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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
AUGUST 29, 2012 – The American Salvage Association (ASA) reports that a salvage operation performed by one of its members has been recognized by the Coast Guard for its professionalism and effectiveness.
AUGUST 28, 2012 —”Our staff and terminal operators have taken all of the necessary precautions in anticipation of the worst, while we hope for the best,” said Port of New Orleans President
AUGUST 22, 2012 — China’s largest privately owned shipbuilder, China Rongsheng Heavy Industries, saw revenues fall by 37.2 percent in the six months ended June 30, while earnings fell by 82.3 percent,
