Maritime Unions

Despite a sliding stock market, bidders for South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding may have to pay a hefty premium and large fees to snap up the coveted $4 billion asset amid upbeat prospects for the sector.Slow progress in the bidding process due to union protests and delays in selecting a lead manager,

Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) has completed the purchase of two U.S. flag general cargo and roll-on/roll-off combination ships, formerly employed under long-term charter to the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC). In early 2008, Military Sealift Command elected to end the charter for the M/V

The maritime industry needs to be proactive, not reactive, to issues facing it and should see new challenges as opportunities and not as threats, according to Dimitrios Theologitis, head of unit, Maritime Transport & Ports Policy at the European Commission.Speaking at the Ship Management International

Randy Asbury, Executive Director, Coalition to Protect the Missouri River shares with readers of MarineLink.com his insights on key market drivers for the coming year.  To what degree are "partnerships" important to river-related advocacy?RA: Partnerships are fundamental

Shipyard workers in Turkey reportedly held a one-day strike to protest working conditions in Istanbul's Tuzla district, where a reported 21 workers were killed in accidents in the last nine months, according to a report on www.hurriyet.com.tr.A number of labor unions, non-governmental organizations

A New Zealand maritime union has welcomed the government’s plans to invest $28m in coastal shipping. The ITF-affiliated Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has claimed that the release of the government’s final domestic shipping strategy, “Sea Change”, last week was a positive move for New Zealand shipping.

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has launched, in addition to the earlier announced tender for the Black and North Sea areas, a second procurement procedure to conclude contracts for stand-by oil spill recovery vessels along the Atlantic European coastal area (from Porto, Portugal to and including Brest, France).

Ship breaking in Alang, India. Workers face oil, asbestos and chemicalsHundreds of rusting old ships registered in the European Union end up being dismantled on beaches on the Indian sub-continent - with Bangladesh being a key destination. There, workers brave oil, asbestos, chemicals and heavy metals as they dismantle the ships by hand.

GE and the C-MAR Group teamed to demonstrate a new hybrid tugboat technology designed to offer customers fuel savings and reduced emissions.  “This is an exciting project that supports GE’s ongoing commitment to investing in new technologies. The alliance will explore the viability

The American Salvage Association (ASA) and the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) have agreed to establish a reciprocal Affiliate Membership relationship.The Offshore Marine Service Association represents more than 250 member companies, including about 100 firms that own and operate marine service vessels.

Legislation has been favorably reported out of the Senate Committee in Commerce, Science, and Transportation that would, if enacted, constitute the first official steps by the federal government to come to grips with biofouling of the hulls of ships.  - by Dennis Bryant, Senior Counsel, Holland

A rolling strike on blocked 14 oil tankers from entering France's biggest oil port of Fos-Lavera, part of the state-run French port of Marseille, according to a Reuters report.The total number of ships is unchanged on the previous day but down four ships compared with May 2. "This

Informa India announced that Admiral Arun Prakash, Former Chief of the Naval Staff; D.T. Joseph, Former Union Secretary of the Ministry of Shipping; Vice Admiral John C De Silva, Former Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and Former Director General, Coast Guard; and Commander AJB Singh, Ex Indian Navy and

On April 30, Richard Mellor, General Manager for Ship Management, Shell Trading  will sign a historic crewing agreement with Tom Bethel, National President American Maritime Officers union (AMO).  Under the terms of the agreement, Shell will immediately begin to hire U.S. citizen officers

From the Navy News Service1862 - Union naval forces occupy New Orleans, La.1914 - First combat observation mission by Navy plane, at Veracruz, Mexico.

From the Navy News Service1778 - The Continental Navy sloop Ranger captures HMS Drake.1862 - Battle of New Orleans; Union Navy under David Farragut runs past forts into Mississippi River.1884 - USS Thetis, Bear and Alert sailed from New York to search for Greeley expedition lost in Arctic.

1863 - Union gunboats pass Confederate batteries at Vicksburg.1924 - Navy commences relief operations in Mississippi Valley floods, lasting until June 16.1947 - Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank.1959 - Helicopters from USS Edisto (AGB 2) begin rescue operations in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Posidonia has set another milestone in its 40 year-long history by registering the highest number of participating countries than any other international maritime event for its 21st edition, to be held in Athens in June.In addition to an increase from participating companies from established maritime nations,

Rimorchiatori Malta Ltd has announced it has ordered a new $31.5m AHSV type from the Union Naval Valencia. The vessel is designed by Moss Maritime, a Norwegian naval architect forming part of Messrs Saipem, and will be delivered to the Maltese company in March 2010.The vessel is specifically designed to perform offshore activities,

International Salvage Union (ISU) President Arnold Witte had called on all sectors of the shipping and insurance industries to approach the issue of salvage and spill prevention with “fresh thinking and open minds.” Speaking at the ISU’s Associate Members’ Day conference in London on April 2,