Bergen Group Services, part of the listed Norwegian maritime services company Bergen Group, says it has signed a frame agreement with Volvo Penta and in co-operation with Volvo Penta Center Bjordal ...
Bergen Group Services signs agreement with Volvo Penta
Coast Guard Suspending Search for Missing Crew
By MarEx 2015-10-07 12:01:53 The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that it will end its search for the El Faro’s 32 missing crewmembers at sunset. Thus far, USCG rescue teams have only ...
China Eyes Kenyan Ports
By MarEx 2015-10-07 11:51:55 China has an ambitious called the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, which is driven to take a larger role in global affairs including increasing its export volumes. China ...
India Modernizing Shipping Sector
By MarEx 2015-10-07 11:41:55 Despite its 4,300-mile coastline, India’s coastal shipping sector is considered to be still be its infancy. Inida is now investing in modernizing its major ports and its ...
Expanded Panama Canal to open ‘by April 2016’
Panama Canal administrator Jorge Quijano has assured shipping leaders the expanded canal should be open for business by April next year. "It hasn't been easy" he told the Danish Maritime Forum in ...
Port of Rauma starts expansion of container terminal
The Port of Rauma has started an expansion of its container terminal by preparing the location for aggregates that will be dredged from the site, the port said in a statement. This first phase is ...
Soyuz Bunkering to shut Singapore operations
Russian marine fuel trader Soyuz Bunkering is to shut its Singapore operations after just 19 months in business. Soyuz, part of Russian private investment company Summa Group, is headquartered in ...
MISC eyes secondhand tanker purchases
Malaysian carrier MISC, rejuvenated by improving tanker freight rates, could purchase secondhand oil tankers if these are backed by charter contracts. The company's new chief executive officer, Yee ...
Asia Development Bank lauds Colombo port improvements
Infrastructure improvements at Colombo Port in Sri Lanka will offer "huge advantages" over competitors in the battle for transhipment business in south Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank ...
Court blasts EPA ballast water rules
A three-judge panel overturned rules governing the United States's ballast water regime in a significant decision affecting vessel operators trading in US waters. In a 5 October decision, the US Court ...
Footer
