Yangzijiang Chairman absent “assisting in confidential PRC investigation”

Shares in Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd fell 17.3% on the Singapore stock exchange today after the company revealed in a filing that its Executive Chairman and controlling shareholder Ren Yuanlin

Neste to launch IMO 2020 compliant fuel

Finnish oil refiner Neste says that it is to start offering a new IMO 2020-compliant marine fuel. Neste Marine 0.5, containing 0.5% sulfur, will be introduced to the market during fourth quarter

Coast Guard proposes requirement changes to PIC of fuel transfers

The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to amend the requirements regulating personnel permitted to serve as a person in charge (PIC) of fuel oil transfers on an inspected vessel by adding the

Digital tank gauging helps address BWTS approvals under IMO convention amendments

New amendments to the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention are due to come into force in October this year. Compliance with the BWM convention requires that water treatment systems be fitted to

Carnival is first cruise line to receive Blue Angel award

Carnival Corporation & plc., the world’s largest leisure travel company, recently announced that AIDAnova from its popular German brand AIDACruises is the first-ever cruise ship to be awarded the prestigious Blue Angel

Port of Everett Commission names its first female CEO in 100-year history

The Port of Everett (Wash.) Commission on August 13 voted 3-0 to approve a contract naming the port’s Deputy Executive Director Lisa Lefeber the next CEO, effectiveOctober 16. Lefeber is the first

Port of Hamburg sees strong growth in first half of 2019

Germany’s largest universal port remains on a growth course, achieving a distinct 4.1% advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend

U.S. DoT awards $32.8 million to improve passenger ferry service

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced approximately $32.8 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of America’s passenger ferries and enhance mobility for ferry users across

Birdon America awarded $390 million U.S. Coast Guard and Army contracts

Australian-based Birdon Group reports that its U.S. subsidiary, Birdon America Inc., has been awarded two new contracts worth up to $390 million. In one contract, valued at up to $190 million, Birdon

Construction begins on newest Washington Island Ferry

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Washington, D.C., hosted team members from the Washington Island Ferry Line to witness the start of construction of its newest year-round operational ferry, to be named Madonna. Workers in

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