OCTOBER 2, 2012 — Drydocks World LLC (DDW LLC) and Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) have signed an agreement that gives Pacific Carriers a 67 percent shareholding in Drydocks World-Southeast Asia Pte. Limited
OCTOBER 1, 2012 –The New Zealand Government and Costamare subsidiary Daina Shipping Company (owner of the containership MV Rena) have reached what Maritime New Zealand calls “a comprehensive financial settlement in respect
OCTOBER 1, 2012 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a complex containership deck crane refurbishment job that called for certification of strict welding procedures by Lloyd’s Register (LR), which approved all
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
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
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,
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.
