ITF Warns of Privatization in Panama Canal Tugboat Fleet
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised its concerns over the safety of the Panama Canal’s new locks amid what it says is a
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has raised its concerns over the safety of the Panama Canal’s new locks amid what it says is a
By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s shipbuilding industry — home to the world’s top three manufacturers — has eliminated
Norway’s Statoil has announced it has decided to cancel the contract with Stena Drilling for the mobile rig Stena Don. The rig has been on contract
Dubai-based DP World handled 47.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container
By David Spaic-Kovacic and Marja Novak PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Countries led by Japan on Tuesday blocked a move by South American and
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has announced plans to scrap three rigs previously held for sale. In a fleet update on Tuesday, the Swiss-based company
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is mourning the recent loss of one of its former commandants, Adm. Robert E. Kramek, who died Oct. 20, 2016. Kramek served
SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd swung to a loss in the third quarter and the rig builder’s revenue was hurt by
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Egypt is in talks with global shipping firms to change the way it charges vessels to pass through
Two maritime leaders both choose high strength, lightweight ropes made with Dyneema® for their respective roles in a dramatic salvage operation. A notorious
Seabrook, Texas – October 24st, 2016 – The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI) is pleased to announce the completion of a 200’ x 35’ x 12’ double skin
New Orleans-based OSV company Tidewater Inc. has been given just three more weeks to reach a deal with its lenders and bondholders before it will be forced to
By Grant Smith NEW YORK, Oct 24 (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas industry workers have contributed only slightly more money to the campaign of Democrat
A proposed vessel-sharing alliance involving some of the world’s biggest container shipping companies has cleared a major regulatory hurdle with approval
Maersk Drilling has announced that it is reducing its headcount at its main office in Copenhagen by about 70 positions. “This is a response to the
Ship Discharged Oily Waste on Voyage from China to Seattle; False Log Books given to Coast Guard Inspectors A district judge in Seattle, Washington has
By Denise Wee (Bloomberg) — Strains are spreading in Singapore’s debt market as more firms in the maritime sector with borrowings coming due grapple
By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s largest container line that has put its Asia-U.S. business on sale after filing
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years
By Mike Stone Oct 21 (Reuters) – Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is in talks to buy government services contractor Camber Corp for nearly $400 million
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