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AIDAprima to Call Hamburg Home
German cruise line AIDA Cruises has selected the Port of Hamburg as the home port for AIDAprima, currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Yokohama shipyard, and expected to embark on its maiden voyage in October. MHI was awarded a contract to build two new generation cruise ships
ECT Adds 3 Giant Container Cranes to Maasvlakte Terminal
Dutch container terminal operator Europe Container Terminals (ECT) added three more post panamax ship-to-shore cranes to its ECT Delta Terminal at the Maasvlakte, Rotterdam. The three cranes built by China’s ZPMC departed from Shanghai two months ago. With a lifting height of 50 metres under the spr
Port of Ipswich Gets New Dry Bulk Terminal
Britain’s largest port owner and operator Associated British Ports (ABP) opened a new GBP 2.2 million dry bulk warehouse terminal at the Port of Ipswich. Named the Orwell Bulk Terminal, it replaces the former ‘Number 3’ warehouse on the River Orwell at Cliff Quay and will provide nearly an acre of p
Neste Offloads Last Two Tankers, Exits Shipowning
Finland’s oil refining company Neste said it will sell the product vessels Purha and Jurmo to Swedish shipping company Rederi AB Donsötank. As informed, the ships will be handed over to its new owner in September 2015. Until that time, OSM Ship Management Finland will continue as the Purha’s and Jur
RMT to Strike if Jobs for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Workers Not Assured
The UK transport union RMT is ready to strike if ferry workers employed on the recently tendered Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services (CHFS) are not given ”cast iron assurances on jobs, conditions and pensions.” As World Maritime News previously reported, Scotland’s Ministry for Transport and Islands i
Monjasa CEO: Nigeria Has No Case Against Us
The charges of illegal bunkering brought by Nigeria against Dubai-based Monjasa DMCC are unfounded, as the arrested MT Anuket Emerald was in international waters at the time the Nigerian navy boarded and inspected the vessel, Monjasa Group CEO Anders Østergaard said in a statement. The navy boarded
KNOP Bags Dan Sabia
The NYSE-listed shipowning partnership KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) has completed the previously announced acquisition of all the ownership interests in KNOT Shuttle Tankers 21 AS, the company that owns and operates the 2012-built, 59,000 dwt double-hull DP2 shuttle tanker Dan Sabia. The purchase p
CMA CGM Adds Iskedrun Call
French container line CMA CGM is adding a call to the South Turkish port of Iskenderun to its Bosphorus Express Line (BEX), starting June 16. CMA CGM says that this is the only service on the market joining Asia to Iskenderun. By adding a call at Iskenderun, the south part of Turkey will now be call
Ardent, Ardentia Marine to Remove Oil from Oleg Naydenov
Ardent, the recent merger of Titan and Svitzer Salvage, and Spanish-based salvage company Ardentia Marine, have been awarded the contract to remove oil from the sunken fishing trawler “Oleg Naydenov” off the coast of Gran Canarias, Spain. On the 11th of April, the vessel sustained a fire that quickl
BIMCO: Time for Larger Containerships to Idle
The demand situation in the container shipping market is developing a tad slower than what the market had anticipated as the volumes have failed to pick up markedly, BIMCO said in its latest market report. According to BIMCO, global volume growth in Q1 was just 1.8%, nevertheless, things are moving
JNPT and Peel Ports Form Strategic Partnership
Mumbai-based Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the operator of India’s largest container terminal, has signed a Letter of Intent with the UK port operator Peel Ports, the owner of the Port of Liverpool, to exchange information and expertise on port operations, port management and hinterland connec
Spotted: New Cranes for Port Bronka
General cargo carrier M/V Meri is pictured here delivering three RTG cranes manufactured by Konecranes to the Marine Multipurpose Complex Bronka (MMPK Bronka, Big Port St. Petersburg). The cranes with a lifting capacity of 50 tons able to stack one-over-five containers high were delivered from port
Iran Set on Bringing Shipping Lines Back to Its Ports
Iran is set on persuading shipping lines to return to the country’s ports and reinstate commercial operation as the talks on potential deal between Tehran and the West on lifting of sanctions against Iran gain momentum. During the Nineteenth International Terminal Operations Conference and Exhibitio
Drewry: Owners Need to Sacrifice Some Capacity
In order to combat the sluggish westbound volumes that have brought about the worst spot market rate collapse that Asia-North Europe trade has experienced, owners will have to sacrifice some capacity, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Headhaul volumes since Chinese New Year in February have