Following on from Drydocks World Dubai LLC and Drydocks World LLC (together the “Drydocks World - Dubai”) filing for Decree 57 on 1 April 2012, Drydocks World has confirmed that its restructuring remains on track for completion in Q3 2012.On 7 May…
The Clean Marinas Program, the only privately administered program dedicated to maintaining environmentally sensitive marina and yachting facilities in the United States, has named Henderson, Nev. resident Rod Taylor president of its board of directors…
US Ports Risk Millions in crush to file FEMA paperwork. Across America, from sea to shining sea, hundreds of millions of dollars in Port Security Grant funds that have already been awarded to prevent terrorist attacks at ports, port security agencies…
SSA rtespondes to allegations of bunkering irregularities in Singapore. Bunkering is an important industry for Singapore. Consequently, the bunker supplying industry in Singapore is therefore also highly regulated by the Maritime and Port…
The Society of Maritime Industries is pleased to announce that Malcolm Clements will be joining the organization in June in the dual role of Director of the Association of British Offshore Industries (ABOI) and Ports and Terminals Group (PTG)…
The Liberian Registry has introduced a sophisticated programme to screen advance notice of ship arrivals as part of a detention prevention plan to help maintain its independent ranking among the safest and most efficient ship registries in the world…
Port of Los angeles Executive Director Receivs Peter Benchley ‘Excellence in Solutions' Ocean Conservation Award. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., has been named the 2012 recipient of the Blue Frontier…
A Bang or Whimper for Supply Chains. The expansion of the Panama Canal has been heralded as a game changer for the maritime shipping industry. However, the impact of the expanded Canal is still unclear. The port community and shipping lines are placing costly bets on the outcome…
Troy Container Line announced it will open a new container freight station on June 1, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia. Located just eight miles from the Port of Savannah, the new CFS location is strategically placed between Charleston and Miami…
Some bunker deliveries at Singapore have contained excessive amounts of air, and as a result the quantity of fuel delivered and received was significantly overstatedUK P&I Club has published warning and advice to operators on the bunkering…
Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are ‘rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies’ given the fragile state of economic recovery, say shipowners. The International Chamber of Shipping…
Grande Mariner was Stranded on Canal System During 2011 Flooding.The M/V Grande Mariner, a 96-passenger cruise ship that was stranded for more than two months because of flooding in 2011, today returned to the Erie Canal for a new season of cruising America's most storied waterway…
APS Stevedoring LLC, an auto and general/breakbulk cargo stevedoring company headquartered in Long Beach, Calif., recently added to its terminal and stevedoring locations with Hyundai Motor’s Portland, Oregon, Terminal 6 - Berth 601 auto terminal…
GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. announces new Chief Financial Officer.Michael E. Moore, President and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Davies to Chief Financial Officer effective June 4…
America's Cup yacht racing returns to the US with inaugural series championship to be determined in Newport, Rhode IslandAmerica’s Cup racing returns to the United States next month when the AC World Series brings nine of the top sailing crews in the world to Newport…
