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Former Euronav CEO Paddy Rodgers has been appointed to the position of Director at the Royal Museums Greenwich in England, succeeding Kevin Fewster.
Large shipping losses in 2018 fell to their lowest level this century, having declined by over 50% year-over-year, according to Allianz Global Corporate &
International classification society ABS has launched its Low Carbon Shipping Outlook to help the maritime sector evaluate potential paths to decarbonization
The Port of Corpus Christi is celebrating the start of dredging work in the project to expand the Corpus Christi Ship Channel to prepare the port for the
Press Release – Intellian is pleased to announce that the v240MT was selected by industry voters and a panel of technical experts as the inaugural winner
Belgian offshore construction and dredging group Jan De Nul has placed an order for its third and largest offshore wind turbine installation group at COSCO
Press Release – ABB – The newly inaugurated center will support ABB’s ship power, propulsion and automation technologies and expand service
Press Release – Robert G. (Rob) Allan was presented with the CMC Legacy Award at the 23rd BC Tugboat Conference held in Victoria, BC earlier this
Cal Maritime’s Training Ship Golden Bear sustained minor damage after one of its mast hit a shoreside gantry crane as it arrived in Barbados on Tuesday
Happy National Maritime Day! Each year, on May 22nd, the United States celebrates National Maritime Day, a holiday in observance of the contributions of the
Mercy Ships is celebrating its 100,000th surgical procedure by medical volunteers onboard its charity hospital ships. The milestone procedure was performed on
The U.S. Maritime Administration has awarded Jacksonville-based TOTE Services the contract to serve as the Vessel Construction Manager for the new National
Press Release – Resolve Marine Group recently completed the complicated wreck removal of the bulk cement carrier MV RAYSUT II, which grounded off the
Press Release – ABB will provide a power and propulsion solution for a newbuild vessel operating along the Rhône river in France to run entirely on
The second officer of the containership Maersk Patras is missing and presumed dead after falling overboard from the ship in the Sant Lawrence River on Sunday.
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has started construction on a new offshore diamond mining vessel for a unit of De Beers in Namibia. De Beers Marine
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has issued a statement addressing this week’s fire on board the Grimaldi Lines vehicle carrier Grande Europa in
Global mining company Anglo American has completed what is thought to be the first fully carbon offset voyage of a bulk carrier at sea, according to Rightship,
PSA unboXed, the Singapore-based venture capital arm of PSA International, and Israeli-based theDOCK Innovation Hub have entered into an agreement to jumpstart
Two yard workers have died and five others were severely injured this morning in a major explosion on board beached vessel at a shipbreaking yard in
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