ME Production Strengthens Sales Team
As a consequence of continued growth, Danish scrubber specialist ME Production has strengthened its sales team and established a new scrubber service department.The sales department at ME Production has been expanded with new sales manager Mr. Lars Duhn, who joined the company in August.

New Online Marine License Insurance Program
360 Coverage Pros has announced the launch of a new Marine License Insurance Program for mariners that offers an entirely online buying experience paired with monthly payment options and instant proof of coverage.Until now, the process of securing…

Interview: Todd Fuller, President, Associated Terminals
Associated Terminals runs an impressive mid-stream cargo handling operation on the Lower Mississippi River, unloading bulk carriers with high-efficiency cranes loading a carousel of barges. Maritime Reporter & Engineering News/MarineLink.com spent some time with Todd Fuller…

DNV GL Launches Renewables Certification Ops in U.S.
With the U.S. offshore wind industry poised for rapid growth, DNV GL has established a Renewables Certification office in Medford, Mass., to meet the growing demands for certification services. While the U.S. is still a generation behind Europe in the exploitation of offshore wind energy resources…

ESG Delivers Fifth Vessel Since Hurricane Michael
On August 16th, 2019 Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a Panama City, Florida shipyard building both government and commercial vessels, successfully delivered the tug Capt. Jim McAllister. This is the fifth vessel to be delivered by the shipyard since Hurricane Michael…

Panama Canal: Advisory to Shipping
All Shipping Agents, Owners, and Operators advised as to Scheduled Culvert Maintenance at Gatun Locks.Beginning at 0600 hours on Monday, August 26, 2019, until 0600 hours on Friday, September 6, 2019 (10 days), the center wall culvert of Gatun Locks will be out of service for scheduled maintenance.

Frontline buys 10 Tankers from Trafigura
Frontline will buy 10 Suezmax oil tankers from Trafigura in a cash and share deal worth up to $675 million, and may buy a further four vessels later, the two companies announced on Friday.The deal will allow Frontline, which is controlled by Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, to boost its d

30 Missing after Indonesian Ferry Catches Fire
Indonesian rescuers searched on Friday for 30 people missing from the blazing wreckage of a ferry off the coast of Java island.The KM Santika Nusantara was traveling between the country's second-largest city of Surabaya and the town of Balikpapan on Borneo island with 277 people on board…

CMA CGM will not use the Northern Sea Route
Ahead of the G7 meeting at Biarritz from August 24-26, French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Labour Muriel Pénicaud, and Deputy Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Brune Poirson…

China Unveils Retaliatory Tariffs as Dispute Escalates
China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting an additional 10% on top of existing rates in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in a protracted dispute between the world's top two economies.The…