[ad_1] A decade ago, we all knew of at least one shipping company that felt safe receiving its debt financing from a single source (a behavior that was, unfortunately, encouraged by some bankers), and eventually experienced immense pain when some key-lenders abruptly withdrew from ship...
[ad_1] The Earth’s north magnetic pole is shifting so rapidly that steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't impact navigation in the Arctic. Compass needles point towards the north magnetic pole, a point that has moved from Canada to the middle of the Arctic Ocean...
[ad_1] Rear Adm. Wendi B. Carpenter has been named the Executive Director of the Captain Phillips and Lane Kirkland Maritime Trust. She has served as a Board Member of the Trust since shortly after its inception and has been closely involved with its administrative setup, strategic...
[ad_1] Harley Franco has ceded operational control at Harley Marine, the Seattle-based marine towing conglomerate he founded, to the company's second-in-command. Effective today, Harley Marine board member and COO Matthew Godden has been appointed interim president, with authority over all personnel, financial transactions and operations, according to...
[ad_1] Sea Machines Robotics, a Boston-based developer of autonomous vessel control technology, announced today the establishment of a new dealer program to support the company’s global sales across key commercial marine markets. The program includes many strategic partners who are enabled to sell, install and service the...
[ad_1] China's Maritime Safety Administration has announced a ban on scrubber wash water release, effective January 1, 2019. The Administration stated on December 29 that it would ban wash water in some ports in emission control areas effective in the Yangtze River Delta. The geographic scope...
[ad_1] NSC Group has signed an agreement with Korean Register (KR) for the IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) classification society to provide IHM (Inventory of Hazardous Materials) services across the NSC Group's fleet of container vessels, bulk carriers, conbulkers, car carriers and tankers. From 31 December 2020, all...
[ad_1] The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has signed the Travel and Tourism Declaration on Illegal Trade in Wildlife. On December 7, the Association signed the Buenos Aires Declaration, which states that signatories cannot knowingly facilitate the carriage or sale of illegally traded wildlife...
[ad_1] [By Feng Hao] One lunchtime in November last year, Zhang Yan, from Xiaocuo, a village in Quanzhou, Fujian province, walked into his kitchen and was met by an acrid odour that made him nauseous. He was cooking sea bass from the family fish farm, near the...
[ad_1] On New Years' Eve, the Pentagon finalized plans to buy the third and fourth Ford-class aircraft carriers at one time in a money-saving "block buy" deal. The arrangement will save the Navy an estimated $2.5 billion to $4 billion dollars, and it will provide...
