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Morandi Bridge Collapse Hit a Main Artery of one of Italy’s Largest Ports – Genoa
The collapse of the Morandi Bridge has hit a main artery to one of Italy’s largest ports - Genoa port.
The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian …
Port Klang Authority Hikes Container Tariffs
Port Klang Authority (PKA) announced that the 2nd phase of the increase in Port Klang’s container tariff which was due to be implemented on 1st September 2018, will be deferred to 1st March 2019.
The tariff review …
Kongsberg Maritime wins contracts for nine hybrid Ro-Ro vessels
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded significant contracts with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co., China to deliver power and hybrid systems to nine (9) Roll on – Roll off (Ro-Ro) vessels ordered by Grimaldi Group, …
US to send hospital ship to Colombia amid refugee crisis
The Pentagon is preparing to dispatch a hospital ship to Colombia and possibly other parts of South America to help relieve strain on health care systems overloaded by an influx of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans …
AP Moller-Maersk swings cost axe in 'unsatisfactory quarter'
AP Moller-Maersk is pushing through further cost cutting measures after reporting what it called an unsatisfactory second quarter performance just a week after a profit warning.
Copenhagen-listed Maersk’s second …
GOGL to Equip 16 Bulkers with Scrubbers
Ahead of the implementation of new maritime environmental regulations, Norway-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) revealed plans to install sixteen scrubbers on its Capesize …
57 Ukrainian Seafarers Back Home
Through the joint efforts of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and its diplomatic …
Samsung Heavy to Build Two LNG Carriers for Celsius Tankers
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured a contract for the construction of two 180,000 cbm LNG carriers for Denmark’s Celsius Tankers.
In addition, the contract includes two …
WATCH: Ferryboat Stranded in Canakkale after Rudder Trouble
The Gökçeada-1 ferry boat, carrying over 170 passengers and 64 vehicles, suffered rudder trouble on Aug 17, 2018, at 9 a.m.
The ferry was underway from the Kabatepe pier in the Çanakkale province to …
Diana Shipping signs time charter contract for mv Coronis
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, Thursday announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter …