Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. is interested in starting ocean cargo service to Jacksonville next spring, several months before its 158-acre container terminal at Dames Point is finished. ‘We’re hoping to get in next spring if possible,’ said Dennis Kelly, regional vice president for TraPac Inc., the Mits
Daewoo Shipbuilding Unveils Plan to Build $150 Mil. Shipyard in Northern Coastal City. South Korean shipbuilders and analysts questioned the economic viability of the proposed plan to build a joint shipbuilding complex in the wake of the inter-Korean summit.
Revised plans to scrap so-called US ‘ghost ships’ on Teesside are being considered on Friday. Hartlepool-based Able UK wants to dismantle the former naval vessels at a facility in nearby Graythorp.
A.A. Turki Corporation (ATCO) has recently signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for the construction and delivery of two pilot boats. The pilot boats are of the Damen Stan Tender 2306 design. They will be used by ATCO Marine Services division at the Saudi Aramco oil terminal of Ras Tanur
The president and CEO of Ceres Terminals Inc. says that as global container cargo grows, driven by China, Southeast Asia and India, which have been experiencing double-digit growth in the container business, the Port of Halifax will get its share. Mr. Simmers was in Halifax on Wednesday for the comm
Bulgarian shipyard Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry will build two ships for Turkish firm Diler Shipping and Trading Inc, after inking two deals worth a total USD 82,2 M.
Chief executive Helge Lund has resolved in consultation with the Statoil board to launch a review of issues relating to the former Hydro Oil & Energy’s operations in Libya, using external counsel. The purpose is to clarify whether aspects of this activity might be in conflict with Norwegian or inter
John Keells Holdings’ (JKH) associate South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT) has reported record container volume growth in its Colombo port terminal but the facility is nearing capacity, port officials and analysts said.
Fisheries ministers from across the UK are meeting in Scotland for the first time. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead is in Peterhead with colleagues from Westminster, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Animals bred in captivity to help conservation programmes can quickly become less fit for survival in the wild, research suggests. US scientists found steelhead trout reared in hatcheries were much less good at reproducing than wild fish.
DryShips, Inc., a global provider of marine transportation services for drybulk cargoes, today announced that it has entered into an agreement, with a unaffiliated third party, to acquire a resale contract for a 170,000 dwt Capesize bulk carrier, currently under construction in South Korea, for $147
Nigerian oil output could rise by 500,000 barrels a day by July 2008 if security in the Niger Delta continues to improve and a new offshore field starts on time, industry sources said on Thursday.
A search for a fisherman whose boat was found broken up on rocks on the Aberdeenshire coast will not resume. Christopher Mennie, 52, from Portlethen, has been missing since Wednesday.
The New World Alliance (TNWA) – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), APL, and Hyundai Merchant Marine, Co., Ltd. (HMM) – Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) today announced a new Asia-East Mediterranean / Black Sea service, named “EBX”(East-Mediterranean / Black Sea Express)
