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Supertanker Rates Top USD 100,000 a Day
Supertankers carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to Japan earned USD 104,256 a day on Friday, October 2nd, the highest rate since July 2008, based on the data from London-based Baltic Exchange. The hike in rates came amid speculation that the demand from China has dried out the fleet capacity avail
NileDutch Starts New East Med – West Africa Service
Rotterdam-based container line NileDutch will introduce a new service to link the East Mediterranean with West Africa, scheduled to start from October 23. The rotation will start in Turkey and the service will run every nine days. The first vessel, the 1,878 TEU Cafer Dede, will sail on 23 October 2
NileDutch Starts New East Med – West Africa Service
Rotterdam-based container line NileDutch will introduce a new service to link the East Mediterranean with West Africa, scheduled to start from October 23. The rotation will start in Turkey and the service will run every nine days. The first vessel, the 1,878 TEU Cafer Dede, will sail on 23 October 2
New Marinet Publication Introduced
Marinet has published a paper titled Marine Aggregate Extraction — The Need to Dredge: Fact or Fiction? This publication is linked to Marinet’s ongoing work to secure the end to offshore dredging for marine sand and gravel (aggregate for the building industry), and to replace these virgin raw materi
Portugal set for Algerian LNG cargo
REN’s Sines LNG terminal in Portugal is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas on October 6.
Popular news Sep. 28 – Oct. 4, 2015
Popular news Sep. 28 – Oct. 4, 2015
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Sept 28 – Oct 2)
Meyer Werft Bags First Newbuild Order from Saga Cruises British based cruise line Saga Cruises and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have signed a memorandum of agreement for the delivery of a new cruise vessel in summer 2019 an… Read More DNV GL Launches New Ship Classification Rules The new DNV GL ru
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Sept 28 – Oct 2)
Meyer Werft Bags First Newbuild Order from Saga Cruises British based cruise line Saga Cruises and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have signed a memorandum of agreement for the delivery of a new cruise vessel in summer 2019 an… Read More DNV GL Launches New Ship Classification Rules The new DNV GL ru
Top news of the week September 28 – October 3, 2015
Australia: First tanker docks at GLNG plant The Santos-operated US$18.5 billion GLNG project is expected to ship its first cargo soon with the arrival of first tanker at the liquefaction plant on Curtis Island off Gladstone. Japan’s MES buys TGE Marine Japan’s Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding sai
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Rotterdam Kicks Off Yukonhaven Dredging The Port of Rotterdam Authority has started dredging the Yukonhaven on Maasvlakte 2. The dredging work will prepare the port for Gate terminal’s new LNG breakbulk infrastructure. Van Oord’s Dredger Arrives in Damietta Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredg
How to do business in challenging jurisdictions?
Geopolitical tensions seriously affect the oil & gas and offshore industry. Russia, Iran and Sudan are just a few recent examples. Yet, developments in E&P in challenging jurisdictions continue. As part of the upcoming Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the Technical Session: Ri
Moore Stephens: Shipping Is Watching the Pennies
Total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average of 0.8% in 2014, according to findings released by international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens. This compares with the 0.3% average fall in costs recorded for 2013. “All categories of expenditure were down o