Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine has cancelled an additional Ultramax newbuilding ordered by Precious Shipping over a delay in second-phase payment by the shipowner. The contract of the newbuild bearing ...
Sainty Marine cancels additional Ultramaxorder by Precious Shipping
Georgia Looks to China For Port and Trade
By Wendy Laursen 2015-09-16 21:03:33 Black Sea nation Georgia has plans for a new port designed to halve transit times between China and Europe. Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili outlined ...
Australia Delays Shell BG Takeover Decision
By MarEx 2015-09-16 20:20:47 Australia's competition watchdog flagged concerns on Thursday that Royal Dutch Shell's proposed $70 billion takeover of BG Group may lessen gas supply competition in ...
Shipbuilding Makes China’s Top 10
By Wendy Laursen 2015-09-16 18:59:32 Chinese media outlets are proudly announcing the nation’s top 10 manufacturing achievements, with shipbuilding making it in at position 10. China released its ...
Scientists to Study Ship Noise Impact on Marine Life
By MarEx 2015-09-16 17:02:41 Port Metro Vancouver has partnered with the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and JASCO Applied Sciences to deploy a hydrophone listening station in ...
Death Rays Next for British Navy
By MarEx 2015-09-16 16:48:03 The British Ministry of Defence, in an effort to become more cost-effective in warfare, has revealed plans to equip its warships with laser cannons. The Royal Navy hopes ...
Fish Population At Record Lows
By Reuters 2015-09-16 15:57:40 The amount of fish in the oceans has halved since 1970, in a plunge to the "brink of collapse" caused by over-fishing and other threats, the WWF conservation group ...
Singapore to Add LNG to Bunker Services
By MarEx 2015-09-16 14:16:00 Singapore is already the maritime industry’s largest fuel bunkering hub, but it is now strategically positioning itself to become a leading LNG trading center as well. ...
Indian Ocean Piracy Suppressed
By MarEx 2015-09-16 11:34:17 EU Navfor, BIMCO and NATO were unanimous in their opinion that piracy in the Indian Ocean is suppressed but not eradicated. The combination of measures - Best Management ...
Dispatches No. 259
Posted on: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 By: Szymanski InterManager AGM We would like to thank all our members for attendance and great support during InterManager’s AGM held in London at ...