The Marshall Islands flag has its best year in South Korea in 2014, despite liquidity issues afflicting the country's chaebol-linked shipping companies. Annie Ng, head of Asia at International ...
Marshall Islands flag scores best performance in South Korea
East African Deepwater Spending to Increase
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-22 20:47:34 Despite imminent project delays, global deepwater expenditure is expected to increase by 69 percent to reach a total of $210 billion between 2015 and 2019. Africa ...
Abu Dhabi Boosts Offshore Oil Investment
By MarEx 2015-04-22 20:02:17 Abu Dhabi plans to invest over $25 billion in the next five years on boosting its oil production capacity from offshore fields, a senior official of Abu Dhabi National ...
Container Ship Widening Improves EEDI, Profitability
By MarEx 2015-04-22 19:49:16 German shipowner Reederei NSB has developed a unique concept to widen container ships. The widening will increase the TEU capacity of a ship by more than 20 percent, and ...
Bulk Carrier Grounds in Michigan
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-22 19:22:48 The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a 603-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the St. Marys River near De Tour Village, Michigan, early on Wednesday. The ...
MPA and WMU Cooperate on Leadership Training
By MarEx 2015-04-22 18:02:29 MPA Academy, the training arm of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), and the World Maritime University (WMU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...
Man Overboard, Possibly Eaten by Sharks
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-22 17:44:23 A coroner in Australia has ruled that a Chinese seafarer could have been murdered, thrown off a ship and then eaten by sharks. Sun Peng, 28, had a fight with ...
UK’s Renewable Market Driving U.S. Pellet Demand
By MarEx 2015-04-22 17:16:01 In 2014, almost three-quarters of all U.S. wood pellet exports were delivered to the United Kingdom (UK), mainly for the purpose of generating electricity. Overall, U.S. ...
SCA Stresses Vital Role of U.S. Shipyards
By MarEx 2015-04-22 16:03:47 The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), a national trade association representing the nation’s shipbuilding and repair industry is hosting a fly-in beginning today. ...
Dispatches No. 241
Posted on: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 By: Szymanski InterManager is gearing up for Manning and Training conference in Copenhagen on the 28-29 April. Places are still available and our members can ...