By MarEx 2015-07-10 16:01:55 Drawing a line in the sand has become literal in the South China Sea these days as China moves forward with its reclamation projects, which is imtimidating the ...
A War of Words for Now – China and the U.S.
New Movie Recounts Historic USCG Rescue
By MarEx 2015-07-10 14:27:39 Disney has released the trailer for a new movie based on the true story of heroic US Coast Guard rescue of 32 mariners aboard the SS Pendleton. In the winter of 1952, a ...
CMA CGM Christens Its Largest Vessel
By MarEx 2015-07-10 11:43:08 CMA CGM christened its largest ship, the GEORG FORESTER, on July 11 in Hamburg. The box ship is 398 meters (1,305 feet) long with an 18,000 TEU capacity and is the ...
Greece to Sell Two Key Ports
By MarEx 2015-07-10 11:18:32 Greek PM Alexis Tsipras is maneuvering as fast as he can to put together a bailout deal as its new bailout proposal is being by the EU Commission, the European Central ...
Southeast Asia is Center of Maritime Crime
By MarEx 2015-07-09 15:31:18 There has been a 22% increase in piracy and maritime crime in Southeast Asia during the first six months in 2014 reports UK based Dryad Intelligence. The group recently ...
Brazil Clears Shell’s $70 bln Purchase of BG
By MarEx 2015-07-09 14:01:01 Brazil gave the green light to oil major Royal Dutch Shell to buy smaller rival BG, advancing the $70 billion merger -- the largest of the past decade -- closer to ...
Shell’s Mega-Merger in Brazil
By MarEx 2015-07-09 14:01:01 Brazil gave the green light to oil major Royal Dutch Shell to buy smaller rival BG, advancing the $70 billion merger -- the largest of the past decade -- closer to ...
Snap-back Accident Causes Serious Injury
By MarEx 2015-07-09 12:28:01 The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued a safety bulletin following a mooring line failure on the LNG carrier Zarga, which injured a deck officer. In ...
Former Chief Mate Jailed for Oil Dumping
By MarEx 2015-07-09 11:46:29 The former chief mate of the ocean cargo vessel M/V Murcia Carrier was sentenced on Wednesday to three months in prison for environmental crimes. On April 27, 2014 ...
MSC Diverts Ships from Tunisia
By MarEx 2015-07-09 11:01:14 MSC Cruises said it will drop port calls to Tunisia after the country imposed a state of emergency due to terrorism fears. MSC will suspend Tunisia from its port ...