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South Korea is planning to set up a government-civilian task force to perform a technical

Costa Cruises, an arm of cruise liner conglomerate Carnival Corporation

Container shipping volumes in Irish ports, Lo/Lo, rose by 9% in Q3

Workers at South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye and New Zealand’s Prime

Australian Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered stoppage of the industrial action of Port of Hedland tug operators effective today

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is expected to adopt the Polar Code and related amendments to the International Convention

USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET)

Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP)

DP World Limited (DP World) and its wholly owned subsidiary, DP World FZE, have entered into an agreement on the proposed acquisition of Economic Zones World FZE (EZW) for a total cash consideration of USD 2.6 billion.

Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation has accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the MOL Breeze.

The G6 consortium of ocean carriers has recently added the Port of Charleston to a major US East Coast/North

MONTHLY LIST OF VESSELS BEACHED AT THE INDIAN DEMOLITION YARDS

Port Metro Vancouver’s 2014 Alaska cruise season ended in October

The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) will set up an arbitration centre in Hong Kong

Shanghai-based Tai Chong Cheang Group (TCC Group) has launched a joint venture with Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha

The containerized cargo volume at the Port of Oakland is set to increase, as cargo, originally intended for heavily-congested Los Angeles or Long Beach ports, gets diverted to Oakland.

LNG Canada, a project led by Royal Dutch Shell, has formally entered the environmental assessment review stage.

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard said in a Korea exchange filing today that it has secured an order for construction of two LPG carriers.

In a statement emailed to World Maritime News, Viva Energy Australia denied the Maritime Union of Australia’s