A widened Panama Canal will be open for business in 2016 after a US$400 million cash…
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Maersk Drilling divests from Venezuela
After 22 years of operations in Lake Maracaibo, Maersk Drilling announced yesterday they are pulling out.…
ICS urges governments to address concerns on ballast water convention
London-based International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reiterated its call for governments to see sense concerning…
Some 700 migrants feared drowned in Mediterranean this week alone
More than 700 people fleeing Africa and the Middle East may have drowned in shipwrecks in…
Illegal bunker fuel trade on the rise in Singapore
Cases of illegal trade in marine diesel are on the rise in Singapore and more offenders…
Two dead, 100 rescued as Philippines ferry sinks
At least 100 people have been rescued, and two confirmed dead, after a ferry sank in…
Hundreds feared dead as migrants boat capsizes in Libya
A boat filled with up to 250 migrants heading for Europe has sunk on off the…
Cotonou Port issues anti-ebola measures
Following the outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa, Cotonou port authorities have taken several…
Scotland vote could trigger dispute over old North Sea oil rigs
Scotland will ask Britain to help finance the cost of removing old North Sea rigs and…
Tanzania expedites megaport project start
Construction of the USD11 billion Bagamoyo megaport has been pushed forward by the government of Tanzania from…
Canada divests three ports
Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt has announced the divestiture of the ports of Long Pond,…
Vietnam says Chinese vessels attacked fishermen
Vietnam demanded compensation after Chinese boats allegedly rammed and robbed its fishing boats and beat some…