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  • EU Ministers Agree on 10-Point Action Plan on Migration

    21 April 2015

    The European Union’s foreign and interior ministers approved a 10-point plan of the immediate actions to be taken in response to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean, following an unprecedented disaster in which close to 700 migrants died after their boat capsized in Libyan waters on April 18. EU will reinforce the joint naval operations in the Mediterranean, namely Triton […]

  • BW LPG Seals Financing for Newbuilding Quartet

    20 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Oslo-listed BW LPG Limited has signed a debt facility agreement worth USD 221 million for the financing of four of its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) newbuildings. The financing has been raised from ING Bank, KFW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC) and Standard Chartered Bank, as mandated lead arrangers, where ING Bank also acted […]

  • Seafarers’ Minimum Wage to Stay at Current Level

    11 April 2016

    The minimum wage for able seafarers recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO) will remain at its current level of USD 614 basic pay per month until at least 2018, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). This follows an ILO Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) meeting held in Geneva last week, comprising representatives of […]

  • Damen’s Ballast Water Port Solution Put to Test

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    The ballast water technology InvaSave has completed shipboard testing onboard the containership Henrike Schepers during which ballast water was taken in untreated and the efficacy of the technology was validated upon discharge, Damen Green Solutions said. The company said that, with these tests, the InvaSave technology demonstrates that it is capable of providing an IMO type […]

  • Terntank Inaugurates Port of Gothenburg’s Renewable Gas Bunkering Facility

    27 November 2018

    Terntank has become the first operator to take on LNG, LBG at the new bunkering facility at the Port of Gothenburg.

  • GOGL Takes Delivery of Two More Dry Bulkers

    4 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) has taken delivery of two more dry bulk carriers from Greek Quintana Shipping.  The vessels in question are the Post-Panamax ship Q Kennedy and the Capesize bulker Q Amreen. In exchange for Q Kennedy, which will be renamed to Golden Kennedy, GOGL has issued 1.7 million […]

  • Mystic Eagle Joins Eagle Bulk Shipping’s Fleet

    27 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    US-based ship operator Eagle Bulk Shipping has taken delivery of the first of nine Crown-63 Ultramax dry bulk sister vessels, which were purchased from Greenship Bulk Trust in March 2017. The 63,500 dwt MV Mystic Eagle, previously named JS Tamise, joined the company’s fleet consisting of 41 vessels on the water, including 3 Ultramax ships. The bulk carrier was constructed in […]

  • Somali Pirates Hijack Another Vessel, Use It as Mothership?

    24 March 2017

    The Somali pirates have hijacked another vessel off the coast of Somalia, a representative from Oceans Beyond Piracy confirmed to World Maritime News. OBP said that the ship, which is yet to be identified, was hijacked in the vicinity of Eyl, Somalia. “We are still finding more details, but it appears that it is being used as […]

  • Nordic Yards Takes Over Volkswerft

    3 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    A symbolic act on the ship lift marked a new beginning for Volkswerft Stralsund. Berthold Brinkmann, insolvency administrator of P+S WERFTEN, handed over a big key to Nordic Yards. With that, Nordic Yards has now officially taken over Volkswerft. “Volkswerft is one of the most diverse shipyards in the Baltic Sea region, and has excellent […]

  • BP restarts drilling offshore Canada after June leak

    24 July 2018
    Exploration & Production

    BP has resumed drilling operations offshore Nova Scotia, Canada, after it had stopped it following an offshore leak in June.

  • Heerema, Huisman Enter LOI for Two 10,000-Tonne Cranes

    19 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and Huisman Equipment have signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) for the design and construction of two powerful cranes for its planned New Semi-submersible Crane Vessel (NSCV). The cranes, so-called tub cranes, will be based on a large bearing, similar to cranes Huisman built for HMC’s Aegir. Each crane will be […]

  • Alfa Laval to Provide Scrubbers

    2 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Four PureSOx systems have now been ordered by Finnlines, a provider of RoRo and Ropax services, whose Baltic Sea and North Sea operations will soon fall within an Emission Control Area (ECA). “With Alfa Laval PureSOx, Finnlines will be able to continue using HFO in an area of operation where ECA limits apply as of […]

  • OSX Brasil Files for Bankruptcy

    12 November 2013

    OSX Brasil S.A. (OSX), has filed yesterday judicial recovery request, together with its subsidiaries OSX Construção Naval S.A. and OSX Serviços Operacionais Ltda. The filing has been made at the Courts of the City of Rio de Janeiro after resolution taken by its Board of Directors on a meeting held on November 08, 2013, in […]

  • Top Stories of the Week (Dec 9 – Dec 14, 2013)

    15 December 2013

    MOBILE POWERSHIP Project Kicks Off Polaris Shipping Co., Ltd., Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd., Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., and Siemens Energy Solutions Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding at COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul on December 10, 2013 to develop MOBILE POWERSHIP … State-of-the-Art Livestock Carrier, ‘Ganado Express’ Delivered Vroon has taken delivery of […]

  • EU Parliament Adopts New Ship Recycling Regulation

    23 October 2013

    The European Parliament adopted yesterday in Strasbourg the new Ship Recycling Regulation by a large majority. The final text is the result of a compromise reached last June between the Council under the Irish Presidency, the Parliament (Schlyter report) and the Commission. The new EU Regulation will allow ships flying the flag of an EU […]

  • ITF Slams Queensland Sugar for Chartering ‘Ship of Shame’

    1 March 2016

    The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has fiercely criticized Australia’s Queensland Sugar Limited for its “reckless and heartless chartering policy”. Namely, QSL has hired the notorius Greek owned ship Ken Sirius, also referred to as the ship of shame, under a lucrative shipping deal despite pleas from the ITF not to do so following a recent incident that left the […]

  • Russian Government to Boost Its Shipbuilding Industry

    4 January 2012

    United Shipbuilding Corporation is about to launch its ambitious program that might return competitiveness to this sector of Russian economy. This sector includes over 1 thousand of companies and employs more than 450 thousand of specialists. USC, established in 2007 with 100% state ownership, owns more than 30 companies in 11 regions of Russia. The […]

  • Crew Evacuated from Bibby Line’s Troubled Ship

    16 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The crew of MV Cheshire has been evacuated as the bulk carrier suffered from overheating of the fertilizer being carried on board, Bibby Line, the ship’s owner, confirmed to World Maritime News. As informed, the crew has been taken ashore for safety reasons “as wind conditions are so light that the fumes are not being carried […]

  • Hackers Access BW Group’s IT Systems. Countermeasures Undertaken

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Hackers recently managed to gain access to computer systems of BW Group, the company confirmed to World Maritime News.  As disclosed, the cyber attack occurred in July 2017. “We had an unauthorized access some time back in July and actions have been taken to rectify the matter,” a spokesperson from BW Group said. “Internal and […]

  • DOF Subsea Takes Delivery of Construction Vessel Harvey Deep-Sea

    9 August 2013

    DOF Subsea USA has taken delivery of the new build DPII Multipurpose Construction Vessel – Harvey Deep-Sea under a 4-year long term charter agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine. DOF Subsea will immediately commence the planned mobilization, comprising of structural reinforcement of the back deck to allow rapid mobilization of project specific equipment, repositioning of […]

  • Algoma Collects Refund on Cancelled Vessel Contracts

    2 January 2014

    Algoma Central Corporation has received payments totalling $41.7 million from two Chinese banks on refund guarantees related to the cancellation of three ocean tanker shipbuilding contracts which occurred in 2010. “We are extremely pleased to announce the collection of these outstanding instalment refunds,” said Greg Wight, President and CEO of Algoma. “The collection process has […]

  • South Korea: DSME Delivers Eco-Friendly VLCC Eagle Varna

    15 March 2013

    Global petroleum tanker operator, AET, maintained its industry leading position in the world tanker fleet with the delivery of a second “eco – design” VLCC that is fully compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention. Two additional VLCCs will be delivered from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering CO., LTD., (DSME) yard later in […]

  • Yuexin Completes Martens’ Third AHTS Vessel

    11 April 2013

    Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. today delivered the third E 65T Series vessel to Martens Marine. SMS ENDEAVOUR is an Anchor Handling Towing Supply (AHTS) Vessel intended for operations in the shallow waters of Asia, West Africa, and Middle East. SMS ENDEAVOUR is built to ABS Class, and includes the notations: A1? “OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL, AH, […]

  • Japan: Silent Naming and Delivering Ceremony of Second Ecoship

    11 April 2011

      On March 29, 2011, 2,000 unit type pure car carrier S495 was named and delivered. She is the second and the last of 2-ship series of Kyokuyo’s self-developed eco-friendly ship with a semi-spherically shaped bow that reduces the wind resistance. Featured in TV and newspapers, the sisters are perhaps the most famous of the […]

  • Carnival Corp, Bellona Join Forces in Sustainability Deal

    18 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Carnival Corp and Bellona agreed to jointly continue improving environmental and sustainability impact.