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Bureau Veritas has certified Philippines-based manning agency Maryville Manila for compliance to the Maritime Labour Convention MLC2006 on a voluntary basis making it

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index , which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a third session on Thursday as gains on the larger capesizes bolstered cargo demand.

Genoa-based classification society RINA has been authorised by the US Coast Guard to conduct plan review and approval and initial and subsequent surveys for US-flagged

On 6 July 2011, as part of a customer event, Hamburg Süd christened the container ship “Santa Rita” in Sepetiba (Brazil). Sponsor of the “Santa Rita” was Hayfa Konrad,

ClassNK has released version 5.0 of its leading structural assessment software programs PrimeShip-HULL(Rules) and PrimeShip-HULL(DSA), which are used by shipyards

French ocean shipping company CMA CGM announced a series of rate increases and peak-season surcharges that will take effect on U.S. services this month and on other trades in August.

Clipper Group A/S, a closely-held shipping company, said a tax probe that has led to jail sentences and fines for 94 present and former employees has no impact on the company because it’s matter between the workers and Danish authorities.

Many oil tankers in Libya's state-owned fleet remain anchored and unable to trade as cash flow issues continue to bite, a company managing some of their vessels said on Wednesday. Crude oil shipments from Libya, once Africa's third largest producer, have been at a virtual standstill for months as leader Muammar Gaddafi

Seadrill Ltd, a global offshore drilling company, will spend US$54 million to acquire one-third of the shares in the offshore drilling unit of the SET-listed shipper Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc (TTA) in a private placement.

Namibia and Angola must establish a direct regular shipping line to remove the current hassles encumbering the smooth transportation of goods by sea between the two countries. Speaking during a meeting with Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob, Angola’s Minister of

Stakeholders in world’s Oil & Gas and Shipping community have scheduled a meeting in London next month to proffer solution to the menace of pirate attacks on vessels and the assets of Oil companies particularly in the West African sub-region.

Electricity company PT PLN plans to construct three gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of 4,500MW in Java, Indonesia.

Sri Lanka based SOLAS Marine has won an order for 80 fast interception craft from the Indian Navy in a deal valued at 3,000 million rupees (67 million Us dollars), a media report said.

China-based private shipbuilder Jinhai Heavy Industries has won its first containership order from UK-based Graig Shipping to build 26 units of 2,000 teu ships.

EXMAR is pleased to announce that the OPTI-EX® floating production system has been successfully delivered to LLOG Deepwater Development Company on July 6th,

Consilium Marine Group, a worldwide supplier of marine products and customer services, and Orange Business Services, a leading global integrator of communication solutions, announces today that they have signed a high-level global cooperation agreement.

Stormy weather has reduced piracy attacks on Kenyan vessels, giving shipping lines and importers a temporary relief from the vice that is stripping them of billions of shillings each year. Attacks on vessels plying the international waters off the Gulf of Aden are expected to remain low in the next three months due to strong winds, experts say.

It was mid-afternoon one day early this year when workers at a factory in the Malaysian state of Perak finished loading more than 700,000 condoms into a shipping container. The container was then driven to Port Klang, the busiest port in the country, and loaded onto a ship bound for Japan.

The Spanish Minister for Defense, Ms. Carme Chacon Piqueras, has pledged to step up collaborations with the Seychelles government in the fight against piracy after participating in a meeting with the High Level Committee on Piracy (HLCP) earlier yesterday.

Late last year a cargo ship made maritime history. It became the first foreign bulk carrier to make a commercial trip across Russian Arctic waters.Carrying over 40,000 tonnes of iron ore, the MV Nordic Barents left Kirkenes port in Norway on 4 September.