By MarEx 2015-05-06 10:45:28 By Brian Sherwood Jones, Process Contracting Limited In 2014, the ILO published Guidelines for implementing the occupational safety and health provisions of the Maritime ...
ILO Guidelines for Occupational Safety and Health
Philippines, Japan Coast Guards Hold Anti-piracy Drills
By Reuters 2015-05-06 10:19:29 Philippine and Japanese coast guard teams staged an anti-piracy drill on Wednesday, featuring the storming of a cargo vessel after a mock hijack, in a show of maritime ...
US authorises Cuba ferry services
New licenses issued by the Obama Administration for US-Cuba passenger ferry operations could be a stepping stone to direct cargo services. On 5 May the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign ...
Detained Maersk Vessel Ordeal Reaching Conclusion
By Reuters 2015-05-06 08:48:52 Iran said on Wednesday a legal settlement could be reached soon over its seizure of the Marshall-Islands flagged Maersk Tigris container ship in the Strait of Hormuz ...
Still in the black, Western Bulk remains cautious
Western Bulk, the listed Norwegian dry bulk shipping group, remained in the black in 1Q15, and it retains a cautious outlook on dry bulk market prospects. Group net profit in 1Q15 remained unchanged ...
KDB eyes overseas port investments
Korea Development Bank (KDB), South Korea's largest provider of ship financing, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to co-operate ...
Ningbo Port Group nominates new president and chairman
Shanghai-listed Ningbo Port Group has nominated Song Yueshun as its new president and chairman. Song's nomination on 29 April has been approved by the board of directors of Yangzijiang and Song will ...
Incheon to partially open Terminal B on 1 June
In a sign of growing competition among South Korean ports for container cargoes, Incheon Port Authority (IPA) will partially open Incheon New Port Phase 1-1 container pier (Terminal B) on 1 June, ...
Polar Code environmental provisions set for adoption at IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 68th session from 11 to 15 May 2015, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the ...
Fire-damaged ferry Sorrento under tow to Sagunto
Car ferry Sorrento, which had to be evacuated last week off Majorca after a major fire broke out on one of its car decks, is under tow to the Spanish port of Sagunto. The Grimaldi group, which owns ...
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