Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) records a loss in its recent quarterly financial report.MOL recorded a loss in its business performance over the first quarter, despite making an improvement in its bottom line compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year…
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. said that Michael Bayley has been promoted to President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, replacing Dan Hanrahan, whose departure was recently announced. Bayley will report directly to Richard D. Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises…
Hamburg based SevenCs has appointed Bjoern Roehlich as Sales Director.Bjoern, who started his career as a German Navy Officer, brings extensive experience in the ECDIS, VTS and simulator-markets to SevenCs. Most recently he was Managing Director of a leading European ECDIS training provider…
Senior officer shortages in China have become serious, numbering more than 50,000 vacanciesAccording to statistics from the Qingdao human resource and social security department, high-level shipping personnel’s average annual salary in China has climbed to around RMB200…
China's Rongsheng Heavy Industries' shares tumbled after US Securities & Exchange Commission accusationShares of China Rongsheng Heavy Industries tumbled 17 percent to a record low yesterday after its chairman Zhang Zhirong was accused of…
MHI announces outline of FY 2012 first 3-month financial results ended June 30, 2012 (consolidated).Highlights from the financial report follow:Orders received ⇒ Down ¥128.9 billion: Year on Year (YOY) (¥621.3 bn → ¥492.4 bn)Overall, orders declined from a year ago…
'Mooring Practice Safety Guidance for Offshore Vessels when Alongside in Ports and Harbours' published by International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).Ships enter and leave ports regularly. Tying up a ship when alongside a berth or another vessel is potentially a very hazardous operation…
Italian dry freight group Deiulemar Shipping is trying to avoid formal bankruptcy proceedings.Italian dry freight group Deiulemar Shipping Company SpA (Deiulemar Shipping) is seeking liquidation to avoid formal bankruptcy proceedings after…
NOAA Ship 'Fairweather' to conduct hydrographic work in the Arctic updating depths measured in the 18th century.NOAA Ship Fairweather begins a 30-day survey mission in the Arctic, scheduled to check a sparsely measured 1,500-nautical mile coastal corridor from Dutch Harbor…
The US Coast Guard to celebrate its foundational anniversary aboard 'USS Slater' on the Hudson RiverThe United States Coast Guard, one of the country's five armed services,is a unique agency of the federal government. The service was founded on August 4…
Danaos Corporation reports (unaudited) Second Quarter and Half Year results for the period ended June 30, 2012.Highlights for the Second Quarter and Half Year Ended June 30, 2012: • Operating revenues of $146.7 million for the three months ended June 30…
Guidance on ECDIS for ships calling at Australian ports; Applicabilty: All owners and operators of Lloyd’s Register classed vessels trading to Australian waters.Further to Classification News No. 09/2012, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority…
Sonardyne Inc., Houston, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Chapman, founder of MECCO Inc., to its expanding team of sales agents in the United States. Based in Duvall, Washington, Mike has over 30 years of experience in the marine…
St Kitts & Nevis has become the latest of five flag state signatories to the Washington declaration condemning acts of violence against seafarers - joining Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands and Panama. The move underpins major quality…
Employees at APM Terminals Mumbai achieved 500 Safe Days, without any Lost Time Injury (LTI), setting a record at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva.APM Terminals globally lays a lot of emphasis on Safety at terminals and the…
