NYK bulk coal carrier resumes direct shipments to earthquake-damaged port of Haramach.The 90,000 dwt NYK-operated bulk carrier “Haramachimaru” filled with coal has arrived at a dedicated port for a thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co…
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ('Bahri' )named by Euromoney as the best managed in the transport & shipping sector, 2012.Bahri was ranked first before all transport and shipping companies in the Middle East. The award…
Diana Containerships Inc. container ship owners & operators report financial results in Q3 & first nine months trading in 2012.Extracts from the report follow:The company reported net income of $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2012…
The US Arctic Research Council (ARC) in association with others, reports on research & mitigation measures for oil spills in the Arctic marine area.This “white paper” is a compilation of research on oil spills in ice-covered Arctic waters and recommendations for future work…
The Webinar, titled 'Performance Optimisation for the Merchant Marine Market' is freely available to all on 29, November 2012.In today’s marine market a difficult equation must be solved every day: how to achieve increasingly positive results with increasingly scarce resources…
Prince Rupert Port Authority, BC, saw the safe arrival of equipment integral to its coal export operations aboard 'HHL Macao'.The stacker/reclaimer unit, for delivery to Ridley Terminals Inc. is considered important for the planned expansion of coal export operations…
Is leading yacht 'Armel Le Cléac’h' (Banque Populaire) through the Doldrums already? You might think so looking at the speeds.Latest single-handed round-the-world race news of leading yachts on the ninth day:Earlier Le Cléac’h was making just 1…
BAE Systems pilot initiative in conjunction with UK business sector agencies will train 50 engineering apprentices for companies in NW England.Interested supplier companies attended a conference at the firm’s Apprentice Training Centre in Preston where the 50 young people will be trained…
Retlif Testing Laboratories is part of a partnership to evaluate and test technologies designed to treat ballast water on board ships against non-native aquatic species in American coastal waters, lakes and rivers. The U.S. Coast Guard developed…
Next-Generation Network targeting the cruise industry, NEXUS is a Satellite and Terrestrial Hybrid Solution to Deliver Video Streaming, Social Media and Image-Sharing CapabilitiesThe advent of maritime communications is at a crossroads of sorts…
Northern Marine, a builder of long-range expedition yachts, luxury craft and commercial boats, has announced the expansion of its management team. Jan Kallshian, Bryan Kay, Randy Stoneman and Mark Allred bring their talents and experience in business…
The Greek Section of the prestigious international Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers ( SNAME ) had an impressive participation in the October 2012 SNAME Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island in USA. Ten of its members…
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) subsribe to shares giving it a 65% share in Hijo International Port Services Corp.International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), through its wholly- owned subsidiary Abbotsford Holdings…
Norway's Havyard Group AS buys 70 % of the shares in MMC, provider of products & services to the fishing & offshore vessel sectors.MMC has 120 employees and the company’s main office is at Mjølstadneset in Fosnavåg on the west coast of Norway…
The Coast Guard suspends the search for two missing crewmembers, following the Black Elk platform explosion and fire.US Coast Guard crews searched a 1,400 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico around Grand Isle for more than 32 hours in an effort to locate the two missing crewmembers…
