The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its ‘Facts About’ publication on backhoe dredgers. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjects. Eac
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Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Al Dafna from Shell Trading and Shipping Company Ltd.(STASCo). With a cargo carrying capacity of 266,366 cubic meters, Al Dafna is wholly-owned by Nakilat and
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from January 30 until February 5, 2017.
In today’s spotted, we bring you an image of Maersk Elba, the largest containership to visit Israel’s Port of Haifa. The Neopanamax boxship docked at the port’s Carmel Terminal in the morning hours of February 2, 2017. The 13,092 dwt Maersk Elba features a length of 366 meters and a width of 48.2 me
Crude oil tanker deliveries reached a record high in January as 5.5 million dwt of the capacity entered the fleet so far this year, representing an increase of 220% from January 2016, BIMCO said citing preliminary data from VesselsValue. The month already accounts for 22% of the previous year’s tota
The expected expansion of the chemical shipping fleet in 2017, driven by the large number of orders placed in previous years, will continue “squeezing rates on major routes over the next two years,” shipping consultancy Drewry said. Time charter rates weakened in 2016, especially for larger tankers,
Dragflow, an Italian manufacturer of heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has delivered a dredging hydraulic pump with frontal cutterhead to an Iranian company. Upon the delivery, the company used this piece of equipment for the construction of a fishery port near Jask area in the Persi
TechnipFMC’s subsidiary and a provider of engineering services for the oil & gas industry, Genesis, has been awarded two front-end engineering contracts by the UK oil major BP. Genesis said on Wednesday that the two frame agreement contracts with BP would cover conceptual, pre-FEED, and FEED stages
Ocean Energy Systems (OES) has teamed up with the IEC TC-114 for the development of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) standards.
The Marine Energy Operational Management Committee (ME-OMC) held a meeting in Paris to discuss rules for the conformity assessment for marine renewable energy industry.
The demand for container shipping grew steadily in 2016 improving the fundamental balance in the market in the second half of the year, driven by decisive actions by shipowners selling excessive tonnage for demolition, according to BIMCO. An early assessment of the overall market demand growth rate
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) said that their International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation will take place from March 26-30th 2017 in Abu Dhabi. The seminar is aimed at future decision makers, port and harbor authorities, off-shore companies and other organisations
Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has upgraded its New Falcon service by providing a direct call at Hamad Port. The new service is the first ever regular service between Hamad Port and Shanghai, according to Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar). The upgraded New Falcon s
