Ltd. For those in the marine insurance and underwriting communities, H. Elder Brown, Jr. needs no introduction. That’s because over the course of the past 27 years…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) recently commenced construction of the first ship in its “Sayaendo” Series, which it has developed as a new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, at the company’s Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works…
The European Union will co-finance with over €700,000 from the TEN-T Program a study to assess the possibilities of using a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme to finance the development of terminals and transfer systems at the Port of Venice…
Having sat in this chair for more than two decades, I must admit that I have become somewhat jaded in the sense that there are few developments which actually give me cause to pause. Of course there are the spectacular casualties that will never cease to amaze…
Iconic cruise liner to be restored to the former splendor of her glory days after refurbishment into elegant five-star 500-room hotel. QE2 Dubai announced that MS Queen Elizabeth 2 - known popularly as QE2 - will be moved to Drydocks World…
Capesize difficulties countered by smaller vessel gains. Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Dry Bulk Insight report published in Januray highlights the changing fortunes of the market.December saw a large drop in the Drewry Hire Index…
STX Pan Ocean takes over the 83,000 dwt class Panamax, 'STX Horizon', its first new-build delivery of the year.Having concluded strategic contracts for long-term transportation with domestic and international shippers including POSCO, Hyundai-Steel…
OOCL celebrates the christening of 8,888 TEU container ship 'OOCL Miami' at the Changxing Island shipyard in Shanghai.OOCL Miami is the third of the eight 8,888 TEU vessels that OOCL commissioned Hudong-Zhonghua to build and the technological…
Trelleborg makes acquisition within the marine docking and mooring solutions business sector.Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of Sea Systems Technology Ltd…
Port of Los Angeles breaks ground on US$137-million railyard that will increase on-dock rail efficiency, reduce congestion and improve environment.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Port of Los Angeles officials broke ground on a new…
