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HRAS Issues Guidance on How to Handle Criminal Suspects at Sea
The UK charity Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) and the European Union’s Network of Experts on the Legal Aspects of Maritime Safety and Security (MARSAFENET) have published a new international and independent guidance for Deprivation of Liberty at Sea. This guidance, financed through the European Union CO
DMER: Positive Earnings Outlook for Tankers
The tanker market dynamics in the short to medium term are skewed in favour of market players as oil prices are expected to stay low and oil producers are not expected to cut supply in a hurry in a bid to protect their market share, Drewry Maritime Equity Research Assessment (DMER) believes. “We see
Moore Stephens: Manage Risk or Pay a High Price
Companies which fail to embed effective risk management procedures into their daily activities are likely to pay a high price in today’s tightly regulated and highly competitive shipping industry, the international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens warns. Respondents to the inaugural Mo
Shell Pens LNG Supply Deal with Novatek
Russia’s second largest natural gas producer Novatek has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Novatek Gas & Power, signed a long-term contract with Shell International Trading Middle East for the supply of LNG from the Yamal LNG project. The contract stipulates annual supply of approximately 0.9 mil
Fire Breaks Out on Board US Car Carrier
A US-flagged car carrier suffered a fire on one of its decks on Tuesday night, June 2nd, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency informed. The ship, which has been identified as Courage, reported the fire to the UK Coastguard at Dover Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre just before 10 o’clock Tuesda
HHLA Orders Large Cranes Intended for 20,000 TEU Boxships
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has ordered three new container gantry cranes for the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) from the Chinese manufacturer ZPMC. These state-of-the-art cranes are intended for handling ships with a capacity of 20,000 standard containers (TEU). The CTB is thereby
Essar Ports and Antwerp End Strategic Alliance
Essar Ports and Belgium’s Port of Antwerp have mutually terminated their strategic alliance agreement signed back in 2012, India’s second-largest private port operator said in a stock filing. However, Essar Ports says that the companies will continue to work on the ongoing engagements which were ini
Repeat German Offender Slapped with USD 750,000 Fine
German shipping company Herm. Dauelsberg GmbH & Co. KG has been fined with USD 750,000 for dumping oily bilge in Alaska. Herm. Dauelsberg-operated ship Lindavia released an estimated 1,780 gallons of oily water in U.S. waters while en route from China to Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands earlier
DNV GL and Jotun Jointly Tackle Hull Degradation
International classification society DNV GL and the Norwegian chemicals company Jotun signed a cooperation agreement to work on improving hull performance. The agreement brings together two performance management services, Jotun’s Hull Performance Solution and DNV GL’s ECO Insight solution, to colle
Infographic: Fascinating Shipwrecks
The following infographic shows an overview of sunken ships which were built from 1867 to 1944. The infographic provides you with the current location, discovery dates and many more details, so take a look. World Maritime News Staff; Infographic: East Fremantle Yacht Club
Rotterdam Court Extends Ship Arresting Reach Throughout EU
A recent revision of the Brussels I Regulation has made it possible for the Rotterdam court to quickly arrest ships anywhere in the EU if parties include in their contracts a choice of forum clause conferring jurisdiction on the Rotterdam court, according to the local law firm AKD. The Brussels 1 Re
DNV GL Okays HHI’s Boxship Capacity Stretching Concept
Classification society DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the shipbuilder’s SkyBench concept designed to increase the cargo capacity of large container vessels. The bridge and upper three decks of a ”twin island” design container would be cons
SAR Bodies in Developing Nations Under Resourced
Search and rescue (SAR) authorities and organisations in developing nations are under resourced and overwhelmed because of the size of the rivers, lakes and coastlines they have to monitor, a report on ferry accidents commissioned by the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) shows. The rep
New President at the Helm of BIMCO
Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, has been appointed the new president of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the largest international shipping association representing shipowners. His term will last for the next two years. In his accession speech at BIMCO’s AGM