Defense contractor Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 million in cash. The… Weiterlesen »Leidos to Acquire Famed Naval Architecture Firm Gibbs & Cox for $380 Million

French shipping giant CMA CGM has announced plans to deploy six new LNG-powered containerships dedicated to the China-U.S. market. Group Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé… Weiterlesen »CMA CGM to Deploy Six LNG-Powered Containerships on Transpacific

By Emma Pinedo and Marco Trujillo CARTAGENA, Spain Feb 25 (Reuters) – A shipload of Spanish cattle that had been drifting for months due to… Weiterlesen »The Long Trail: After Months at Sea, Spanish Livestock Ship Returns to Port

The U.S. Coast Guard will convene a formal marine casualty investigation into the capsizing of a commercial fishing vessel with the loss of two lives… Weiterlesen »U.S. Coast Guard Convenes Formal Investigation into Fatal Capsizing of a Fishing Vessel at the Tillamook Bay Bar

AMSTERDAM/ASUNCION, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Customs authorities in Germany and Belgium have seized a record haul of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the Netherlands… Weiterlesen »Germany and Belgium Seize a Record 23 Tonnes of Cocaine Found in Shipping Containers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Containership charter rates have hit 13-year highs and shipowners are locking these in with carriers on three- and five-year charters. Alphaliner… Weiterlesen »Ship Owners Lock In Charter Rates at 13-Year Highs

Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has announced the construction of six new multipurpose roll-on/roll-off vessels at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. The ships are… Weiterlesen »Grimaldi Returns to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for Six Multipurpose Ro-Ros

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — A planned overhaul of how the world’s most important benchmark crude price is calculated has caused a surge in trading of… Weiterlesen »Oil Benchmark Revamp Sees Surge in Trading of Opaque Swaps

By Yereth Rosen (Reuters) – Alaska may need to brace for more thunderstorms — along with the landslides, floods and wildfires they can bring —… Weiterlesen »The Deadliest Catch Is About To Get Deadlier As Arctic Thunderstorms Are Predicted To Intensify

Press Release – United Wind Logistics’ module deck carrier VestVind will rely on ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS to support real-time decision making… Weiterlesen »United Wind takes ABB advisory software fleetwide to boost safety and efficiency of operations