Ballast water and incidental discharge management was the focus of a joint hearing held yesterday by he House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), and the
Crowley Maritime Corporation chairman, president and CEO Tom Crowley Jr., says that his company’s acquisition of the business and assets of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico-based logistics companPuerto Rico Freight Systems (PRFS) “strengthens our
The Damen Changde shipyard in China has delivered the ASD tugs Karloo and Kalarka to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia. The tugs were built to the highly successful ASD Tug
While a decrease in ice will allow increased shipping activity in the Arctic, it won’t lead to a significant increase in oil and gas production over the next two decades, according to
In a move to expand capacity in its Asia-Europe service, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced a decision toorder two new 8,600-TEU containerships from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., for delivery in
The U.S. Department of the Treasury yesterday took action to designate two major Iranian commercial entities -Tidewater Middle East Co. and Iran Air – under Iran sanctions regulations. Tidewater Middle East Co.
China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited says that its Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has entered a Cooperation Framework Agreement with China Development Bank Corp. and Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG. In addition Yangzijiang
Wärtsilä Corporation and Metso Corporation have signed an agreement to cooperate in developing and delivering exhaust gas scrubber systems for marine applications. Metso is to supply the scrubber units, while Wärtsilä is
Singapore’s NOL Group today signed letters of intent to build 12 new containerships for its APL subsidiary. The ships, all to be built in South Korean shipyards, will include ten 14,000-TEU vessels
Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. reported yesterday that subsidiaries Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.have entered into shipbuilding contracts worth US$0.7 billion with
