Carriers prepare for slow trot into into Year of the Green Wood Horse

Posted to Far East Maritime (by Greg Knowler) on October 24, 2013

The Year of the Horse is riding into China early next year and it is playing havoc with shipping schedules in the first quarter. Chinese New Year falls at the end of January and factories traditionally close for three weeks and sometimes even longer.

Indian Navy and Coast Guard to the rescue of the Indian Administration?

Posted to Indian Navy and Coast Guard to the rescue of the Indian Administration? (by Joseph Fonseca) on July 16, 2012

The Government of India is mulling over the idea of handing over the statutory functions of the Indian Administration (Directorate General of Shipping) to the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. As a beginning, the two agencies are likely to begin…

Deeper Drilling In Shallow Water Could Save Shelf Work for O&G Service Companies

Posted to Gulf Coast Maritime (by Matt Gresham) on January 12, 2010

New Orleans-based McMoRan Exploration Co. reported this week what could be one of the largest oil and gas finds in decades in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to company Co-Chairman James Moffett. McMoRan drilled more than 28…