By MarEx 2015-08-17 23:07:21 In an op-ed in Dagens Næringsliv, the largest daily business paper in Norway, the Norwegian Shipowners Association and their CEO Sturla Henriksen have said a definite ...
Norwegian Shipowners to Stop Beaching
Singapore Looks to IBM for Traffic Solutions
By MarEx 2015-08-17 19:38:16 IBM and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have announced a partnership to develop new analytics-based technologies aimed at improving operations in the ...
Tianjin: An Appalling Loss
By MarEx 2015-08-17 19:13:17 The death toll after the Tianjin port explosions last week has risen to 114. Local officials report that 54 bodies have been identified and another 70 people are still ...
Shell Gets Final Nod of Approval
By MarEx 2015-08-17 17:28:03 U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno has approved Shell’s request to drill into potential oil-bearing zones in the Chukchi ...
Former Petrobras Executive Sentenced To 12 Years
By Reuters 2015-08-17 16:10:51 A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just over 12 years in prison on Monday for corruption and ...
South China Sea Nations Clash Over Maritime Territories
By MarEx 2015-08-17 15:56:58 China claims that it is a sovereign nation and that the U.S. has no right to patrol near its territorial waters. The U.S. insists that it is simply protecting its Allies ...
Authorities Seize 1,000 Pounds Of Marijuana In Jamaica
By MarEx 2015-08-17 11:48:21 Over 1,000 pounds of compressed marijuana has been seized in Kingston, Jamaica. Narcotics agents discovered the drugs in two shipping containers, one destined for ...
Ship Bursts Into Flames On Suez Canal
By MarEx 2015-08-17 11:39:51 In the first incident since the Suez Canal’s August 6th inauguration, the M/V Om el-Kheir caught fire while berthing at Port Tawfik. The Port is at the Canal’s southern ...
Libya Needs Weapons To Defend Its Oil
By MarEx 2015-08-17 10:45:59 Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) said its forces need more weapons to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), which is fighting for control of two of the nation’s ...
Halifax Remembers WWII Bravery
By Wendy Laursen 2015-08-17 04:06:05 This month, the maritime community in Halifax in Canada, continue a tradition designed to keep the city’s stories of historic bravery alive. The Bamse Cup, a ...