By Reuters 2015-09-02 18:29:51 Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in an apparent first for China's military ...
Five Chinese Ships Sail Near Alaska
Melting Ice Caps and New Shipping Lanes
By MarEx 2015-09-02 17:07:58 While the disappearing Arctic ice cap is a foreboding global issue, it also has the potential to boost the shipping industry by redrawing global shipping routes. The ...
E.U. Approves Shell’s Acquisition
By Reuters 2015-09-02 15:05:03 Royal Dutch Shell gained EU approval on September 2 for its $70 billion acquisition of Britain's BG Group, the second of four key markets needed to clear the deal. The ...
Next-Generation Shipbuilding Inspection
By MarEx 2015-09-02 14:54:25 Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding recently inspected the UK-flagged chemical and product tanker CPO Japan using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone, equipped with ...
Singapore Straits Piracy Attempt Foiled
By MarEx 2015-09-02 14:30:22 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Indonesian and Singaporean Navies foiled a piracy attempt on the Singapore Strait on September 1. According to ...
Hyundai Heavy Nears Shipbuilding Deal
By MarEx 2015-09-02 14:14:05 Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, may expand its presence in India, Asia’s third-largest economy. The Indian Ministry of Defense is ...
Hyundai Heavy Industries Nears Shipbuilding Deal
By MarEx 2015-09-02 14:14:05 Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, may expand its presence in India, Asia’s third-largest economy. The Indian Ministry of Defense is ...
Odebrecht Group Convicted for Slavery-Like Practices
By Reuters 2015-09-01 21:59:46 A Brazilian labor court convicted units of Brazil's Odebrecht Group of holding workers in conditions akin to slavery at an ethanol refinery construction project in ...
Shipping Emergency Game Draws Criticism
By Wendy Laursen 2015-09-01 18:52:21 A new computer game called Ship Emergency Simulator, and hailed as the world's first maritime career simulator, is expected to be on sale ready for Christmas ...
Obama Pushes for More Icebreakers
By Reuters 2015-09-01 17:52:11 On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred ...