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Fender Repairs Works for Dolphins at Hong Kong

Jan 29, 2015

For approximately four months, fender repairing and replacement works for five of the dolphins will be carried out in the To Kwa Wan Typhoon Shelter.The works will be carried out by a crane barge. Only one dolphin will be occupied for the works at a time…

Gilliam Named Greensea's Chief Marketing Officer

Jan 28, 2015

Subsea robotics company Greensea Systems advances sales and marketing for its unmanned navigation and control systems Marybeth Gilliam has joined the Greensea Systems as Chief Marketing Officer. Gilliam will help develop and implement…

NewLead Holdings Acquire 5 Vessels

Jan 28, 2015

NewLead Holdings Ltd. announced today that it recently added five bitumen tanker vessels to its fleet. The Company has expanded its fleet to 10 vessels in less than a year while performing on its strategy to capitalize on opportunities that arise in the market…

Greatship to Buy PSV

Jan 28, 2015

Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited, has signed a contract to buy a 2015-built 4000 dwt Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The vessel is expected to join the Company’s fleet during Q4FY2015…

Sino-Global to Acquire Tanker

Jan 27, 2015

Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. a shipping agency, logistics and ship management services company, today announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the 'MOU'), between the Company and Rong Yao International Shipping Limited…

The 2nd Ballast Water Management Summit

Jan 26, 2015

Sign-up for this year’s most in-depth exchange of information and best venue for BWT stakeholders to network and meet regulatory peers is underway. Infocast’s 2nd Ballast Water Management Summit will take place in Long Beach, CA, from February 3-5…

Coast Guard Cutter William Trump Commissioned

Jan 26, 2015

The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump was commissioned during a ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West Saturday Jan. 24, 2015. The Trump is the 11th fast response cutter in the Coast Guard fleet.Rear Adm. Jake Korn served as the presiding…

Zamakona Refits Vessels VOS HERA & HADES

Jan 26, 2015

The Zamakona Yards in Pasajes has successfully finished the works carried o t in the vessels VOS HADES and VOS HERA that belong to the Company Vroon Offshore Services UK.The conversion required a major upgrade of the VOS H-Class to enable Rescue & Standby facilities for a Group B vessel…

RUMBA Sails with 'Spirit of Malabo' Onboard

Jan 26, 2015

A container carrying the twenty-four foot Brazilian built ocean rowboat, Spirit of Malabo, left the Port of Cap Haitian on Saturday en-route to Port Everglades Terminals (PET) in Florida aboard Antillean Marine Shipping Corporation vessel RUMBA…

Coldharbour Marine's New UK Office

Jan 26, 2015

Coldharbour Marine, long recognised for the design, manufacture and supply of inert gas and fluid handling equipment vessels (FPSOs) has moved into a new 25k sq. ft. headquarters in Linby, Nottinghamshire. All of Coldharbour’s administration…

MSC Sinfonia Upgradation at Fincantieri Shipyard

Jan 24, 2015

Extension operations on MSC Sinfonia, the second out of four MSC cruise ships to undergo the Renaissance Programme of enhancements, have begunin the past days at Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo. Only 2 months ago the conversion operations…

The Ballast Water Management Conundrum

Jan 22, 2015

U.S. System Approvals are Key; Detailed Pre-Planning UrgedTen years on, there’s little certain about ballast water management regulations that the industry can chart a course around other than that it will be expensive – possibly the most costly marine retrofit to date…

Asahi/America Names New President, CEO

Jan 22, 2015

Asahi/America, Inc. has promoted of Daniel S. Anderson to the office of president and CEO. The announcement was made to Asahi/America employees December 11, 2014 by former President and CEO Hidetoshi Hashimoto, who will remain with the Massachusetts…

Konecranes Agilon Wins Quality Innovation Award

Jan 21, 2015

Konecranes’ Agilon material management solution has won the Quality Innovation award in the Large companies series in The Quality Innovation Award of the Year competition, arranged by Laatukeskus Excellence Finland. Agilon brings industrial…

Ship-to-ship Transfer Clause for Dry Bulk

Jan 21, 2015

A new clause for dry cargo voyage charters is set to plug the gap in contracts that do not address ship-to-ship transfer (STST) cargo operations.STST cargo operations are a common feature in most tanker voyage charters, but rarely form part of dry cargo standard forms…

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Panama Ports Will Operate Undisrupted Despite CK Hutchison Ruling

Panama Ports Will Operate Undisrupted Despite CK Hutchison Ruling

Panama Court Quashes CK Hutchison Port Contracts

Panama Court Quashes CK Hutchison Port Contracts

IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction Holds 12th Session

IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction Holds 12th Session

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