Top News of the Week April 7 – April 12, 2014

Video: Damen’s Shipment Reaches Rotterdam

Last Friday, a shipment that left China seven weeks ago carrying 13 new Damen Stan Pontoons and 10 other Damen vessels arrived in Rotterdam.

ILO Visits ‘B Ladybug’ Drifting off Malta

International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives visited the crew of the B Ladybug, a Ro-Ro ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Malta for almost a year after its owner went bankrupt.

Another Two Signals Detected in Flight MH370′s Search (Australia)

Australian defence ship Ocean Shield yesterday detected another two possible signals from MH370′s black box in total duration of almost thirteen minutes, officials informed.

Avance Newbuilding Catches Fire

The newbuilding H1071, Avance Gas’ very large gas carrier (VLGC), currently under construction at Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, in China caught fire earlier today.

Impact of Large Vessels to Container Supply Chains

The impact of big vessels on global and regional container supply chains dominated discussion on the opening day of the 18th TOC Container Supply Chain Asia Conference and Exhibition, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore.