Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Line has launched two new regional feeder services. Every ten days the Piraeus shuttle service, GF1, links the Italian port of Taranto with the Greek port of Piraeus v.v., the vessel deployed is "Lantau Beach".…

The metal and mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) signed a contract with three national shipyards for the construction of 15 new tugboats (boats that assist in the manoeuver of vessels at ports), 32 barges and two pushers.

Ole Heggheim, Chief Financial Officer and executive vice president of STX Europe, has decided to resign from his position. Byung-Ryun Woo has been appointed as new CFO, and Hans-Jørgen Wibstad has been appointed as senior vice president for…

Carnival Corporation & plc. announced that Randall J. Weisenburger, executive vice president and chief financial officer for marketing and corporate communications company Omnicom Group Inc., has been appointed to its boards of directors. Randall J.…

Northrop Grumman Corporation, based in Charlottesville, has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for six fast patrol craft being built by Austal Shipyards in Australia for the government of Trinidad and Tobago.

United Arab Shipping Co. (UASC) launches a new service IMR (Indian Subcontinent–Middle East–Red Sea Service) covering Pakistan & India to Arabian Gulf and Red Sea destinations. It similarly connects the Arabian Gulf to Red Sea destinations.

The new…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has signed a contract with the Port of Gothenburg to establish the port as transhipment centre for its services in the Baltic region.