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Rickmers Beats Forecast, Invests in Fleet Modernization
Hamburg-based Rickmers Group wrapped up the 2014 financial year with an overall improvement in the result versus the previous year, the company said. The shipping group reported consolidated sales of EUR 545.4 million (around USD 578 million), a slight fall of 5.7 percent versus the previous financi
MOAS Readying for 2015 Rescue Mission in the Med
Search and rescue charity Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) is preparing to set sail on 2015 sea rescue mission in the Mediterranean waters starting in May. The mission is aimed at helping reduce the number of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers that venture out to sea in unseaworthy vessels on
Diana Shipping Extends Glencore Charter at Lower Rate
The NYSE-listed dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping has agreed to extend the present time charter contract with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Atalandi, for a period of minimum eleven months to maximum fourteen months. The gross charte
Russian Candidate for IMO Top Post Proposing Quality Management System
Russian candidate for the IMO Secretary General Vitaly Klyuev has proposed introduction of quality management system in the IMO Secretariat. “Strange though it may appear, the IMO Secretariat does not have its own quality management system. The working process of the Secretariat has not been thoroug
Image of the Day: Aeolus Installs First Luchterduinen Turbine
Van Oord’s new transport and installation vessel, the Aeolus, installed the first wind turbine, marking the start of the final phase of construction of the new offshore wind farm Luchterduinen. The other 42 wind turbines will be installed during the next weeks and the wind farm is expected to be put
UK Chamber of Shipping: Exit Checks at Ferry Points Hassle for Passengers
Passengers leaving the UK by ferry for the mainland Europe will be subject to a passport check, which will be carried out by the ferry operator starting April 8th. According to the UK Chamber of Shipping, the ‘exit check’ scheme, introduced by the UK Government, is being implemented so the governmen
Gothenburg to See Fewer, but Bigger Cruise Ships in 2015
Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg has opened its cruise season today with the arrival of the German cruise ship AIDAcara with 1,200 passengers onboard. A total of 52 ships carrying 100,000 passengers are due to visit Gothenburg in 2015. The number of calls this year has fallen by 21 compared to 2014. Howe
Stolt-Nielsen Off to a Good Start
Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported net profit attributable in the first quarter of $38.7 million, with revenue of $487.7 million, more than doubling figures in the fourth quarter of 2014. Results for the first quarter included a gain of $16.4 million, net of tax, resulting from the
Nautilus Warns of Rising Seafarer Fatalities in Enclosed Spaces
Maritime union Nautilus International is calling for the UK to lead a ‘new and concerted drive to end the appalling litany’ of seafarer fatalities in enclosed spaces. The union has written to shipping minister John Hayes following the latest incident, in which two seafarers died in a cargo hold of t
EU Reinstates Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Companies
The European Union has reimposed sanctions on an Iranian bank and 32 of the country’s shipping companies on Wednesday basing the decision on a new legal basis. According to the ruling, Bank Tejarat provided significant support to the government of Iran by offering financial resources and financing s
Cruise Ship Held in Lisbon over Debt Dispute
Cruise ship MV Azores with nearly 500 British passengers aboard was stranded overnight in Lisbon having been prevented by the harbor master to leave due to allegedly unpaid debts. The ship was about to head for Bristol to round off a 15-night cruise, when it got caught in the midst of a legal battle
Hapag-Lloyd Suspends Bookings for Yemen
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd informed that it was temporary stopping bookings for Yemen amid intensifying safety crisis in the country caused by the ongoing armed conflict. “Owing to the current political development and the current air strikes in Yemen, transportation in and out of Yemen has been aff
Investigative Committee: Greed Sank Russian Trawler
Greed and corruption are responsible for the death of at least 56 crewmembers of the Russian freezer trawler Dalniy Vostok which sank last week off Kamchatka, Vladimir Markin, the Investigative Committee spokesman, was reported as saying by TASS news agency. 13 people are still missing, presumed dea
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping to Install ECDIS on 28 Ships
The UK developer and supplier of ECDIS, maritime training simulators and electronic charts PC Maritime has won a contract to supply Navmaster ECDIS to 28 Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company vessels. The order follows the successful operation of Navmaster ECDIS on thirteen ACSC vessels over the past