Panama Canal expansion means bigger insurance risks
AUGUST 5, 2014 — A marine insurer is warning of the increased risks that will arise from doubling the cargo-carrying capacity of ships transiting the Panama Canal. In a new report entitled
NVOCCs get a high-tech boost
AUGUST 5, 2014 — “It used to be all the NVOCC needed was a telephone and a tariff,” says one long time shipping industry observer, “but no more.” Though NVOCCs may be
Ezra subsea division books contracts worth $110 million
AUGUST 5, 2014 — Singapore headquartered Ezra Holdings Limited reports that its Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has been awarded several projects around the world worth close to US$110 million, including options.
Egypt to add parallel stretch to part of Suez Canal
AUGUST 5, 2014 — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today attended a ceremony to launch what is officially called the Suez Canal Axis Development Project. The project will include building a new
MTU to showcase IMO Tier III solutions at SMM
AUGUST 5, 2014 — MTU will be using next month’s SMM event in Hamburg, Germany, to showcase its solutions for meeting the IMO Tier III emission standard that comes into force in
Sinopacific books first Mexican OSV order
AUGUST 5, 2014 — China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has signed a contract with Mexican shipping company Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V. for the construction of three SPP17A platform supply vessels. They
EBDG awarded Staten Island Ferry design contract
AUGUST 4, 2014 — Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), a leading naval architecture and marine engineering firm with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been selected by the New
Shipping bodies issue Ebola virus advice
AUGUST 4, 2014 — Three global shipping organizations today issued guidance to their members on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus. A spokesperson for
Wärtsilä to design new ferry for Gulf of Bothnia link
AUGUST 4, 2014 — Wärtsilä has been selected to design a new ferry that will be a key part of an EU sponsored project intended to strengthen transportation links between Finland and
P&I Club warns of dangerous defects in newbuilds
AUGUST 4, 2014—When prices are depressed, you get what you pay for—and sometimes not even that. The North P&I Club is warning its members to check their new ships very carefully before