By MarEx 2015-09-26 01:18:57 Roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from fish markets in California and Indonesia contained man-made debris, plastic or fibrous material, in their guts, according to a ...
Study Finds 25 Percent of Fish Eat Rubbish
Da Nang is New Conduit for Ivory Trafficking
By MarEx 2015-09-26 00:58:17 A string of high profile ivory busts over the past month has unexpectedly focused attention on Da Nang as a new entry point for the illegal ivory trade in Vietnam. Three ...
Shipping Confidence Levels Rise to 2015 High
By MarEx 2015-09-25 19:24:11 Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose in the three months ended August 2015 to their highest level this year, according to the latest Shipping ...
Costa Concordia Dismantling – in Pictures
By Wendy Laursen 2015-09-25 18:27:42 About 200 technicians are currently working on the dismantling of the Costa Concordia. Some are involved in stripping operations, the removal of internal ...
Kumar Named USMMA Education and Training Coordinator
The Dean of United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point accepted a position to serve as Deputy Associate Administrator and National Coordinator for Maritime Education and Training at ...
Santos’ GLNG Project Produces First LNG
By MarEx 2015-09-24 17:14:23 Santos’ Australian GLNG project has started producing its first LNG on Curtis Island, Queensland. LNG is currently being produced from Train 1 ahead of the first cargo, ...
World’s Largest Semi-Submersible Floated Out
By MarEx 2015-09-24 16:48:06 The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project in Australia has reached a milestone with the safe launching of its central processing facility (CPF) from the offshore floating ...
China Investigating Port Overcharging Allegations
By MarEx 2015-09-24 16:10:44 Seven Chinese state departments are investigating four local shipping companies over allegations that they have levied arbitrary and excessive charges for port services ...
Rig Decommissioning Concerns Rise
By MarEx 2015-09-24 15:01:20 Decommissioning offshore rigs used to be an afterthought for energy companies as skyrocketing crude oil prices fueled the industry. But as oil prices have plummeted to ...
Fairweather Names New President
By MarEx 2015-09-24 10:53:29 Fairweather, LLC and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have announced the appointment of Linda Leary as the new president of Fairweather, LLC and the Deadhorse Aviation ...