By MarEx 2015-04-22 01:18:43 Colombia has authorized a Chinese ship to set sail after it was caught carrying 100 tons of explosives to Cuba illegally, the prosecutor's office said on Tuesday, though ...
Colombia Frees Chinese Arms Ship
Compatriot company to acquire RSHI shipyard
A Chinese company listed on a stock exchange in China has been identified as a potential purchaser to acquire relevant assets and liabilities of Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a key shipyard ...
Sewol salvage planned for September
Work to hoist capsized ferry Sewol could begin in September, said South Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security on 22 April, after a meeting with relevant government agencies. The ministry was ...
South Korea Will Raise Sewol
By MarEx 2015-04-22 00:32:12 South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure from mourning ...
AVIC to acquire Shanghai Catic Industrial for $33.3m
Singapore-listed shipbuilding and trading company AVIC International Maritime Holdings has entered into sale and purchase agreement to acquire logistics company Shanghai Catic Industrial for SGD45 ...
Sembcorp Marine secures $41.4m contract
Singaporean offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine has secured the floating storage and offloading (FSO) conversion contract worth SGD56 million (USD41.4 million) from Teekay for the Gina Krog ...
Bulker scrappings hit record high in March
The demolitions of dry bulk carriers hit a monthly record high in March, an analyst revealed. Speaking at Sea Asia on 21 April, Braemar ACM shipping analyst Peter Malpas revealed that over 5 million ...
Air Power Needed in Migrant Solution
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-21 22:33:17 The European Union is proposing to double the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations after a decision to scale back naval operations last year ...
Titanic Threats Still Lurk Today
By MarEx 2015-04-21 21:03:45 Op-Ed by Albert Buixadé Farré The Titanic sank 103 years ago last week. A disaster of comparable proportions may happen again. With sea ice melting, Arctic shipping is ...
Sea Shepherd Heads North in Anti-Whaling Campaign
By Wendy Laursen 2015-04-21 20:53:22 Chief Executive Officer of Sea Shepherd Global, Captain Alex Cornelissen, has stated that the organization will target whaling conducted by Norway and Iceland in ...


