Top News of the Week August 19 – 24, 2013

MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Arrived in Rotterdam

The world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived in Rotterdam on Friday 16th August 2013, on her maiden voyage from Asia to Europe. The nautical service providers and KOTUG’s RT Champion welcomed the vessel.

Massive New Gates for Expanded Panama Canal Arrive in Panama (VIDEO)

In a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks arrived from port of Trieste, Italy to the waterway’s Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel STX Sun Rise this morning.

Bechtel-Led ROPES Project Reaches Its Final Testing Phase

The Bechtel-led ROPES (Research on Passing Effects on Ships) Joint Industry Project has reached its final testing phase. The project, which focuses on the effect of passing ships on moored ships, will lead to new design guidelines for ports and waterways, creating safer navigation and improved loading capacity.

Floatel Orders Fifth Accommodation Vessel from Keppel

Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has been awarded a contract worth about US$280 million by Floatel International Ltd (Floatel), to build its fifth accommodation semisubmersible (semi) for delivery in 4Q 2015.

The Philippines: Sunken Ferry Leaks Oil

An oil slick from the MV St. Thomas of Aquinas, a ferry which sank about a kilometer offshore Talisay, Cebuon Friday, has started to spread.