By MarEx 2015-09-18 16:14:30 The Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan to rebalance the Asia-Pacific region is a strategy that safeguards U.S. interests and military access, builds partner capabilities ...
Department of Defense Outlines Asia-Pacific Maritime Strategy
Chilean Earthquake Shuts Down Port
By MarEx 2015-09-18 15:10:52 Operations have been halted at Chile’s Coquimbo Port after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake rippled off the cost of Coquimbo and caused a tsunami on September 16. The quake ...
China Promises Cooperation in South China Sea
By MarEx 2015-09-18 14:52:00 After years of being locked in a bitter dispute with Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli vowed to step ...
Kenyans Close Port Mombasa to Raid Ship
By MarEx 2015-09-18 14:25:33 Kenyan authorities raided a vessel docked in the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa suspected of carrying drugs and firearms. The vessel's Norwegian owner and operator, Hoegh ...
Höegh Autoliners Vessel Raided in Kenya
By MarEx 2015-09-18 14:25:33 Kenyan authorities raided a vessel docked in the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa suspected of carrying drugs and firearms. The vessel's Norwegian owner and operator, Hoegh ...
Renewable Energy Approved for Carolinas
By MarEx 2015-09-18 14:14:32 The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has approved an offshore wind energy leasing project off the North Carolina coast. The approval comes after the Bureau of Ocean ...
GAIL invites fresh bids for USD7Bn LNG newbuilds
GAS Authority of India Limited (GAIL), a government owned entity, has again invited tenders to charter nine LNG newbuilds for transporting nearly 6M tonnes of LNG annually from the United States to ...
Hapag-Lloyd IPO mooted by mid-November
German container line Hapag-Lloyd is determined to push ahead with its planned initial public offering (IPO) faster than expected, according to local press reports. The company, which has Chilean ...
Genting bags majority stake in Lloyd Werft
Malaysian multinational Genting Group today sealed its takeover of German shipbuilder Lloyd Werft after two months of negotiations. The group, which has cruise shipping interests and is an investor in ...
Maersk Line names north China head
Maersk Line has announced the new head of its operation in north China. Anderson Luo will take over the role in Qingdao from Mike Fang on 1 November. Fang moved in July to Shanghai to become head of ...