By MarEx 2015-10-07 02:37:03 On Tuesday, Ivory Coast began construction of a four-year, 560 billion CFA franc ($962 million) project to build a second container terminal and widen the canal leading ...
Ivory Coast Begins Abidjan Port Upgrades
Safety to the fore at Singapore forum
The 8th Co-operation Forum opened in Singapore on 5 October to discuss challenges faced by the maritime industry including cyber security and the trend towards a sustainable global maritime transport ...
Shell CEO Sees First Signs of Oil Price Recovery
By Reuters 2015-10-07 02:14:18 Oil markets are beginning to recover but the scale of global oversupply means prices may rise only slowly, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on ...
MARAD Chief Defends Jones Act
By MarEx 2015-10-06 20:57:06 Speaking at the 2015 Jones Act Shipping Forum in New York, U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen affirmed the overwhelming support for the Jones Act in ...
Hydrographic Survey of Malacca Strait Underway
By MarEx 2015-10-06 19:28:46 A hydrographic survey of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) has been launched this week by the three littoral States - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore - and ...
U.S. Sets Out 150 Oil Spill Research Priorities
By Wendy Laursen 2015-10-06 19:09:45 The U.S. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) has approved the Oil Pollution Research & Technology Plan (OPRTP) for ...
India to Accept Offshore Wind Leases
By MarEx 2015-10-06 15:27:44 India is moving towards harnessing offshore energy via wind. Last month, the Indian government revealed plans to adopt an offshore wind policy that will pave the way for ...
India to Offer Offshore Wind Leases
By MarEx 2015-10-06 15:27:44 India is moving towards harnessing offshore energy via wind. Last month, the Indian government revealed plans to adopt an offshore wind policy that will pave the way for ...
U.S. & Russia Locked in Icy Arctic Dispute
By Reuters 2015-10-06 14:31:17 President Barack Obama's recent trip to Alaska helped draw attention to global climate change - and to the national-security tensions that could result from a warming ...
U.S. and Russia Locked in Icy Arctic Dispute
By Reuters 2015-10-06 14:31:17 President Barack Obama's recent trip to Alaska helped draw attention to global climate change - and to the national-security tensions that could result from a warming ...


