By MarEx 2015-08-03 18:57:02 The delivery of Arendal Spirit this year marks the addition of a new segment to Teekay Offshore’s offshore logistics portfolio and the world’s first Unit for Maintenance ...
A Look Inside Arendal Spirit
Maritime Dispute Heats Up with China
By MarEx 2015-08-03 17:25:01 The Japanese government has released 14 photos of Chinese offshore platforms in the South China Sea. The move highlights Japan’s concerns about what it sees as China’s ...
Military Ordinance Dumped in Gulf of Mexico
By MarEx 2015-08-03 16:29:32 Texas A& M oceanographic researcher have reported that unexploded bombs and other military ordnance washing up on the Florida coast has brought more awareness U.S. ...
SubSea 7 Vessel Catches Fire
By MarEx 2015-08-03 16:00:07 A fire broke out onboard the ROV Subsea Viking 7 while it was moored in Scotland at the Hatson Pier on Orkney Island. It was reported that short circuit in the diesel ...
Mapping the Arctic Floor
By MarEx 2015-08-03 15:38:10 The University of New Hampshire and scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently completed a three-week expedition to map the ...
Slave Ships Harvest World’s Seafood
By MarEx 2015-08-03 15:10:40 Papa New Guinea authorities arrested a Thai fishing vessel crewed with slave laborers. Six Cambodian and two Burmese were rescued from the Blissful Reefer. The fishing ...
MPHRP announces new head under ISWAN
Tom Holmer, former head of the International Transport Workers' Federation's Seafarers' Trust, has been chosen to lead the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP). Holmer will take up ...
Shore power expanded in Montreal and Quebec City
Shore power will become available in the ports of Montreal and Quebec during the next few years with the assistance of government air pollution reduction programmes, the two port authorities have ...
News insight: Europe’s split priorities strain shipping
Europe's increasingly militaristic reaction to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean Sea evidences an offensive rather than rescue focused mind-set. While smugglers and traffickers must be ...
Firmer July freight rates do not wipe out overcapacity concerns
A rise in container spot rates in July on the previous month does not wipe out concerns of overcapacity in the industry, a senior shipping analyst said. The rates rose about 12% last month on June, ...