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Maersk Switches Samba Calls to DP World London Gateway
Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping line, has switched the UK call of its Samba service from Tilbury to DP World London Gateway Port. The first call on the service will be made by the Maersk Lanco on Monday, March 21. The rotation of the service includes calls at Santos, Paranagua, I
Hellenic Unions to Launch Another 48-Hour Strike
Hellenic Crew Union and the Towage and Salvage Crew Union of Piraeus have announced a new 48-hour strike in Greece on 27 January. The new strike comes just a week after the latest strike round when unions protested against the government’s planned changes to labour and insurance rights, pensions and
Ports of Stockholm’s December RORO Volumes Thrive
Swedish Ports of Stockholm saw high volumes of RoRo freight in December, driving the strongest end of year monthly figures since 2011. Freight volumes in the RoRo segment, goods transported by haulage vehicles on ferries, were higher than the December totals for the previous three years. The total t
Concordia Maritime Fixes P-MAX Tanker
Swedish tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime has signed a contract to charter out a P-MAX tanker to an unnamed UK shipping company for one year with an option for a further year. The contract will come into effect at the beginning of February 2016. “We are continuing to take advantage of the s
Arctic Securities, Fredriksen Form New Shipbroking Venture
Oslo-based investment bank Arctic Securities AS and the John Fredriksen family’s investment company, Geveran Trading Co, are establishing a new shipbroking company, Arctic Shipping Norway AS. “With this initiative, another piece of our strategy to cover all aspects of shipping and offshore in-house
FEPORT: Container Weighing Rules Need Clarity on National Level
Within less than six months, new SOLAS container weighing rules will come into force and there is still a lack of information and harmonization at national level in the European Union. Therefore, the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT) has called on national authorities to develop
ITF to Check Seaferers’ Working Conditions in East Asia
Inspectors of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have joined forces with dockers’ and seafarers’ union members in a campaign aimed at checking pay and working conditions on board vessels as part of the first East Asian maritime action week of 2016. The action week will be held fro
Goldenport Holdings Freezes Debt Repayment
Horrendous market conditions especially in the dry bulk shipping industry continue to exert the limitations of dry bulk owners the latest victim being Goldenport Holdings Inc. Namely, the Athens-based owner and operator of a fleet of dry bulk and container vessels, announced suspension of debt servi
Golar LNG Teams Up with Schlumberger
Golar LNG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Schlumberger to co-operate on the global development of greenfield, brownfield and stranded gas reserves. Under the Memorandum, Golar and Schlumberger have agreed to jointly market gas monetization solutions to owners, investors and governments
14 Bids Submitted for Limassol Port Privatization
Cyprus has received fourteen bids for the privatization of the Limassol Port, the country’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works said on Thursday. The bids have been received following a round of due diligence and two rounds of consultations with the prequalified bidders. Six submissions
Engine Fire Leaves Flinter America Drifting off Alderney
The 2010-built general cargo ship Flinter America was left powerless off the island of Alderney, Channel Islands, yesterday as its engine broke down due to a fire, according to the Maritime Operations Center CROSS Jobourg. Flinter America crew reported smoke coming out of the engine room, which was
The Netherlands Ordered to Scrap Tax Breaks for Its Seaports
The European Commission has required the Netherlands to abolish an exemption from corporate tax for its six seaports so as to align the regime with EU state aid rules. The Commission has also proposed in two separate decisions that Belgium and France align their taxation of ports with state aid rule
Alphaliner: Containership Growth to Hit Record Low
This year’s global containership capacity is expected to grow at a pace of only 4.6%, the lowest ever recorded for the global containership fleet, according to Alphaliner. Falling below the previously smallest year-on-year increase of 5.5%, recorded in 2009, this year will register well below the av
BW Offshore Gets One, Loses One
FPSO contractor BW Offshore said that Ithaca Energy has decided to terminate the charter contract of the FPSO BW Athena, and the unit will be demobilised in February 2016. BW Athena first operated under a three year contract at the Athena field, located in the Moray Firth area of the UK Continental