The National Coalition of Shipping Associations is threatening to go on strike if Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) head Ma. Elena H. Bautista continues to set rules “detrimental” to the industry. In a letter to the Transportation department, the group said that “while we recognize the intent to
Shipping emissions are attracting greater attention in the climate change agenda as they are responsible for about 3 per cent of total global emissions – 1 per cent higher than the airline industry’s carbon footprint. As one of the busiest ports in the world, along with Shanghai and Rotterdam, Singa
The U.S. says it wants to find cheaper options to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia, as an international naval force has pushed the seaborne brigands from the 1 million square miles of the Gulf of Aden into an area twice that size in the Indian Ocean.
Elie Saab signed a contract with the company Weyves to partner on the creation of three mega yachts. Saab will conceptualize and provide creative direction on the interior design aspects and the external line for these exclusive luxury yachts. The first yacht will be revealed at the Abu Dhabi Yacht
Division between the Mayor of Auckland City and the Chairman of the Auckland Regional Council was apparent at a press conference today regarding the decision on development of Queens Wharf. Relevant offers Prime Minister John Key has taken a swipe at Auckland’s mayors after they rejected plans to fu
Viking of Norway has fixed three of anchor handlers – Balder Viking, Vidar Viking and a newbuild VS 4622 CD Loke Viking to Capricorn Energy for drilling support duties offshore Greenland for four months, with commencement June/July 2010.
Several parties expressed support Thursday for ongoing Hudson River PCB dredging plans, while a Saratoga County official raised concerns about current procedures. About a dozen people testified at the Gideon Putnam Hotel before an independent panel that is reviewing the first phase of dredging, whic
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been nominated by the judges of the Gouden Cursor (Golden Cursor) award in The Netherlands. In total, some 400 recruitment sites have been evaluated. Ten sites have been shortlisted and have a chance to win the prize for most attractive recruitment s
Forwarders offering services on the eastbound transatlantic are facing “serious price hikes”, as ocean carriers capitalise on the tight capacity situation. Since the start of the year, Evergreen, OOCL, Hanjin and Zim have all announced price increases on the North America to Europe trade, with Hanji
Analysts are continuing to forecast gloomy forecasts over the next few years for China’s shipbuilding industry. Despite China reporting a gross output value growth of 28.7 percent to US$80 billion, the growth rate has dropped by 31 percent, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has
State Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville is asking fellow lawmakers to approve a plan for steering up to $500 million to Florida’s ports by using a portion of taxes paid by insurance companies. [mappress] Source:jacksonville,February 19,2010;
PALMETTO, Fla. – The Manatee County Port Authority announced at its Feb. 18th meeting its intent to seek bids for a major dredging project at Port Manatee. [mappress] Source:earthtimes,February 19,2010;
Seven hundred offshore wind turbines are being proposed for Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair including 165 turbines north of Lakeshore and wind… [mappress] Source: windsorstar, February 18, 2010
China has opened the door to domestic wind power companies to begin developing the country’s offshore resources – but has effectively shut… [mappress] Source: environmental-finance, February 18, 2010;
