MarineCraft News Desk 
China's Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has been awarded a contract for the construction of ten new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) in a series. The contract has a total value of approximately US$1 billion.
US terminal operator Enstructure has completed its acquisition of the marine services division of Canadian counterpart Logistec.Logistec said the acquisition will create one of North America’s largest and most diversified marine terminal and logistics networks.The combined company will operate 106…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been spending a lot of time in recent weeks visiting the Russian Far East – an area where he probably feels safe from the Ukrainian long-range sanctions program.
An Indonesian cargo ship burst into flames on Monday in a devastating fire. The authorities now suspect it was the result of a chemical leak from its cargo that also resulted in severe chemical poisoning for two crewmembers and the…
[By SUNY (New York) Maritime College] Maritime College has announced that a decision memorandum from the Maritime Administrator, Stephen M. Carmel has been received, outlining that MARAD will be activating Empire State for temporary federal service, commencing approximately September…
A small Malaysian product tanker went out of control of the tugs that were relocating the ship on Wednesday, September 2, and became wedged up against a highway bridge.
