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  • Alexander Spirit Crew Supporters Hit the Streets Again

    20 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Supporters of the Alexander Spirit crew have hit the streets again today with a crowd of a couple of hundred strong protesting outside the Caltex-run Kurnell refinery, condemning the company’s treatment of the fuel tanker’s crew and the wider working public, the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) said. In addition to Maritime Union of Australia members, the group […]

  • FWC Stands Its Ground on Alexander Spirit Ruling

    10 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Full Bench of Australia’s Fair Work Commission has upheld today its ruling over a dispute onboard the Alexander Spirit according to which the crew’s industrial action is illegal, dismissing the Maritime Union of Australia’s (MUA) appeal. FWC ordered protesting 36 crew members of the fuel tanker Alexander Spirit, docked in Devonport, north-west Tasmania, to […]

  • DryShips Cuts Loss, Sees Rise in Revenues

    28 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    DryShips cut its net loss and delivered a rise in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017.

  • Fourfold Profit Jump for SCF

    21 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Russia’s largest shipping company SCF Group (PAO Sovcomflot) saw a major upswing in its full-year results recording a net profit of USD 354.5 million against USD 83.9 million reported in 2014. The company said that its total future contracted revenues amounted to USD 8.5 billion. In addition, the company’s gross revenue increased by 7.6 per cent […]

  • Chinese Shipyards Vying to Enter LNG Market

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Shipyards in China are pushing to secure around USD 10 billion worth of new LNG orders until 2020, in an effort to revive the country’s faltering shipbuilding sector.   This latest incentive to form natural gas delivery vessel fleet of their own is aimed at bolstering China’s chances at challenging South Korean and Japanese shipyards that […]

  • Top News of the Week February 10 – 15, 2014

    16 February 2014

    Containership Collides with Chemical Tanker in Singapore Strait The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that today a collision had occurred between the departing Liberia-flagged containership “Hammonia Thracium” and the Panama-flagged chemical tanker “Zoey” in the Singapore Strait, off Sebarok Island (about 10km south of mainland Singapore). Kyokuyo Shipyard to Build […]

  • UK: BMT Appoints Non-Executive Director

    13 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    BMT Group Ltd, a leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that Mr Jan Kopernicki has joined the Board of Directors as a non-executive Director. Jan has extensive experience in the shipping industry, with his career at Shell spanning over 40 years. As Head of Shipping until his retirement in 2011, his […]

  • d’Amico’s First LR1 Ships Hit the Water

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Today, d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), a Milano-listed company specializing in the transport of refined petroleum products and vegetable oils, launched the first three LR1 (long-range) vessels in its history, at the Hyundai Vinashin shipyard in Vietnam. The company invested USD 131 million in the construction of the three 75,000-tonne ships. These vessels are ecologically friendly, can transport […]

  • SIU Urges Canada to Uphold Labour Rules for Foreign Crew

    10 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) has called on the Federal Government to uphold labour standards for foreign sailors after it found that the crew onboard a Singapore-flagged vessel were being paid less than CAD 2 per hour. Seafarers aboard the chemical tanker Bro Anna, which has been active in Canadian waters since June 2017, could be making as little […]

  • Drewry: Oversupply to Put More Pressure on Chemical Shipping Rates

    8 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The shipping fleet trading in chemical and vegoil markets is set to accelerate at a much faster pace than demand, weakening earning prospects, shipping consultancy Drewry said. Tonne-mile demand is expected to grow at 2.9% in 2017, and the fleet trading in chemicals/vegoils will expand by 9.5% by the end of this year, representing the […]

  • IMO SDC Approves SOLAS Amendments

    25 February 2015

    The Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved amendments to SOLAS and other international documents at its second session (SDC2) held on February 16-20, 2015 at IMO Headquarters in London. The Sub-Committee approved the amendments to SOLAS chapter II-1 related to intact stability, information on stability provided to masters, […]

  • LEWA Launches New Triplex Drive Unit

    15 January 2014
    Equipment

    More flexibility, less damage to the environment, and improved reaction to price fluctuations: In the future, Qatar’s tanker fleet will rely on dual-fuel engines which either run on heavy oil or liquefied natural gas. To do this, the boil-off gases are reliquefied under high pressure and injected into the ship’s engine. Since ships are always operating […]

  • First Transshipment of GDF Suez’s LNG Cargo at Montoir Terminal

    15 April 2014
    Vessels

    GDF Suez announced the transshipment of a liquefied natural gas cargo at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal. The liquefied natural gas, originating from the Snøhvit liquefaction plant in Norway, was shipped to Montoir-de-Bretagne, where it was then transshipped to a second LNG tanker that will deliver the cargo to the end customer in Asia. The two […]

  • Eni Opens First LNG Fuelling Station in Italy

    29 April 2014

    Eni on Tuesday unveiled Italy’s first liquefied natural gas fuelling station for heavy duty vehicles, located in Piacenza. The Piacenza LNG fuelling station is the first in a series that Eni intends to open over the next four years along major Italian roads and is part of the company’s commitment to promoting the use of […]

  • Chile receives first Sabine Pass LNG export cargo

    14 June 2016
    Vessels

    Chile’s Quintero LNG terminal has received its first cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana. This is the first U.S. LNG cargo produced from shale gas to reach Chile. The 155,000 cbm GasLog Shanghai LNG tanker arrived at the regasification terminal, located in the Bay of Quintero on June 11. The Sabine Pass […]

  • 300 Capes to Install Scrubbers in 2018 Creating Big Supply Disruption

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Capesize owner Seanergy Maritime will most likely proceed with the installation of scrubbers.

  • China shipping giants set sights on methanol

    5 September 2022
    Collaboration, Green Marine, Research & Development

    Chinese shipping heavyweights China Merchants Energy Shipping and COSCO Shipping Bulk have voiced their plans to focus on methanol marine fuel as their primary area of research in the future. The move was announced by CMES chairman Xie Chunlin and Gu Jinsong, Chairman of COSCO Shipping Bulk in a meeting held in late August, during […]

  • Nevsky Shipyard Clinches Order for Five Ships

    27 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Russia’s shipbuilder Nevsky Shipyard has received a contract to construct a series of five dry-cargo vessels for LLC Paula Rise. Under the agreement reached in late December 2016, Nevsky Shipyard will construct the ships of a RSD59 project, which feature a length of 141 meters and a width of 16.9 meters. The 7,445 dwt vessels are designed for transportation […]

  • Maersk Diverts Vessels from Tanjung Pelepas Due to Oil Spill

    2 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Due to an oil spill which occurred on August 24 at Malaysia’s ATT Tanjung Bin Terminal (ATB), the Danish shipping company Maersk Line is temporarily diverting its vessels from the Port of Tanjung Pelepas container terminal (PTP) to other ports in the area. Namely, the container carrier said that the spill is impacting Maersk Line and MCC vessel operations […]

  • CMES Eyes 10 VLCC Order

    4 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is planing to order up to ten Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) from three domestic shipyards. The company’s board approved the decision at its meeting held on December 3, CMES said in a stock exchange filing. CMES added that it would disclose more details on the announcement once the contracts […]

  • USS ‘Bulkeley’ frees ship and crew from pirates

    9 March 2011

    A request for assistance from a Japanese-owned merchant vessel in the Somali Basin led to Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) warship USS ‘Bulkeley’ securing the release of the vessel and its 24 crew members from four suspected pirates on March 6. At approximately 15:00 local time on March 5, the oil tanker ‘Guanabara’ reported it was […]

  • Navig8 Raises Cash to Order Additional VLCCs

    21 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc has concluded secondary private placement and raisedUSD 245 million at a subscription price of USD 13.50 per share. The Private Placement money will be used to boost VLCC orderbook with six (6) additional newbuild orders as well as the existing eight (8) VLCC newbuilds already ordered by the company at Hyundai […]

  • LNG Carrier Due at UK South Hook Next Week

    2 December 2011

    The Al Mafyar liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal December 9, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic […]

  • Australia: Inpex Starts Survey of Darwin Harbor

    10 July 2012

    Inpex, an energy giant, is ramping up preparations for dredging of a shipping channel in Darwin Harbour, ABC News reported. The deepened channel will enable the traveling of large LNG tankers through the harbour to Blaydin Point, place where a multi-billion dollar plant is being built to process gas piped from the Ichthys field in […]

  • Qatari LNG Bound for UK

    19 June 2013
    Vessels

    The Al Gattara liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on June 26, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering […]