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  • Bermuda: Golar LNG Partners Appoints New BoD Member

    9 August 2012

    Golar LNG Partners announced today that Mr. Carl Erik Steen has been appointed to its board of directors by its General Partner Golar GP to fill a casual vacancy. Mr. Steen initially graduated in 1975 from ETH Zurich Switzerland with an M.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering.  After working for a number of high profile […]

  • Yacht Haven Grande, still under construction, already impressing shoppers and diners

    17 January 2007

    With one restaurant, five retail shops and two refreshment carts now open in Yacht Haven Grande, the $160 million waterfront development has been doing a brisk business in the last few days, even though it remains under construction. Shaded by umbrellas and afforded views of about a dozen luxury yachts and three cruise ships, several […]

  • Workers at Melbourne container terminal lock in pay increase in new enterprise deal

    2 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Ports & Logistics

    Workers at the Victoria International Container Terminal at Melbourne’s Webb Dock have reached a deal with their employer on a new enterprise agreement locking in new employee benefits. The Maritime Union of Australia said the agreement would deliver immediate benefits to the workforce, with 75 per cent of casual roles being converted to permanent jobs, […]

  • Melbourne’s VICT Grinds to a Halt amid Industrial Action

    8 December 2017
    Business & Finance

     Over 1,000 containers are kept motionless at Port of Melbourne’s container terminal at Web Dock after members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) walked off the job.

  • Hutchison Ports Australia Fires 100 Dockworkers via Email

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hutchison Ports Australia, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, closed its Sydney and Brisbane terminals and stopped all activities after sacking around 100 out of its 224 dockworkers via an email sent around midnight August 6, local time. Local police have been brought in to watch over the Hutchison workers picketing outside the company’s terminal […]

  • Swedish Dockworkers to Go on New Strike at APM Terminals Gothenburg

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Swedish Dockworkers’ Union (SDU), which includes 85% of the dockworkers at the Gothenburg terminal, plans to organize a new strike at APM Terminals Gothenburg on January 24, 2017, “after being barred from representing its members at upcoming redundancy negotiations.” The strike, which will take place from 12:00 to 20:00 P.M. local time, will be held in […]

  • Wharfies Stop Work at Port of Newcastle over New Crane

    30 September 2019

    Workers are protesting a port decision to prevent them from driving a new unloading crane.

  • Hutchison Ports Australia Fires 100 Dockworkers via Email

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hutchison Ports Australia, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, closed its Sydney and Brisbane terminals and stopped all activities after sacking around 100 out of its 224 dockworkers via an email sent around midnight August 6, local time. Local police have been brought in to watch over the Hutchison workers picketing outside the company’s terminal […]

  • Australia: APPEA Board Positions Available

    25 October 2012

    The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA) is calling for nominations to fill eight vacancies on the APPEA Board. Pursuant to APPEA’s Constitution, Directors are required to retire every two years on a rotational basis and may stand for re-election at that time. In addition, Directors must also retire and may stand for re-election […]

  • New Strike Halts Ops at APM Terminals Gothenburg

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The prolonged dispute at the APM Terminals Gothenburg has seen another industrial action as the Swedish Dockworkers’ Union (SDU) held an eight-hour strike on January 24. The action included a total work stoppage at the terminal between 12:00 and 20:00 local time, Port of Gothenburg said, adding that other terminals are not affected by the dispute. Namely, Swedish Dockworkers’ Union informed that […]

  • Navantia Completes Extreme Makeover of Crystal Serenity

    18 December 2013

    Crystal Cruises’ award-winning Crystal Serenity has emerged from an extensive redesign. The extreme makeover was done at the Navantia Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain. From the top deck to its hull, Crystal Serenity underwent a comprehensive maintenance, with deep cleaning, mechanical updates, and environmental upgrades implemented throughout the ship’s interior and exterior spaces. “We have completely […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Newcomer EUROPA 2 Hits the Water at STX France

    12 July 2012

    Four months after the laying down of the keel, the EUROPA 2 left the drydock of the shipyard STX France in Saint-Nazaire on 6 July. In the context of a festive ceremony, the dock was flooded and the new addition to the fleet of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises took to the water for the first time. Now […]

  • MUA, Hutchison Ports reach deal after 3-year dispute

    28 June 2021
    Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has reached a workplace agreement with Hutchison Ports after one of the “heardest ever seen” negotiations in the maritime industry.

  • STX France Lays Keel for Cruise Ship EUROPA 2

    6 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the next construction stage of the EUROPA 2 began with the keel laying. At the shipyard STX Europe in Saint-Nazaire, France, the first block of the ship was lifted into the dry dock. Sebastian Ahrens, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, each placed […]

  • EUROPA 2 Leaves STX France Shipyard’s Drydock

    12 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Four months after the laying down of the keel, the EUROPA 2 left the drydock of the shipyard STX France in Saint-Nazaire on 6 July. In the context of a festive ceremony, the dock was flooded and the new addition to the fleet of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises took to the water for the first time. Now […]

  • France: Keel Laid for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ New Vessel EUROPA 2

    6 March 2012

    On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the next construction stage of the EUROPA 2 began with the keel laying at STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The first block of the ship was lifted into the dry dock. Sebastian Ahrens, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and Laurent Castaing, General Manager of STX France, each placed a coin […]

  • Peace deal between Patrick Terminals and wharfies falls through

    1 October 2020
    Human Capital, Ports & Logistics

    The waterfront dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and container terminal operator Patrick Terminals rages on as efforts to reach a deal on a new workplace agreement fell flat. The two sides agreed to a two-day conciliation hearing before the Fair Work Commission in order to find a solution for the ongoing dispute […]

  • Drewry: Brazilian Port Reforms

    21 May 2013

      Drewry Maritime Advisors depicts the possible new maritime ports and maritime landscape in Brazil after the Port Reform Bill was approved by Congress, at long last and in extremis, on May 16th 2013. On December 6th, the Brazilian Government had unveiled its long-awaited port reform package, under reference MP595, also named “Provisional Measure of […]

  • Carnival’s Fathom Sets Course for Cuba

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

     Carnival Corporation’s newest brand, Fathom, the pioneer in social impact travel, announced that it intends to visit three ports of call in Cuba — Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. It also unveiled the intended 7-day itinerary that Fathom travelers will experience featuring what has been described as part learning, part sharing, and all immersion […]

  • Carnival’s Fathom Sets Course for Cuba

    1 October 2015
    Business & Finance

     Carnival Corporation’s newest brand, Fathom, the pioneer in social impact travel, announced that it intends to visit three ports of call in Cuba — Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. It also unveiled the intended 7-day itinerary that Fathom travelers will experience featuring what has been described as part learning, part sharing, and all immersion […]

  • EUROPA 2 to Join Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Fleet in May 2013

    19 September 2012

    Being built at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France and promising to set new luxury standards on the worldwide oceans, EUROPA 2 ill join the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet (currently 4 ships) in May 2013. The 40,000 ton EUROPA 2 will be positioned as the modern, lifestyle-orientated sister ship of the world’s only 5-star-plus ship […]

  • USA: Beale Street Landing Dredging About to Begin

    18 July 2012

    In the aftermath of the river steamboat, the American Queen’s forced docking one mile north of Beale Street Landing, prompted by low water level of the Mississippi River, the need for dredging has become ever more evident. Namely, the accumulated sediments have made it impossible for the American Queen to dock at her designated spot. […]

  • EUROPA 2 to Join Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Fleet in May 2013

    19 September 2012

    Being built at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France and promising to set new luxury standards on the worldwide oceans, EUROPA 2 ill join the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises fleet (currently 4 ships) in May 2013. The 40,000 ton EUROPA 2 will be positioned as the modern, lifestyle-orientated sister ship of the world’s only 5-star-plus ship […]

  • Worker Influx Pushes Port of Oakland’s Backlog Down

    2 September 2015

    A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland said on Tuesday, as it reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. According to the port, it was the sixth straight day of no waiting after a summer-long buildup of ships in the Bay. “The […]

  • Worker Influx Pushes Port of Oakland’s Backlog Down

    2 September 2015

    A backlog of container ships crowding San Francisco Bay is fading, the Port of Oakland said on Tuesday, as it reported no vessels at anchor waiting for berths at its five marine terminals. According to the port, it was the sixth straight day of no waiting after a summer-long buildup of ships in the Bay. “The […]