Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard awarded RINA 'Environmental Protection' certification under ISO 14001.The yard in Riva Trigoso (Genoa), which together with Muggiano forms Fincantieri's specialist naval shipbuilding centre, is expected to be certified within the next month…
COSCO Corp. (Singapore) secures contract to construct a Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) vessel in China.COSCO Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., has secured…
In this timely work, James Giermanski describes the advent and subsequent development of security operations in the global supply chain, outlining the respective contributions of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders to this worldwide concern…
Dockwise ltd has taken notice of this morning's release on the agreement between Boskalis Westminster NV ('Boskalis') and Project Holland Fonds whereby the latter has committed to sell their shares in Dockwise for a price of Euro 18 per share…
Award to be presented March 20, 2013 at the conclusion of the CMA's Shipping 2013 Annual Conference and Exposition. Mr. Peter Evensen, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Teekay Corporation (Teekay) has been named as the Connecticut…
NRF: East and Gulf Coast Strike Would Have Devastating Implications for the Retail Industry.The National Retail Federation today sent a letter to President Obama to express the retail industry’s growing concern if a contract agreement isn’t…
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) has entered into time charter contracts for three of its vessels.The Company has entered into a time charter contract with Clearlake Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary…
NY/NJ Forwarders & Brokers Association to present award on January 25 in New York The New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association (NY/NJ FFFBA) has selected Claudio Bozzo, President and CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc…
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says it is regrettable that changes announced for inclusion in the UK Finance Bill 2013 have failed to remove exchange rate distortions from the calculation of capital gains on ships…
Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, received an OCTOPUS-Onboard order for the new build Dockwise Vanguard. This vessel is one of the largest and most advanced heavy lift vessel ever built. The vessel was launched in November 2012 and is currently undergoing sea trials…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has issued a new position paper on Arctic shipping. As the Arctic becomes more accessible, ICS has set out some key principles with regard to the future governance of Arctic waters…
Indian boat builders, Navgathi, launch a compact 4-passenger solar-powered boat, one of the smallest boats of this kind available in the world.There are two variants of the model, SX and QX. Both of them are of robust construction using FRP (2 layer CSM 450 mat and 1 layer of WRM 600)…
Staff from four leading international forwarders have voted Hapag-Lloyd the best shipping line for 2012.Four leading international forwarders have crowned Hapag-Lloyd as their best partner as follows:Kühne + Nagel (“Best Carrier Award”) and DB Schenker (“Ocean Carrier of the Year”)…
Germany's Hatlapa Uetersener Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Loewe Marine agree collaboration on steering gear and rudder system maintenance & repairs. Hatlapa's global sales and service network will go hand in hand with Loewe Marine's international network of shipping lines…
Dolphin Group ASA, headquartered in Norway, awarded multiple North Sea 3D seismic contracts for 2013.Dolphin has been awarded several contracts for the upcoming North Sea season. The awards are for both 3D and 4D seismic services and will…
