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Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, USN, Ret. has been sworn in as the Administrator of the Maritime Administration by U.S Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao. As Maritime Administrator, Buzby will lead the agency tasked with promoting the use of…
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Major oil producers pushed up high bids at a Gulf of Mexico offshore auction to $121 million on Wednesday, a nearly seven-fold increase from a year ago, as their return to deep water exploration gained momentum. This compared with $18 million…
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Britain's new flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived at its home port in Portsmouth in southern England to great fanfare.
A fleet of vessels and helicopters accompanied the ship as it approached the harbour at the naval base, where the 280-metre vessel will be based for its estimated 50-year lifespan.
Watch the historic moment HMS Queen Elizabeth HMSQNLZ entered her new home for the first time. Full story: https://t.co/J4inB7JL6i pic.twitter.com/xDgdWIB0T5- Royal Navy (RoyalNavy) August 16, 2017
Costing more than three billion euros, it's Britain's most advanced and biggest warship, and although the defence ministry is facing massive budget cuts, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May said it will play a key role upholding global peace and security: "Britain can be proud of this ship and what it represents. It sends a clear signal that as Britain forges a new, positive, confident role for ourselves on the world stage in the years ahead, we are determined to remain a fully engaged global power working closely with our friends and allies around the world."
The ship is still undergoing sea trials and can't deploy any planes but flying trials from its deck are due to begin next year, with the ship expected to be fully operational in 2023.
HMS Queen Elizabeth compared to her international sisters. pic.twitter.com/KEJaWXmKv4- UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) August 15, 2017 -
Qatar Navigation (Milaha) , a top Doha-based shipping and logistics group, said on Wednesday it had launched a new container service to Kuwait amid a diplomatic crisis that has seen it lose access to regional trans-shipment hub, Dubai. Milaha will operate the weekly…
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The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has supported the safe arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth into Portsmouth by providing specialist marine geospatial and hydrographic expertise and data capabilities. Following initial dredging operations…
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The Q3 2017 tanker market is proving vexatious for owners still struggling with the effects of fleet oversupply. But in its latest monthly forecast, Maritime Strategies International (MSI) observes that changing trade patterns could help stabilize the market toward year-end and into 2018.
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Wärtsilä said it has been contracted to deliver the ship design for a new processing and transportation vessel to be built at the Balenciaga shipyard in Spain on behalf of Hav Line AS of Norway. In addition to the design, Wärtsilä will also…
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The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Wednesday continued its gaining streak as demand for capesize vessels strengthened. Rising for the thirteenth straight session, the overall index…
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A subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, Baltic SF IX Limited and Marine Atlantic Inc, a Canadian company with the state participation ther ...
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Lloyd's Register (LR) said it has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build the world’s biggest sailing cargo ship. The project outlines a plan to build a 170-meter car carrier…
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U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 9.7 million tons of cargo on the Great Lakes in July, a decrease of 1.5 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA) reported. July’s shipments also trailed the month’s long-term average by 8.4 percent.
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition cruise ship, the 155-passenger MS Bremen has become one of the first passenger ships in the world to receive the Polar Ship Certificate which will be mandatory for ships operating in the polar regions from January 2018.
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U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army personnel are responding to a report of a downed Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with five crew aboard approximately two miles west of Kaena Point, Oahu, Wednesday. A debris field was spotted near Kaena Point…
