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|  Maersk Line launches 'boomerang' Asia-Australia service
Denmark-based Maersk Line is commencing a new enhanced Asia-Australia service. The service combines three existing services into a single rotation, an... | more |  |  China Shipping first half profit up 44 percent
China’s second largest shipping company, China Shipping has posted a first half net profit increase of 44 percent to US$463.7 million. The company sai... | | more | |  Hutchison wins Greek container terminal for US$653 million
Hutchison Port Holdings has won the right to develop the new container terminal in northern Greece. The company submitted a winning bid of US$653.2 mi... | | more | |  HK and Singapore July box volumes up
The Hong Kong Marine Department has stated that the port handled 2.19 million TEU in July, an increase of 4.7 percent over the 2.09 million in July la... | | more | |  Port of Dalian container volume up 23.8 percent in first half
Port of Dalian, the largest port in northeast China, saw its container throughput grow 23.8 percent year on year to 2.15 million TEU in the first half... | | more | |  Russia revises ship survey guidelines
Russia has developed new guidelines on the procedures and methods of surveying ships. The new book also establishes requirements for survey of ships i... | | more | |  15 percent dip in profit expected at Guangzhou Shipyard International
Vice president and general manager of China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International has said that the company expected a 15 percent drop in margins this ye... | | more | |  Worker killed one month after safety drive introduced
Only a month after Singapore launched an education drive to raise safety standards at shipyards, another worker has been killed. The incident happened... | | more | |  Santos Brasil signs port deal
Santos Brasil’s subsidiary Termarctos Participacoes has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of Union Armazenagem e Operacoe... | | more | |  Beluga launches P-series multipurpose super heavy lift project carrier
Beluga Shipping, based in Bremen, Germany, has recently launched the Beluga P-series, a new state-of-the-art multipurpose super heavy lift project car... | | more | |  |
| | Work Boat World | |
|  Vosta LMG signs contract for new cutter suction dredge
The Arab Potash Company, Jordan, has awarded Vosta LMG with a new contract for the delivery of a new cutter suction dredge. The dredge will measure 75... | | more | |  Final works begin on Russian-built submarine for Indian Navy
Russia: A submarine being built at Amur Shipyard for the Indian Navy has been moved to the city of Bolshoy Kame for final works and sail trials. The s... | | more | |  Roberts Hawaii president joins Hawaii Superferry amidst tourism slump
Tourism company Roberts Hawaii has been forced to lay off ten of its staff members due to a slump in tourism figures in Hawaii. Roberts Hawaii spokesm... | | more | |  SeaArk delivers commander patrol and rescue boat
USA: SeaArk Marine has recently delivered ‘Marine 7’, a 6.4-metre commander centre console patrol / rescue boat to the Town of Hempstead Bay Constable... | | more | |  'Maersk Convincer' named at Jurong Shipyard
Maersk Contractors has named its latest newbuilding drilling rig from Jurong Shipyard, Singapore. Mrs Beth Allen, accompanied by her husband, Mr Willi... | | more | |  Jaya Holdings sets new record with year-end results
Jaya Holdings, Singapore, has a new record in net attributable profit (PATMI), raking in S$149.8 million (US$106 million) for the full year ended June... | | more | |  Liberia gets Coast Guard reactivation going
Liberia is in discussions with some of its international partners to have its national Coast Guard reactivated. The Ministry of National Defense’s Dep... | | more | |  Subsea 7 wins contract for Troll B Gas Injection project
UK-based Subsea 7 has been awarded a US$100 million contract from StatoilHydro for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the Trol... | | more | |  Swire Oilfield Services expands in Australia
Swire Oilfield Services, Norway, has acquired Australia-based Maritime Products & Services (MPS). Swire is a specialist offshore cargo carrying unit s... | | more | |  GMG in depth
The latest scoop on the Guangdong Machinery Import & Export Group (GMG). The Guangdong Machinery Import & Export Group (GMG) has been coordinating the... | | more | | |
| | Fisheries, Aquaculture & Environment | |
|  Japan to provide eco-labels, shipping carbon footprint available to consumers
Japan is to begin eco-labeling food and other products for export to inform consumers of the product’s carbon footprint, and to persuade companies and... | | more | |  PNG passenger boat sinks, owner prosecuted
Papua New Guinea: The owners and crew of a passenger boat that sank last week will face prosecution for operating a vessel that was declared not sea w... | | more | |  Bigger and better boats boost Vietnam's tuna exports
Several provinces in Vietnam have boosted their tuna catches by investing in more powerful boats and better equipment. As of June, Binh Dinh Province ... | | more | |  Lobster prices tumble as food costs soar
USA: The price for lobster is lower than in previous years. According to Slate Magazine, the prices for lobster as a commodity (lobsters sold on the d... | | more | |  South Australian fishery gains international sustainability certification
The Lakes and Coorong Fishery in South Australia is the 28th fishery globally to achieve certification to the Marine Stewardship Council standard for ... | | more | |  Iceland's oldest fisherman's big catch
The 88-year-old captain of the ‘Blikanes Is’, Egill Kristjansson, managed to haul in 1,800kg of cod in one day. “I have been a fisherman for almost my... | | more | |  International coastal fisheries management course in Thailand in September
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre’s Training Department is organising an international course on coastal fisheries management and exten... | | more | |  Danish herring fishery enters MSC assessment
The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO) North Sea herring fishery has applied for assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard fo... | | more | |  Vigo '09 World Fishing Exhibition already 70 percent booked
Spain: With more than a year still to go before Vigo ’09 begins, 70 percent of the available space for the exhibition has already been reserved. Many ... | | more | |  West Africa overfishing leads to unemployment, migration
A recent report from the nongovernmental organisation ActionAid has said that legal and illegal overfishing is depleting fish stocks in West African s... | | more | | |
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