Shipping agents, referred to by some as the world’s “second oldest profession,” used the same business model for hundreds of years — until a Mobile native came up with a better idea. H. Winchester Thurber III will be inducted tonight into the International Maritime Hall of Fame for a “back office” c
MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp (MISC) is poised to become a major global oil and gas player with its move to form a joint venture with Bergesen Worldwide Ltd in the LPG Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) market. According to a research house, the aggressive expansion in the offs
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A possible merger between shipping companies Maersk Sealand and P&O Nedlloyd could have big ramifications for the movement of goods to and from New Zealand. The shipping companies collectively carry about 80 per cent of Fonterra’s ocean freight and 40 per cent of the national freight, analysts estim
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The cruise ship company Transocean Tours will resume trips to Israel late this year with the Astor to dock in the Israeli port of Ashdod in November. Passengers on board the Astor would be offered excursions to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea and the Dead Sea, the company said in presenting its progr
The lack of leadership in Government Shipping Services has caused the demise of its fleet. With seven of the taxpayer-funded ships in need of immediate repairs, one marine workers’ union, the Public Employees Union, is questioning the capabilities of Captain John Rounds to lead the shipping departme
C&M Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of high performance, complex cable assembly systems, introduces a unique new line of customized floating power and control cable. Ideally suited for submersible equipment and scientific devices, the DuraFloat floating cable relies on C&M’s proprietary f
The increased complexity of deepwater operations, coupled with continued downsizing by operators, has boosted the role of contractors in the development of deepwater and ultradeepwater projects, said a panel of industry executives at the recent Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp and Bulgaria’s Rousse Shipyard have signed a contract for manufacturing special-purpose products, it appeared Wednesday. The new was broken by Rousse Shipyard executive director Ignat Traykov.
Scientists from the University of Liverpool have begun a six-week cruise to help them understand major changes in temperature in the Atlantic. Researchers will examine the disparity between the ocean’s temperatures at different locations and depths. The cruise departed from Bermuda, the university s
In the second fishing tragedy in as many days, a Mossel Bay fisherman fell overboard seven nautical miles off Tsitsikamma Point early on Monday and is presumed drowned. In an earlier tragedy on Sunday, four Cape Town residents were among the 14 victims of the trawler accident off the coast of Port E
A six-month experiment with a 10-hour, four-day work week at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is drawing to a close. If union members decide before May 29 that they no longer want to continue the new shift, it will go away and workers will return to the five-day week.
Across Maine and New Hampshire, Tuesday marked a period of calm before a potential storm for thousands of civilian workers along with sailors and their families awaiting word on whether the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and the Brunswick Naval Air Station will be targeted for closure. Defense Secretary
