Green Marine
Spotted: Marco Polo Debuts New Look
The 800-passenger cruise ship Marco Polo, owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages, has completed its tenth survey and general maintenance and refurbishment at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The project took around five weeks to complete and included an exter
Fire Leaves Chemical Tanker Anchored in Mosjøen, Norway
The Netherlands-flagged chemical tanker Stella Lyra remains anchored in Mosjøen, Norway, after it suffered damage to its engine control room in a fire on December 20, according to Helgeland Police. The fire subsequently spread to the whole compartment forcing the vessel to drop anchor in order to pr
Idle Boxship Fleet Approaching New Record, Modest Rebound for Rates in 2016
The global containership fleet made idle this year is set to reach a new record, surpassing the 1.5m TEU mark set in December 2009, according to Maritime Strategies International. As of November, 1.4m TEU was idle, having increased 760,000 TEU in two weeks amid depressed freight rates. What is more,
Boskalis, KOTUG Merge Their European Harbour Towage Operations
Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG) have reached agreement on the merger of their European harbour towage operations. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the parties in late 2014 has now been formalized following a thorough process.
Port of Koper to Handle 20.5 Million Tonnes in 2015
Slovenian Port of Koper has surpassed this year’s expectations as it handled more than 20 million tonnes so far, with the expected reach of 20.5 million tonnes by the end of 2015. “This year has been exceptional in many areas. We exceeded the milestone of 700,000 TEUs, the number of vehicles has sur
Goldenport Offloads Three Boxships
Greek owner and operator of dry bulk and container vessels Goldenport Holdings concluded the sale of three container vessels yesterday. Pursuant to the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) resolution dated November 23, 2015, the company completed the sale of the 1996-built 5,551 TEU container vessel
Scorpio Charters Out Ice Class Tanker Duo
Monaco-based tanker owner Scorpio Tankers has chartered out two of its ice class 1A Handymax product tankers. Each vessel will be employed for three years at USD 18,000 per day, with each charter scheduled to commence by the end of January 2016. Additionally, the company said that following its anno
Den Helder Gets New CEO
Dutch Port of Den Helder is getting a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of April 2016, namely Jacoba Bolderheij. For the past five years, Bolderheij operated as commercial manager of SOHAR Port & Freezone in Oman, a joint venture of the Oman administration and Port of Rotterdam. “I look forward t
Entry into Force of BWM Convention Yet to Be Confirmed
Despite the fact that forty-seven countries have now ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention with Morocco and Ghana bringing the convention ever closer to entry into force, the question still remains on whether the requirement for parties to hold 35% of the world’s tonnage has been me
Final Bids for Piraeus Port Privatization Submitted
The procedure for the submission of binding offers for the privatization of the Piraeus Port Authority SA was completed on Monday, the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund informed. “Further announcements will be made on January 12, 2016 after the opening of the financial offers,” HRADF said, wi
Spotted: Maersk Connector Put Through Its Paces
The 9,300 dwt cable installing vessel Maersk Connector, owned and operated by Maersk Supply Service, has been undertaking sea trials in the Black Sea for the past week. The vessel, built at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has so far conducted maneuvering trials, failure modes, main engine durabilit
Sullom Voe Port Sells Its Troubled Tugs
Shetland Islands Council has signed a deal to sell its troubled tug Solan, operated by Sullom Voe Harbour Authority, to a towage company Panfido, based in Venice, Italy. The council added that the tug, which used to provide towage services at the Port of Sullom Voe, will now be used in the port of N
EU Not Happy with Greek Maritime Tax
The European Commission has sent a set of proposals to Greece asking it to change its maritime tonnage tax to exclude all maritime sector intermediaries and operators of ships, which do not provide maritime transport services. The commission said that the Greek tonnage tax system is not well targete
d’Amico Tankers Sells Product Tanker for USD 13 Million
Irish transporter d’Amico Tankers Limited, subsidiary of tanker shipping company d’Amico International Shipping, has sold its 36,032 dwt handysize product tanker M/T Cielo di Salerno to Marshall Island-based SW Cap Ferrat Shipping LLC for USD 13 million. d’Amico Tankers said it will maintain the com