By MarEx 2015-05-18 17:08:41 Ship traffic has resumed today after the Algoma Spirit, a 34,685dwt bulker, ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway Saturday afternoon, stopping all transportation over ...
Shipping Resumes on St. Lawrence Seaway
Iranian Warships Escort Yemen-Bound Cargo Ship
By MarEx 2015-05-18 15:26:48 Two Iranian warships have rendezvoused with the Yemen-bound Iran Shahed cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, the vessel's captain said in remarks published by Iran's Tasnim ...
Seattle Port Sees Latest Shell Protests
By MarEx 2015-05-18 14:46:42 Around 200 protestors gathered Monday morning near Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle to block access to a shell rig that will resume oil exploration activities this ...
Large claims, lower returns hit Skuld
Protection and indemnity (P&I) club Skuld saw its net result deteriorate to USD13.5 million last year, from USD29million in 2013. The Oslo-based member of the International Group of P&I Clubs ...
Viking Officially Launches Ocean Cruises
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-18 12:57:05 The Viking Star, the first ocean ship from river cruise giant Viking, officially launched Sunday following a ceremony attended by almost 20,000 in the vessel’s ...
Polar code adopted, sensitive sea area designated and work progressed on ballast water, energy-efficiency and air pollution implementation at IMO environment meeting
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 68th session from 11 to 15 May 2015. The MEPC adopted the environmental requirements ...
600 Maritime Jobs Lost Amid Low Oil Prices
By MarEx 2015-05-18 11:45:50 The Rolls-Royce marine unit is the latest group announcing job cuts amid increasing pressure of low oil prices. The British engineering group said it would cut 600 jobs ...
Pirates Attack Tanker off Malaysia
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-18 10:51:09 The Malaysian-flagged tanker Oriental Glory was attacked by a group of 30 pirates on May 15, marking the seventh incident of fuel siphoning in Asia this year. ...
IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE (MEPC), 68th SESSION 11 – 15 May 2015
Posted on: Monday, May 18th, 2015 By: Szymanski The IMO Committee on Protection of the Marine Environment (MEPC) held its 68th Session from Monday 11 through Friday 15 May 2015 under the Chairmanship ...
Russian sanctions hit Hamburg transhipments
Cargo throughput at the port of Hamburg remained unchanged in the first quarter at 35.6 million tonnes (+0.1% year on year) as gains in dry bulk liftings were offset by a drop in containers. Bulk ...