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  • Aqualis Offshore Opens Office in Australia

    11 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed energy consultancy group Aqualis, has set up an office in Perth, Western Australia, to support oil and gas developments in the Australasia region. “We have supported important projects offshore Australia in recent years and believe it represents a market with good potential. There seems to be an increasing confidence in growth […]

  • Car Carrier Catches Fire in English Channel

    24 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    The US-flagged car carrier Honor caught fire in the English Channel in the early hours of Friday, February 24, whilst it was en route to Baltimore from Southampton, the UK Coast Guard reports. The vessel’s fixed firefighting systems were used to attack the fire and the cargo space has been sealed. The ship’s crew continue to […]

  • Unique System FZE to Conduct Dive Medic Technician Course (UAE)

    30 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company, is set to conduct National Hyperbaric Centre’s Diver Medic Technician Course starting 19th May 2013. The course is scheduled to run for a period of 2 weeks. The IMCA Diver Medic course is required for divers, as a pre-requisite for diving team selection that involves saturation and […]

  • Heavily Grounded MV Benita Step Closer to Refloating

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    A number of cargo tanks aboard the heavily grounded bulk carrier MV Benita have now been pumped out, pressurised and sealed, and work continues to re-pressurise the remaining tanks and void spaces as the salvors prepare the vessel for refloating and safe removal. A demolitions expert from the US continues to assist the salvors and authorities with […]

  • UAE: MT Prem Divya Blast Investigation Continues

    9 January 2012

    A series of explosions caused by welding work on a tanker at Fujairah are now being investigated. The vessel was hit by three blasts erupting at the aft of the ship, causing damage to its engine room, living quarters and bridge. The spark for the fire was caused by welding work but the cause of […]

  • USA: Offshore supply vessel grounds off Virgin Islands

    24 January 2018

    U.S. Coast Guard crews on Tuesday responded to the grounding of the 223-foot Togo-flagged cargo vessel Ocean Spirit I just off the entrance of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor East Gregory Channel, U.S. Virgin Islands.

  • Bulker Collides with Fishing Boat off Malaysia

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier M/V Venus, managed by Greece-based Super Eco Bulkers, collided with a fishing vessel on Tuesday, off the coast of Malaysia in the South China Sea. The bulk carrier came in contact with a fishing boat named AMROS on starboard side on September 14, 2015 at 10:20 a.m., Super Eco Bulkers confirmed in a statement emailed to […]

  • IMO Secretary Delivers His New Year Address

    22 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has delivered his New Year Address outlining some of the targets, challenges and priorities the Organization will face this year at the opening of the first sub-committee meeting of 2014. Speaking at the first meeting of the newly-formed IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, Mr. Sekimizu said that this would […]

  • IMO: New Rules for Passenger Safety

    3 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), meeting at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 91st session from 26 to 30 November 2012, agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory, in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident. The Committee approved draft amendments […]

  • LOC Expands Its Activities in Asia Pacific

    21 February 2012
    Research & Development

    London Offshore Consultants (LOC), one of the world’s leading independent marine and offshore industry consultancy firms, is set to expand its activities and office network in Asia Pacific, it announced today. LOC provides a range of specialist consultancy services on planning, design and execution of high value, complex marine and energy based operations through to […]

  • Maritime bodies release plan to resolve crew change crisis

    7 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Vessels

    Prompted by the growing crisis affecting around 150,000 seafarers stuck at sea and unable to sign off from their ships, the international maritime bodies have developed a set of protocols aimed at resolving the burning issue. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has released the protocols in a circular letter which among other guidelines insists that […]

  • Ardent and Ardentia Team Up

    14 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Maritime services firm, Ardent and Ardentia Marine, a Spanish salvage, engineering and commercial diving company, have formally partnered for future operations. The cooperation agreement was signed in June this year. To remind, In May, 2015, Svitzer Salvage, a part of the Maersk Group, and Titan Salvage, under the Crowley Group, merged to form Ardent. “Through […]

  • Alphaliner: Fresh Hopes for Recovery in Container Shipping

    5 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Although the container shipping market remains fundamentally imbalanced, the new year brings with it fresh hopes for a recovery, according to Alphaliner. 2016 saw a number of records, most of them marking new lows for a container shipping market that continues to suffer from excess capacity, with the weakness expected to persist for at least […]

  • USA: JND Thomas Company Receives Important Recognition

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Dennis Thomas owner of JND Thomas Company, Inc. of Riverdale received the Family Owned Business Award in Fresno on June 13, 2013. They were one of six Central California businesses honored for their business achievements at the Fourth Annual Small Business Recognition Program. The University of California, Merced Small Business Development Center Regional Network (UCM-SBDC) […]

  • Ilocos Norte Dredging Works in Full Swing

    16 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    In anticipation of heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods in the low-lying villages of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, the local government unit (LGU) has initiated dredging of silted rivers and creeks, reports the Philippine News Agency (PNA). On Friday, some LGU personnel who know how to operate a backhoe, worked with Mayor Alexander Calucag’s supervision […]

  • Trevor McAuley Joins TMEI’s Marine Cargo Underwriting Team in UK

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Limited (TMEI) announced the appointment of Trevor McAuley to join its marine cargo underwriting team, based in Scotland. Trevor will be responsible for underwriting, developing and servicing marine cargo, subsea and general business in Scotland and the North of England. Trevor, who has over 18 years of underwriting experience, joins from […]

  • 10 Bulker Crew Members Feared Kidnapped off Nigeria

    18 December 2017

    Ten crew members of a bulk carrier are reported missing following a pirate attack off Brass, Nigeria.

  • What Risks Lurk Behind Panama Canal Expansion?

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    As the Panama Canal prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from the plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of ships transiting one of the world’s most important waterways.   In a new report entitled “Panama Canal 100: Shipping Safety and Future Risks”, marine insurer Allianz Global […]

  • Bulker Collides with Fishing Boat off Malaysia

    16 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier M/V Venus, managed by Greece-based Super Eco Bulkers, collided with a fishing vessel on Tuesday, off the coast of Malaysia in the South China Sea. The bulk carrier came in contact with a fishing boat named AMROS on starboard side on September 14, 2015 at 10:20 a.m., Super Eco Bulkers confirmed in a statement emailed to […]

  • Alphaliner: Another Service Cut from Far East – North America Trade

    28 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    This year’s weak market conditions in the Far East – North America transpacific trade have claimed another casualty as the French shipping company CMA CGM, Germany-based Hamburg Süd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) decided to withdraw their joint Far East – USEC Vespucci/ APNE/NEU 1 service, according to Alphaliner. The companies now plan to […]

  • Another Body Found after Hit and Run Incident off India

    13 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    India locates fisherman’s body after collision between a merchant vessel and fishing boat.

  • Salvage Giant Formed in the Med

    23 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Ardent Global, partners form the largest salvage company in the Mediterranean.

  • ClassNK Amends Rules for Boxships of the Future

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has released draft amendments to its rules and guidance for container carriers, approved by the ClassNK Technical Committee on November 19. The rules are scheduled to apply to container ships contracted for construction on or after 1 April 2016, three months before the application of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) new Longitudinal Strength […]

  • Deltares, CEMADEN Collaborate on Natural Disaster Prevention in Brazil

    30 October 2013

    Deltares and CEMADEN are teaming up to improve predictions of natural disasters such as floods and landslides. There were severe floods in Brazil in early 2013, causing enormous flows of mud and debris in the cities. In recent years, flash floods like this have claimed hundreds of casualties. The collaboration agreement that has just been […]

  • Intercargo: Cargo Liquefaction Still a Major Risk for Dry Bulk Shipping

    4 February 2019

    Intercargo: Moisture related cargo failure mechanisms continue to be a major concern for dry bulk shipping.