Tianjin port has suspended the import and export of hazardous cargo, beginning on 17 August, according to an announcement by the Tianjin Transport Committee. The announcement stated that all container ...
Tianjin port suspends movement of dangerous cargo
SDIC to invest in FSIG
Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group (FSIG), a state-owned shipbuilding group based in Fujian, China, said it is in talks with China's State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC) to include ...
Top Ten Maritime News Stories 19/08/2015
Posted on: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 By: Szymanski Seacurus Daily: Top Ten Maritime News Stories 19/08/2015 1. Migrant Murder Master Italian officials said on Tuesday that they had arrested ...
Hurricane Damage Predicted to Get Worse
By Wendy Laursen 2015-08-18 22:26:48 Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Katrina was the 11th named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2005 season – the longest and most ...
U.S. Plans Methane Emissions Cuts
By MarEx 2015-08-18 19:47:21 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced standards that would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the oil and ...
U.S. Tops Windstorm Damage Claims
By Wendy Laursen 2015-08-18 17:24:23 The U.S. is the top location in the world for windstorm related insurance claims, says insurer Alliance Global Corporate & Specialty, and there are lessons to ...
Obama Heads To Arctic
By MarEx 2015-08-18 16:49:33 President Obama will be the first standing president to visit the Alaskan Arctic. He will travel to the Arcitc August 31 through September 3 for a series of climate ...
Joint Sino-Russian Naval Exercises Off Japan
By MarEx 2015-08-18 15:26:11 China and Russia will conduct the largest joint naval exercise ever undertaken by these countries in the Sea of Japan during late August. More than 27 warships including ...
2014 Towing Industry Safety Statistics
By MarEx 2015-08-18 13:14:23 Two weeks ago, the Coast Guard met with the American Waterways Operators for a National Quality Steering Committee meeting. During the meeting, the Coast Guard provided ...
US towing safety improves in 2014
Crew fatalities and accidents in the US towing vessel sector improved slightly in 2014, according to the most recent government data. In a report covering towing industry safety from 1994-2014, the US ...