General Increases of 10% and 5% are Maintained for 2013/14 Mutual Entries. The Strike Club, the market leader in the niche area of delay insurance for the marine trades, reports continuing strong demand for its mutual and fixed-premium covers…
Passenger Vessel Association Marks 10th Anniversary of Maritime Security Law; Calls for Reevaluation of TWIC.On the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the landmark Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Public Law 107-295)…
Eight Azipod C compact propulsion systems installed on 'Pacific Orca' and 'Pacific Osprey', the world’s largest wind farm installation vessels (WIV).The Azipod systems were delivered to the Samsung Shipyard in Korea from ABB’s new Azipod factory in Shanghai…
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., one of the world's largest transportation and logistics companies, introduces Navisphere®.The release of Navisphere brings significant improvements to online tools for C.H. Robinson customers. The updates to…
Ocean cargo carriers prepare to bypass the Port of Portland because of a strike planned by marine terminal security guards.The diversions by the giant freighters are expected to snarl cargo, hurt importers and exporters and further damage Portland's reputation as an international freight hub…
Aker Solutions has ended the process to acquire the Dubai-headquartered oil services company NPS Energy.Aker Solutions announced an agreement to buy the shares in NPS Energy on 21 May 2012. The agreement was conditional upon a series of…
Two fights occured on the ferry 'Pride of Rotterdam' on passage from Hull, UK to Rotterdam; one was over a slice of pizza.Two British passengers on a Dutch-bound ferry were airlifted to hospital in serious condition after two separate fights onboard…
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Shanghai, launch 'Thamesborg' for Royal Wagenborg.The Thamesborg (yard number 1595A) is the first vessel in a series of 21000 tons, 1A ice classed, multi purpose vessels, the Chinese yard is building for Royal Wagenborg…
New book out, 'Dynasties of the Sea: The Shipowners and Financiers Who Expanded the Era of Free Trade' . The book, published by Barnes & Noble and in electronic format by International Marketing Strategis, is by Lori Ann LaRocco, and gives…
Northern Offshore receives Maersk Oil & Gas notification that rig 'Energy Endeavour' will be released from contract on May 1, 2013.The rig's accommodation unit does not meet new Danish Energy Authority requirements and its replacement is not commercially viable for either party…
BMT Group Ltd , a leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy acquire Oceanica Consultiong Pty Ltd.The acquisition of Oceanica is intended to further strengthen BMT’s capacity and technical offering in Western Australia’s buoyant market…
Norsafe received orders worth NOK 400-million (US$ 45.3-million) over the course of October 2012, & backlog at record height.'It is Norsafe’s newly developed GES50 MKIII freefall lifeboat which accounts for the bulk of these orders,' says CEO Geir Skaala…
Tampa Bay, Florida, port receives cargo of Brazilian corn to offset draught-stricken US production shortfalls.The 620-foot-long M/V King Fraser docks at Port Manatee to discharge more than 52,000 tons of Brazilian-produced corn to be used for animal feed…
Pelagic Fleet Management launches yacht fleet management software solution to improve service delivery & gain operational efficiencies.Pelagic Fleet Management announced today the launch of Pelagic FM™ , a complete yacht management software-as-a-service solution…
The Fednav Group presented with the IBJ award as Bulk Ship Operator of the Year in Hamburg, Germany.This award highlights Fednav's contribution to maritime trade, as well as its leadership in the implementation of higher industry operating standards including efficiency…
