The Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ 2008-built Bahama-flagged 8,000 teu containership ‘MOL Comfort’ foundered Monday & all 26 crew were picked up from a lifeboat by ‘MV Yantian Express’. Read more ›
The Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology is able to extend its grant and scholarship program in Small Craft Design thanks to further funding from the Kathy & Jerry Wood Foundation. Read more ›
Chongqing Container Terminal in Southwest China reports container volume up 29.7% to 166,000 teu in Q1 2013.
Import and export container volume climbed 29.7 per cent to 166,000 TEU. Read more ›
VT iDirect announce that OmniAccess S.L., communications provider to superyacht & megayacht owners, has successfully launched a live satellite communications network built on iDirect’s latest iDX 3. Read more ›
Norway’s Tekna (Technical and Scientific Association) awards its gold medal to Ulstein Group for creating opportunities in technology.
Gunvor Ulstein, CEO of Ulstein Group, Read more ›
Container cargo rose by more than 17 percent in May 2013 at the Port of Long Beach, with some of the highest volumes in nearly 3 years.
A total of 583,588 TEUs Read more ›
The prospect of Russia’s two largest container terminal operators joining forces has raised concerns over the dominant position that the combined enterprise would enjoy were the deal to be agreed. Read more ›
In two recent incidents, dynamically positioned drillships lost functional thrusters due to an electrical disturbance when attempting to reconnect a faulty thruster after maintenance. Read more ›
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) graduated 201 new maritime leaders as part of its Class of 2013 commencement ceremony. The keynote speaker, General William M. Read more ›
Philippine navy divers battled strong ocean currents in a desperate hunt for seven missing passengers of a ferry that sank with dozens on board.
The Lady of Read more ›