By Reuters 2015-09-01 17:52:11 On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred ...
Obama Pushes for More Icebreakers
Torture Ship Sparks Protests
By MarEx 2015-09-01 17:17:34 About 60 people gathered in London on August 29 to protest the arrival of La Esmeralda. The vessel is a Chilean naval ship used during General Augusto Pinochet’s ...
Islamic State Vessel Arrested
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:48:46 The Greek Coast Guard has intercepted a foreign-flagged cargo ship near Crete that is believed to be transporting weapons and explosives to Islamic State. Reports ...
Royal Navy Unveils Furturistic Warship Concept
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:31:13 A group of British naval engineers have released design concepts for the Royal Navy’s warship of the future. Dubbed the Dreadnought 2050, the concept art depicts a ...
Royal Navy Unveils Futuristic Warship Concept
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:31:13 A group of British naval engineers have released design concepts for the Royal Navy’s warship of the future. Dubbed the Dreadnought 2050, the concept art depicts a ...
China Regulates Marine Pollution Too
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:20:17 The Chinese Ministry of Transport has released new guidelines to curb ship and port pollution. By 2020, China hopes to reduce sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions in the ...
Samsung Gobbles Competitors
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:11:43 Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a deal to take over management of financially troubled Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The agreement is for four ...
Ships Collide in Bosphorus Strait
By MarEx 2015-09-01 16:03:32 The M/T Paros Wind collided with the M/V CS Jaden on August 31 in the Black Sea. The collision occurred about eight miles from the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait. The ...
Crowds Fading in San Francisco Bay
By MarEx 2015-09-01 15:54:39 San Francisco Bay’s back log of container ships is fading. The Port reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. It was the sixth ...
Island Offshore to postpone deliveries of three Vard newbuildings
Island Offshore Group, the privately owned Norwegian offshore services vessel owner, and Vard Brevik, the Norwegian unit of the Italian Fincantieri shipbuilding group, have agreed to postpone the ...