AUGUST 6, 2015—In an elaborate ceremony featuring a naval flotilla and fighter jets, as well as a host of foreign dignitaries, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi today inaugurated the New Suez Canal.
AUGUST 4, 2015 — After a renovation that will extend her life by 20 years, the French scientific research vessel Marion Dufresne II is now sailing for the Port of La Réunion
JULY 22, 2014 — Buxtehude, Germany, headquartered Reederei NSB says that the MSC Flaminia will call the Italian port of La Spezia July 23 and will be phased into scheduled service for
JUNE 17, 2014 — China’s Ministry of Commerce said today that it would not approve plans for the P3 operational vessel sharing network that containership operators MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk Line
MAY 8, 2014 — Nørresundby, Denmark, headquartered OW Bunker, one of the world’s major physical distributors and resellers of marine fuel, reports that its newly established physical distribution operation in Los Angeles
MAY 2, 2014 — Robert Twell has been appointed general manager of the London office of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. He
MAY 2, 2014 — Robert Twell has been appointed general manager of the London office of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. He
DECEMBER 6, 2013 — The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted yesterday to approve a request for additional information from the parties to the proposed P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement, FMC Agreement No.
OCTOBER 10, 2013 — Bureau Veritas is to class three Ultra-Large Containerships (ULCSs) to be built for China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and chartered to French operator CMA CGM. The ships are
JUNE 19, 2013—Faced with declining volume growth and overcapacity in the market, some of the biggest container line operators in the world have agreed in principle to create a long-term alliance on
