By MarEx 2016-02-08 17:01:35 A U.S.-Georgian consortium has been awarded a $2.5 billion contract to build and develop a deep-sea port in Anaklia on Georgia's Black Sea coast, as the tiny ex-Soviet ...
Georgia to Build New Silk Road Port
IMO Pushes “Polluter Pays” Convention
By MarEx 2016-02-08 16:41:27 The IMO, together with the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) and the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF), is urging member ...
Modern Express’ Cargo Stirs Environmental Controversy
By MarEx 2016-02-08 16:36:21 The head of European Roro Lines (ERL), the operator of the stricken ro/ro ModernExpress, has disputed claims by Greenpeace that the vessel should be investigated for ...
Cruise Ship Rides Out Severe Storm
By MarEx 2016-02-08 13:31:15 Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas departed Cape Liberty, NJ for Port Canaveral on Saturday, with 4,529 passengers and 1,616 crew aboard. On Sunday, she entered a ...
Alang breakers’ certification fuels flooring debate
ClassNK's recent certification of two shipbreaking yards in Alang has drawn flak from recycling watchdogs, which question the effectiveness of the yards' use of impermeable flooring. While the ...
Indonesia Rejoining OPEC
By MarEx 2015-10-15 12:31:30 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has notified Indonesia that it plans to accept the request to reactivate its membership at the December ...
Naples law conference tackles late payment dilemma
Participants in the Shipping and the Law conference have explored a legal dispute in which an owner wants to end a charterer's contact and claim damages over being paid a minute late. The case, which ...
Why maritime conventions get lost in translation
Maritime lawyers attending the Shipping and the Law conference in Naples have been alerted to how shipping conventions can suffer from mistranslation. While international treaties have "proliferated" ...
European Parliament Wants Major Emissions Cuts
By MarEx 2015-10-15 10:54:44 With the U.N.’s climate talks set for December, the European Parliament is voting for more cuts in in shipping and aviation emissions. The European Parliament wants the ...
European Parliament to Cut More Emissions
By MarEx 2015-10-15 10:54:44 With the U.N.’s climate talks set for December, the European Parliament is voting for more cuts in in shipping and aviation emissions. The European Parliament wants the ...
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