SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 – Singapore listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. reports that four options (two 82,000 DWT and two 64,000 DWT bulk carriers) were converted into firm orders in July, became effective
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 — Maersk Line reports that the 6,800 TEU containership Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in its two foremost cargo bays of
AUGUST 30, 2013 — ClassNK Executive Vice President Toshitomo Matsui announced today that the ClassNK Casualty Investigation Team’s analysis and investigation of the MOL Comfort casualty will take longer than initially expected,
AUGUST 29, 2013 — Wilbur Ross’s WL Ross & Co. and other private equity investors have provided more than $100 million in capital to launch a Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company, Nautical
AUGUST 20, 2013 — The Port of Long Beach has cut emissions of diesel particulates by 81 percent since 2005, according to an analysis released today. The results for 2012 mark six
AUGUST 19, 2013 — Siemens Energy has signed a chartering agreement with Danish shipowner Esvagt A/S for the two new 83.7 m offshore wind farm service vessels that the company ordered from
AUGUST 13, 2013 — Two “well financed” Hamburg, Germany, headquartered shipping companies have founded a joint venture, Quayside Maritime Partners, to acquire ships in the present market for later sale at an
AUGUST 12, 2013 — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) reports that the causes of the mid-June incident that saw the five year old containership MOL Comfort break in two have been thoroughly investigated.
JULY 31, 2013 — The latest prominent shipowner to attract the attention of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is Italy’s Ignazio Messina & Co. SpA. According to UANI, Ignazio Messina operates container
JULY 29, 2013 — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is opposing legislation introduced by the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, to relax the U.S.-build requirement of the Jones Act for
