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A rash of incidents in which outsiders have tried to gain access to commercial vessel operations has prompted the Coast Guard to issue an alert to mariners.
Marad announced $19.6 million in grants to support capital improvements at 28 U.S. small shipyards as part of its Small Shipyard Grant program.
Seattle will continue to be the home port for the Coast Guard's heavy icebreakers in the next decade as shipyards build a new class of "Polar Security" cutters.
Two tankers were apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, less than a month after four other ships were struck in the region.
A cruise ship crash in Venice has reignited calls for large vessels to be banned from the city's Giudecca canal. Four people were injured on Sunday when the ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy's deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of June 17, 2019, ...
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., laid the keel to signify the beginning of construction for the first of two 269'x75.28′ auxiliary personnel lighter — small ...
Singapore, the world's largest bunkering port, unveiled on Thursday further measures to help the industry prepare for the International Maritime Organization's.
Vessel Repair of Port Arthur will receive a grant of $1,360,531 from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation's Maritime Administration, DOT announced Monday.
Naval Dome has adapted its award-winning maritime cyber protection technology for compatibility with port-based systems and naval vessels and rebranded its.
One of Asia's largest shipbuilders will help develop “digital twins” for ocean vessels, part of an effort to provide better monitoring and performance.
Autonomous shipping is slowly gaining greater attention in the maritime industry, prompting more industry players to figure out where they will fit in.
Carnival Corporation has released its ninth annual sustainability report, detailing the key initiatives and progress made in 2018 toward its 2020...
The Virgin Islands relies on a tiny force of individuals to guard it against potential environmental damage from any of the hundreds of cruise ships and other.
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, and federal lawmakers, today announced California as the fourth largest.
For the past two years Damen has been involved in the Joint Industry Project (JIP) Autonomous Shipping, a two-year research project based in the Netherlands.
Tote Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been selected by the U.S. Maritime Administration to serve as vessel construction manager for the new class of ...
Andrew Kinsey, senior risk consultant at the insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, says carriers need to be proactive in preventing ship fires.
Port Canaveral commissioners were filled with superlatives on Wednesday, as they unanimously approved a 20-year contract with Disney Cruise Line that will ...
The Port of Corpus Christi in the US launched a $380m project to deepen and widen its ship channel to accommodate larger vessels and Port of Gothenburg in ...
The Houston Ship Channel could remain under one-way travel restrictions all week following a collision between a deep-draft ship and a barge that spilled.
ABB to deliver benefits of integrated vessel systems to two dredgers built by Keppel Offshore & Marine for Van Oord, securing a first full-scope power,
PORT ANGELES — Activities on and about the sea will be featured at the second annual Port Angeles Maritime Festival on Saturday and Sunday at City Pier.
Transport Canada says it is investigating why a large bulk carrier docked at Windsor Terminal almost broke free.
NAVTOR, a global leader in maritime e-navigation solutions, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Florida-based ...
Ports in India's western state of Gujarat reopened Friday to restricted vessel traffic and cargo handling after Cyclone Vayu halted all marine activities for three ...
Americas Peru: Robbers board LNG tanker at Callao port 18 May A group of about five masked robbers boarded an LNG tanker via the hawse pipe at 0055 hrs ...
Eleven major shipping banks, supported by a number of industry strategic partners including Lloyd's Register (LR), will launch the Poseidon Principles – a ...
It's been 200 years since the S.S. Savannah set sail from its namesake harbor to attempt the world's first trans-Atlantic voyage under steam. Chugging into the ...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) will build 56 new vessels within 10 years to *service* oil fields. "For the replacement of current vessels (built in.
2019 AGM Faroe Islands: Representatives of the world's national shipowners' associations met last week to review the priorities of the global shipowners'
Teams of drones are about to start policing the skies of some of the world's busiest shipping ports. Their target? Environmental rule-breakers.
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The Navy allowed groups around the country to take World War II ships, but scant attention was given to the multimillion-dollar maintenance costs.
Two years behind schedule, and $100 million over its original budget, the project to dredge the Delaware River main channel to 45 feet should be completed by ...
On 23 May 2019 the Deputy Ministry of Shipping via Circular 10/2019 updated its policy on the eligibility of ships registered under the Cyprus flag. In general,
India and Afghanistan are considering offering concessions on transport costs to reinvigorate containerized trade between the two countries via Iran's Chabahar ...
PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners Connie Beauvais and Steve Burke will narrate 30-minute bus tours of waterfront industrial sites during ...
Global maritime industry is a frontrunner in the campaign for a carbon free future, but much more remains to be done to achieve the targets set for the further.
Humpback whales are seen much more often around the approaches to New York Harbor, and with them come the potential for more deadly encounters with ...
Singapore — China's so-called maritime militia is believed to be behind a series of laser attacks against an Australian naval helicopter over the South China Sea ...
Awards also given for safety practices and to Circular IQ, Dayton Freight, Duluth-Superior, Manhattan CFO, Nola, Old Dominion, Pacesetter ports and Worldwide.
In the last several weeks, the Jones Act has drawn headlines over how it has shaped the U.S. and worldwide shipping industry. After almost 100 years as a part ...
The schooner Clotilda smuggled African captives into the U.S. in 1860, more than 50 years after importing slaves was outlawed.
Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family's shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.
The coastguard sent lifeboats out to the MSC Matilde in the early hours of the morning.
A consortium comprising DP World of the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (a sovereign wealth fund), Rosatom and Norilsk Nickel have ...
In the UK at a port in Dorset is based a ship repair and engineering services company Intermarine UK which has struck a new agreement with a Chinese ...
In 2009 I wrote a thesis on the use of unmanned systems for defense applications. At that time, the three buzz words of “dull, dirty and dangerous” dominated the ...
SW/TCH Maritime (SW/TCH), an impact investment platform building the first fleet of zero-emissions maritime vessels in the US, announced its investment to.
Sabotage attacks targeting four oil tankers off the coast of the UAE's Fujairah port earlier this month not only highlighted a new threat to maritime traffic.
There is some good news for international ships, which are flying either a Republic of Korean flag (South Korea) or a Chinese five-star flag, sailing between.
Operations at the Port of Vancouver will resume at 4:30 p.m. local time thanks to a tentative new labor agreement between the BCMEA and ILWU Canada.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge conducted joint operations with their strike groups in the Persian gulf last ...
The Dredging Contractors of America is pleased to support National Maritime Day 2019. The President issued a proclamation on May 20…
The Port of New York and New Jersey says marine terminals are not only seeing more 13,000-TEU ships, but more importantly, they are handling the stronger ...
Designed to optimize vessel responsiveness, efficiency and safety across the entire operating profile, ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Control allows deploying.
Anyone up for some 'Texas Chicken'? Maybe not anymore as pilots request one-way traffic on busiest shipping hub in North America.
Port Arthur seafarers and those who support them along the shore observed National Maritime Day on Wednesday with a brief ceremony at the Seaman's ...
Vessels are working on Australian port expansion project Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 500 and a Multi Cat 1506 to ...
C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, announced the release of C-MAP IMS 2.1, a powerful upgrade of its Integrated ...
The possibility of closing the Bab al-Mandab and Hormuz straits pose a threat no less serious than others coming from Tehran and Hezbollah.
This is a weekly look at developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial conflicts in the region.
FreightWaves puts Singapore, the world's second-busiest box port, under the microscope – examining box throughput, general cargo, bulk oil, non-bulk oil and ...
Port of Houston faces choice as to which ships to prioritize; U.K. Parliament turmoil leaves Brexit deal in doubt.
On 12 June 2019, AS Tallinna Sadam (hereafter "Tallinna Sadam") signed a cooperation agreement and a building title agreement with PK Terminal OÜ ...
Big ships come to U.S. even as backhaul cargoes still lacking, and truckers deal with terminal shut-outs and chassis imbalances.
Imagine several ships en route from departure port 'A' to arrive at different ports around the world, each at a given time. These ships have no captain or crew on ...
Dry bulk and container shipping along China coast seeing too much capacity, according to government statistics, leading to falling rates.
Sister Joanna Okereke, right, national director of the Apostleship of the Sea ministry, offered thanks to those who turned out to pray for maritime workers and their ...
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell joined business and government leaders from around the region on Friday at the Seattle Maritime Festival Breakfast, ...
The Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HICT) of the Tan Cang Sai Gon Corporation welcomed its first container ship on May 7. With a capacity of ...
Meeting the IMO 2020 sulfur regulation should not be a problem for owners when the regulation enters into force in January 2020 but making certain that.
Four commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates without causing casualties, the foreign.
Container line schedule reliability from Asia to the United States improved month over month in March as container volumes dipped in the post-Lunar New Year ...
The International Maritime Organization has issued additional guidance over the implementation of the lower 0.5% sulfur limit on bunker fuels that goes into.
Personnel on the dock landing ship Fort McHenry have treated 25 sailors and Marines for a viral infection similar to mumps.
Cost of all-water transit could rise as higher price, low-sulfur fuel comes into play; Maersk offers a peak in the fridge.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved and adopted a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent ...
Spot rates for ocean freight into the U.S will face a “challenging” 2019 for growth, according to Maritime Strategies International, as the box ship industry will “be ...
John Butler, World Shipping Council president and CEO, said the proposal would force container carriers to build ships to make up for capacity lost through ...
Liner alliances in a quandary about what to do with largest capacity ships as cancelled port calls increase to deal with capacity glut.
Ports are already under pressure to adapt to a number of recent trends, but how does autonomous shipping fit into the equation?
Slow steaming is potential way for ocean carriers to meet higher costs of IMO 2020, but it carries risk of further *service* degradation.
Maine's only shipping container terminal will welcome its biggest vessel ever next week as international freight business surges through the port of Portland.
The Panama Canal Authority said it expects concerns over a labor backlash to the automation of a Los Angeles marine terminal to spur the routing of more ...
One of the biggest terminals on the west coast is showing better results after multi-year automation project as final auction nears.
For a handsome price, a daredevil inventor will bring you aboard his groundbreaking submarine to put eyes on most famous shipwreck of all.
Terminal operators, a very visible component of container shipping, are often the first to be criticized by BCOs and truckers when there are delays in delivering ...
The ever-evolving makeup of the container shipping business is fascinating, if not amazing. About 60 years ago, a trucker from North Carolina put some trailers ...
The cause of the extreme gridlock at Los Angeles-Long Beach is manifold.
Italy's buy-in on major project boost China's place in world maritime trade, but Western powers decry what some call 'vanity project.'
LA caught between straits of labor and capital; group looks for ocean freight's Esperanto; and digital-first forwarder gets $20m funding.
The Future Docks Here Driving Connectivity, Innovation and Talent 6th to 14th April 2019 Driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore.
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma have approved a $500 million plan to revamp and lease Terminal 5 just east of West Seattle to accommodate larger ships, and ...
India and Indonesia should set up a shipping chamber to promote shipping cooperation between the two countries as a part of the initiative to establish.
Korea's only remaining container ship line may want to go beyond its slot sharing deal, but Western carriers wary on subsidized shipping.
Some of the most important global sea lanes pass the continent of Africa. Major routes navigate the Cape of Good Hope between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans,
The National Drive to make Ghana's two seaports activities paperless is positive for the development of the maritime economy as it continues to experience ...