By MarEx 2015-04-20 17:15:15 The European Union proposed doubling the size of its Mediterranean search and rescue operations on Monday, as the first bodies were brought ashore of some 900 people ...
EU Proposes 10 Point Migrant Action Plan
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Approaches Yemen
By MarEx 2015-04-20 16:48:43 The U.S. Navy has sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser into the waters near Yemen, officials said on Monday, heightening the U.S. maritime security ...
Hapag-Lloyd Prepares for Panama Canal Trade
By MarEx 2015-04-20 16:39:30 Ship container line Hapag-Lloyd has placed an order for five vessels as it looks to bolster trade in Latin America ahead of next year's planned expansion of the Panama ...
Mobster sentenced for dockworker extortion
Stephen Depiro, a soldier within the Genovese organised crime family, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for extorting payments from fellow dockworkers on the New Jersey waterfront. He was also ...
Hapag-Lloyd signs 10,500 teu newbuilding series
German container line Hapag-Lloyd plans to bring a new string of 10,500 teu container vessels to the East Coast South America (ECSA) trades by 2017. The Hamburg-based carrier today announced the ...
Royal Caribbean cuts 2015 profit outlook
Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises fell sharply after the cruise company reduced its 2015 profit outlook, citing rising fuel prices and a strong US dollar. The company reported net income of USD45.2 ...
New ClassNK research centre to promote smarter and greener shipping
The maritime industry has two main challenges today, says Japanese classification society ClassNK, and its new research centre in Singapore aims to address both. The society has opened the Global ...
Conference on domestic ferry safety to be held in Philippines
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will hold an international Conference on the enhancement of safety of ships carrying passengers on non-international voyages, in Manila, the Philippines, ...
Arkon rejigs heavy lift and bulk chartering
German shipbroker and operator Arkon Shipping & Projects is restructuring its deepsea dry cargo operations. The company's heavy lift chartering services are being relocated to Hamburg where they ...
IMO Secretary-General calls for coordinated efforts to safeguard migrants
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Koji Sekimizu, today (20 April) called for coordinated action to safeguard migrants, following the most recent incident ...
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