Green Marine
MSC Cancels Asia-Black Sea Service
Swiss container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has cancelled its Great Sea service that operates between Asia and the Black Sea due to unexpectedly low demand out of Asia. The service will cease operation on Asia export sailings from the first week of November. Instead, MSC will provide a
MSC Cancels Asia-Black Sea Service
Swiss container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has cancelled its Great Sea service that operates between Asia and the Black Sea due to unexpectedly low demand out of Asia. The service will cease operation on Asia export sailings from the first week of November. Instead, MSC will provide a
BW Pacific Readies for Oslo IPO and Listing
Singapore-based product tanker owner and operator BW Pacific plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and listing of its common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange by the end of 2015. The IPO and the listing are subject to receiving the relevant approvals from the Oslo Stock Exchange and favou
BW Pacific Readies for Oslo IPO and Listing
Singapore-based product tanker owner and operator BW Pacific plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and listing of its common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange by the end of 2015. The IPO and the listing are subject to receiving the relevant approvals from the Oslo Stock Exchange and favou
Drewry: India’s Public Container Ports to Shake Up South Asia Trade
India’s announcement that it is to shelve plans to privatise its major container ports could lead to a shake-up of container port options in the region in the medium term, according to the U.K.-based shipping analyst Drewry. The government has based the decision on improved port performance that has
Drewry: India’s Public Container Ports to Shake Up South Asia Trade
India’s announcement that it is to shelve plans to privatise its major container ports could lead to a shake-up of container port options in the region in the medium term, according to the U.K.-based shipping analyst Drewry. The government has based the decision on improved port performance that has
Euroseas Sells Boxship for Scrap
Greek owner and operator of dry bulk and container ships Euroseas Ltd. has sold a 1990-built container ship for recycling. The 2,228 TEU Tiger Bridge was sold to an unnamed third party. The Tiger Bridge will be delivered for scrapping by November 16. The boxship completed its USD 7,500 a day time ch
Euroseas Sells Boxship for Scrap
Greek owner and operator of dry bulk and container ships Euroseas Ltd. has sold a 1990-built container ship for recycling. The 2,228 TEU Tiger Bridge was sold to an unnamed third party. The Tiger Bridge will be delivered for scrapping by November 16. The boxship completed its USD 7,500 a day time ch
SBM Offshore Bags Browse FLNG Turret FEED Contract
France’s Technip SA has awarded the Dutch supplier of floating oil platforms SBM Offshore the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for three large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Development in Australia. The contract
SBM Offshore Bags Browse FLNG Turret FEED Contract
France’s Technip SA has awarded the Dutch supplier of floating oil platforms SBM Offshore the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for three large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Development in Australia. The contract
Green Giant Makes Maiden Call to APM Terminals Zeebrugge
The second of United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) six ordered 18,800 TEU capacity Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCS), the LNG-ready Al Muraykh, called APM Terminals Zeebrugge on October 16 on its maiden voyage to Europe. Part of the UASC’s Asia/Europe Container Service 1 route (AEC1 ), these vesse
Green Giant Makes Maiden Call to APM Terminals Zeebrugge
The second of United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) six ordered 18,800 TEU capacity Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCS), the LNG-ready Al Muraykh, called APM Terminals Zeebrugge on October 16 on its maiden voyage to Europe. Part of the UASC’s Asia/Europe Container Service 1 route (AEC1 ), these vesse
Spotted: Polarstern Returns from 5-Month Stint in the Arctic
The research icebreaker Polarstern from the Alfred-Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on October 14 following an expedition to the Arctic launched back in mid-May with an aim of studying the effects of climate changes on t
Spotted: Polarstern Returns from 5-Month Stint in the Arctic
The research icebreaker Polarstern from the Alfred-Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on October 14 following an expedition to the Arctic launched back in mid-May with an aim of studying the effects of climate changes on t