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Mercy Ships to Build World's Largest Civilian Hospital Ship

By The Maritime Executive

January 15, 2014

Mercy Ships has announced that it has reached an agreement with Asian and European shipbuilding firms to purpose-build a new 36,600-GRT hospital ship for Mercy Ships. Contracts were signed between Mr....

Shipping, Transport and Trade Will Benefit from EU Debt Recovery Proposal

By The Maritime Executive

January 13, 2014

ROTTERDAM-based law firm AKD says shipping and international trade and logistics operators should welcome a recent decision by European Justice Ministers which will improve their chances of successful...

Singapore and Turkey Talk Free Trade

By The Maritime Executive

January 9, 2014

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that negotiations on a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement will commence with Turkey after speaking with Turkish Prime Minister Recep...

Wärtsilä and Rolls-Royce Bid Talks Have Ended [Update]

By The Maritime Executive

January 9, 2014

British engineering company Rolls-Royce made a takeover approach to Finnish ship and power plant engine maker Wartsila but the talks ended without a deal, the two companies said on Thursday. Shares i...

Maersk Selling Retail Stakes to Focus on Shipping, Oil

By The Maritime Executive

January 7, 2014

A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to sell substantial stakes in Denmark's largest retailer and a department store chain, as the shipping and oil conglomerate slims down to boost performance. Maersk said...

Global Ports Investments Buys NCC Group

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2014

Global Ports Investments has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the share capital of NCC Group in a transaction which was announced on 2 September 2013. The acquisition of NCC Group, the se...

Chinese Iron Trade Fuels Port Clash With Mexican Drug Cartel

By The Maritime Executive

January 2, 2014

When the leaders of Mexico and China met last summer, there was much talk of the need to deepen trade between their nations. Down on Mexico's Pacific coast, a drug gang was already making it a reality...

Port of Hueneme Closes New Markets Tax Credits Deal

By The Maritime Executive

December 26, 2013

Tis the Season with a multi-million New Market Tax Credit Transaction. Taking advantage of a federal ‘New Markets Tax Credits Program’ (NMTC) the Port of Hueneme successfully completed an application...

Nigerian Navy Boosts Camera Surveillance Against Pirates

By The Maritime Executive

December 20, 2013

Nigeria's navy has installed eight automated, camera-equipped surveillance towers in the waters just off its coast, in an effort to tackle a surge in pirate attacks and crude oil theft that have bligh...

Building on a Legacy of Firsts

By Tony Munoz

December 19, 2013

The SVITZER name has been serving the towing and salvage industries for almost two centuries, and today it operates in more than 40 countries with an estimated fleet of 500 vessels. In 1833, Emil Zeut...

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