Crew costs on the increase
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 —International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry increased by an average 2.1 percent in 2011. This compares with a 2.2
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NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 —The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate response of the pilot of the
CIMC orders 9,300 TEU box ships for charter to CMA CGM
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 — The world’s largest container manufacturer, CIMC (China International Marine Containers) is getting into the shipowning business. It has placed a $330 million order with Chinese shibuilder STX Dalian,
Double christening for Evergreen Line at Samsung
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012—Ever Laden, the second L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was recently christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group’s First Vice Group Chairman, at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea.
$16 billion investment gap threatens ports, waterways
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 — Aging infrastructure for marine ports, inland waterways, and airports threatens more than one million U.S. jobs according to a new Failure to Act report from the American Society
Maritime Security: GAO sees “Substantial progress”
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 — Eleven years after 9/11, a GAO report finds that the U.S. has made “substantial progress” in improving maritime security. GAO says that, 10 years after passage of the
Sappio takes helm at Rickmers Americas
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 — The Rickmers Group has appointed Robert Sappio to the position of President and CEO of Rickmers Americas. He will report to Ronald D. Widdows, CEO of Rickmers Holding.
New APL box giants promise big fuel savings
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — The first of ten new 13,800 TEU containerships under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for APL will be delivered next year. The series will be some 20
Rena officers released from prison
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 — New Zealand media report that the captain and second officer of the grounded containership Rena have been released from prison after serving half their sentence as required by
OT&BE releases more details of ATB dredge
AUGUST 30, 2012 — Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corp (OT&BE) has released some more details of the ATB dredge to be built by Signal International, at its Orange, Texas, shipyard for