By Reuters 2015-05-19 17:06:22 Chinese buyers are eyeing long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from U.S. company Cheniere Energy, an official from the firm said on Tuesday, in what would ...
U.S. LNG Exports Slated for Chinese Market
Galley Worker Found Dead by Kitchen Knives
By MarEx 2015-05-19 15:48:37 A Filipino sailor was found dead Sunday evening on the containership MV Emvella when it reached dock at Malta Freeport. According to local news reports, the man was ...
World’s First Electrical Car Ferry in Operation
By MarEx 2015-05-19 15:35:44 The world’s first electrical car and passenger ferry powered by batteries has entered service in Norway. The ferry only uses 150 kWh per route, which corresponds to ...
China Looks to Brazil for Increased Investment
By MarEx 2015-05-19 15:07:47 Brazil and China are engaging in talks this week to increase trade cooperation between the two nations and expand Brazil’s infrastructure network. Brazilian president ...
‘Old Ironsides’ Arrives in Dry Dock
By Kathryn Stone 2015-05-19 12:25:00 The world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat has been moved to dry dock this week to begin a planned three year restoration project. The USS Constitution ...
Thailand canal deal with China denied
Thailand has denied reports that a deal has been signed with China to build a canal across the south of the country allowing ships to bypass the Malacca Straits. "It's nothing to do with the ...
People Smugglers Dodge Kidnapping Charges
By Reuters 2015-05-19 10:24:27 Two smugglers arrested over the deaths of hundreds drowned in the Mediterranean's most deadly shipwreck in decades will not be charged with kidnapping because ...
Savannah scores record month
Box volumes in April at the Port of Savannah increased by 25.8% year on year to 335,337 teu: a new monthly record for America's fourth-largest container port. Savannah's previous monthly record of ...
Cosco Guangdong wins OSV order
China's Cosco shipyard's group has won a contract for its Guangdong shipyard to build a multipurpose offshore support vessel. This latest order is for a 65 m TAERRV (tanker assist/emergency ...
Port of Antwerp Provides Green Technology Incentives
Local pollution Despite all efforts so far, shipping still makes a significant contribution towards local pollution, mainly in the form of SOx, NOx and particulates. Various regulatory initiatives to ...