By MarEx 2015-04-29 19:01:19 The EU has approved a Danish-led, maritime e-navigation project designed to increase safety and efficiency at sea. The Danish Maritime Authority is to lead the project ...
Maritime Cloud Project Kicks Off
Greece Considers Selling Ports to Appease Lenders
By Reuters 2015-04-29 16:45:31 Greece's government is considering selling stakes in its two largest ports as a concession to reach an agreement with its lenders and unlock bailout funds, a ...
Improved US, Cuba Relations Face Roadblock
By Kathryn Stone 2015-04-29 16:34:18 House republicans made a strong statement against US President Obama’s reconciliatory policy toward Cuba yesterday by attaching policy riders that block new ...
Panama Canal Expansion Hits Milestone
By Kathryn Stone 2015-04-29 14:05:33 The Panama Canal Expansion project reached a key milestone yesterday as the sixteenth and final gate for new locks was installed on the Pacific side of the ...
Port of Houston Reports Record Cargo, Revenue
By MarEx 2015-04-29 11:55:15 The Port of Houston Authority released figures yesterday detailing record cargo movement for 2015 year to date. In his monthly financial report to the Port Commission, ...
Japan, U.S. Consider Joint Air Patrols
By Reuters 2015-04-29 11:04:19 Japan's military is considering joining the United States in maritime air patrols in the South China Sea in response to China's increasingly assertive pursuit of ...
Maritime History Preserved Through Heritage Program
By MarEx 2015-04-29 09:30:05 Maritime history plays a central role in our national narrative, and DOT has a responsibility to protect and promote this rich legacy. That’s why the Maritime ...
Crew of Seized Maersk Vessel Reported Safe
By Reuters 2015-04-29 09:01:59 Danish shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday the crew of the Maersk Tigris container ship were safe and "in good spirits" after Iranian authorities seized the ...
New Zealand Company Fined for Crewman Death
By MarEx 2015-04-29 00:36:29 Talleys Group has been fined $48,000 and ordered to pay $35,000 in reparation to the family of a crewman killed after falling nearly 7m on the fishing vessel Capt MJ ...
Subsea Hardware Spending Ups and Downs
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-28 23:22:10 Statoil CEO Eldar Sætre recently stated that over the last ten years, the cost of subsea developments has increased by 250 percent. According to analysts ...