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  • USA: New Geothermal Bags May Speed Up Wares Creek Project, Says Official

    30 March 2012

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson stated that new geothermal bags were placed at Wares Creek recently. These new bags will be used to speed up the flood control project in this area, reports bradenton.com. After the dredging operations the extracted materials needed to dry out in order to be taken away to a landfill. […]

  • E.C. moves to make ship dismantling safer

    23 May 2007

    BRUSSELS, Belgium—The European Commission is taking steps to make the dismantling of ships safer and less damaging to the environment. In a consultation paper published May 22, the commission does not present a completed plan but suggests actions to be taken in the European Union until the process now underway to develop an international convention […]

  • Somali pirates free Danish ship

    23 August 2007

    Somali pirates released a Danish ship late on Wednesday after a ransom of $1.5m was paid to them, said the head of a maritime organisation on Thursday. The Danica White cargo ship was hijacked on June 04 and its five Danish crew members taken hostage by armed pirates who had plagued Somalia’s anarchic shores.

  • Iran Arabic TV air US ship spy plane footage

    11 November 2006

    Iran’s Arabic language television station on Saturday broadcast footage showing an American aircraft carrier cruising in Persian Gulf waters, which it said was taken by an unmanned Iranian drone. The brief minute-long film, which was shown on Al-Alam television’s evening news bulletin, had a wide reaction in the region and the West.

  • Star Bulk Takes Delivery of Three Vessels and Expands Its Operational Fleet to Six Vessels

    3 January 2008

    Star Bulk Carriers Corp., announced today that it has taken delivery of the following three vessels: The M/V ‘Star Beta’ (ex B Duckling), a Capesize vessel of 174,691 dwt built in 1993. Star Beta has been committed to a two-year Time Charter at a gross daily rate of USD 106,500.

  • Star Bulk Takes Delivery of Capesize Vessel and Expands Its Operational Fleet to Eight Vessels

    18 January 2008

    Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced today that it has taken delivery of the ‘Star Alpha’ (ex A Duckling), a Capesize vessel of 175,075 dwt built in 1992. Star Alpha is currently under a pre-existing time charter employment contract at a gross daily rate of USD 47,500 which continues until October 2009.

  • India, Sri Lanka for better ties over fishing

    30 March 2011

    India and Sri Lanka have called for better relations among their fishing communities, and agreed that there should be no use of force in the sea dividing the two countries. The decisions were taken at a two-day meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fisheries that ended here on Tuesday. The last meeting […]

  • Seawork Presents Innovation Awards Winners (UK)

    23 May 2012

    The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded at the Seawork Innovation Awards last night to Index Marine for its Odeo Flare. The flare uses laser technology to achieve the same visibility as a red pyrotechnic hand flare without the dangers of heat, flames or explosives. Category winners were: Vessel Design & Construction: Fender Innovations […]

  • Picture of the Day: LNG Bachir Chihani at Damen’s Shiprepair Brest

    30 December 2013
    Vessels

    Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) posted a picture of LNG carrier Bachir Chihani in the company’s dock nr 3. LNG carrier Bachir Chihani was the Damen’s seventh LNG booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair. The Hyproc Shipping owned and managed vessel arrived at the shiprepair on November 25th. DSB is a well-established repair yard with […]

  • MHI Licensee in China Completes First Marine Deck Crane

    23 December 2009

    Nantong Masada Ship Machinery Co., Ltd., a Chinese company located in Nantong*, Jiangsu Province, to which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) licensed its marine deck crane technology, has completed production and delivery of its first MHI-licensed product. Delivery was taken by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., a major local shipbuilder.

  • New cranes arrive in Egypt

    30 September 2009

    Damietta Container and Cargo Handling Co (DCCHC) in Egypt has taken delivery of two new super post-panamax cranes as part of its expansion programme. The ZPMC gantries – which have an outreach of 62 metres and are able to service vessels loaded with 22 rows across the weather deck – will raise the terminal’s STS […]

  • Quintana Maritime Limited Takes Delivery of Vessel

    22 July 2005

    ATHENS, Greece–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 21, 2005–Quintana Maritime Limited (NASDAQ:QMAR) announced today that it has taken delivery of another 1997 built Panamax vessel. The vessel named “Barbara” has a carrying capacity of 73,390 deadweight tons (dwt) and will be employed with Cargill under a one year time charter at Panamax Baltic Freight Index linked hire rate.

  • VT Group takes step towards signing shipbuilding JV

    25 January 2008

    VT Group, the defence and support services company, said it has taken a step towards finalising its shipbuilding joint venture with BAE Systems PLC as it reported an in-line performance in the six months to the end of December. VT said it has received a commitment from the UK government on the proposed terms of […]

  • Sutco Adds Six LNG Tractors to Its Fleet

    13 February 2014

    B.C.-based Sutco Contracting said it has taken delivery of six new Kenworth LNG tractors. The tractors are powered by Westport’s 15-litre liquefied natural gas engine, the company said in a statement. The trucks will be deployed in the company’s wood residual fleet, based out of Chilliwack. [mappress] LNG World News Staff, February 13, 2014; Image: […]

  • Dredging projects remain on paper despite plan support

    5 January 2008

    Dredging sector seems to have received the least attention during the 10th Five Year Plan period as none of the major port deepening projects envisaged for the time frame has taken off. Quite oblivious of the reality, the present 11th 5-Year Plan (2007-12) plan document talks eloquently of the need for ‘substantial capacity augmentation at […]

  • Denmark: Five Shipping Firms Violate Sulfur Measures

    20 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Five shipping companies were reported for violating sulfur requirements, which came into effect on January 1, 2015, according to the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food. Based on oil samples, the five companies, which operate on fuels with high sulfur content, were reported to the police. Relevant authorities are now scheduled to conduct investigations into the reports, following […]

  • Sri Lanka: Colombo Dockyard Hosts Its Shareholders

    10 July 2012

    Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) afforded an opportunity to its public Shareholders who pre-registered with the Company, to visit the Shipyard on 28th June 2012. The visit was organised in response to several requests made by the shareholders at the recently concluded Annual General Meeting. The visit date was planned in a manner that it coincided […]

  • Three Kidnapped Crew Rescued in the Philippines

    15 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Three crew members of the bulk carrier Giang Hai have been rescued by the Philippine government troops during a military operation in Kang Tipayan Island, Tawi-Tawi. Apart from the three seafarers, who were freed on November 10, the troops recovered the body of the fourth crewmember. The men were taken from the bulker on February 19, 2017, while […]

  • Boskalis Presses On with Fleet Rationalization, Job Cuts

    20 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Works Council of the Dutch dredging and maritime company Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has unanimously rendered a positive advice on the company’s fleet rationalization plan announced early July which will see 24 vessels be taken out of service in the coming two years, resulting in the loss of approximately 650 jobs worldwide. As part of the […]

  • Wartsila to Equip Finnlines’ Ferries with Hybrid Systems

    6 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä to supply its hybrid power conversion system for three new RoRo ferries being built for Finnlines.

  • The Netherlands: Damen to Overhaul Clipper ‘Stad Amsterdam’

    22 January 2013

    The three-masted, steel-hulled Clipper ‘Stad Amsterdam’ undergoes a complete overhaul at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The revision of the thirteen year old vessel will give her a ‘second youth’. The work will be finished before the end of May 2013. At the moment the Clipper is already at the yard and all interiors have […]

  • NOC study shows Monsoon impact on small pelagic fish in East Africa

    6 August 2020
    Research & Development

    New research led by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed the importance of the Monsoon in how abundant small pelagic fish are in East Africa. The study used observations of chlorophyll-a taken from satellites, as well as measurements taken in the field and an ocean model to investigate the environmental processes driving […]

  • Posidonia 2020 Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    17 March 2020

     Posidonia 2020 has been postponed from the 1-5 June 2020 to the 26-30 October 2020.

  • Keppel Delivers New‐Build Jack‐Up Rig to AOD (Singapore)

    18 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced that Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”), an associate company, has taken delivery of its third new‐build jack‐up rig,  ʹAOD IIIʹ, from Singapore‐based builder Keppel FELS Ltd. The Company founded AOD in 2010 and currently holds a 33.76% stake in the venture. Seadrill is AOD’s manager and owns 66.23% of its shares. ʹAOD […]

  • Iranian Aid Ship Offloaded in Djibouti, UN Takes Over Cargo

    25 May 2015

    The Iranian aid ship bound for war-stricken Yemen will not proceed to its original destination as its cargo was taken over by the United Nations following an inspection in Djibouti, writes the AFP. Namely, according to the UN officials, the 2,500 tons of aid, bound for Yemen on board the Iran Shahed, have been offloaded […]