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Egypt to Seal LNG Supply Deal with Gazprom
Egypt plans to conclude an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom for the company to supply it with liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments later this month, as informed by Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Sharif Ismail on Sunday. The two parties signed an agreement in principle in April on the supply of seven LNG
Diana Adds Capesize, Nets Two Charters
Athens-based Diana Shipping Inc. has through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary taken delivery of the m/v Santa Barbara (formerly Hull No. BC18.0-51), a 179,426 dwt newly built Capesize dry bulk vessel that the company entered into an agreement to purchase in December 2014. The company has also ente
Tanker Spills at 5-Year Low
Half-way into this decade and the downward trend in oil spills from tankers is sustained reaching a five-year low, according to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF). For the last two and a half decades the average number of incidents involving oil spills from tankers
Update 1: Bad Weather Hampering Osaka’s Salvage
Weather conditions continue to hamper salvage activities aboard grounded car carrier Hoegh Osaka. All salvage activity is highly dependent on the weather, which is forecast to be very poor this week, peaking at 1800 on Wednesday to 0600 Thursday, UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. B
Vessels Approaching Misrata, Libya Subject to Airstrikes
The Libyan Air Force has issued a notice saying that any vessels approaching the port of Misrata, Libya will be subject to airstrikes beginning 9 January, NATO’s Shipping Centre informed. A Greek-owned tanker was bombed in an airstrike outside the port of Derna on 4 January. The attack saw two crew
Shipping.dk Takes Over Maersk Broker Agency
Danish shipping and logistics company Shipping.dk has acquired its compatriot Copenhagen-based Maersk Broker Agency. The acquisition of Maersk Broker Agency is expected to strengthen Shipping.dk’s position in the whole of Scandinavia and supports the company’s plans of increased growth and specialis
SIU Canada: CETA Poses Security Threats
The Seafarers International Union (SIU) of Canada warned that the Maritime provisions of the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) could result in an open door of entry for terrorists, as well as create other security threats. Under CETA, foreign owned and crewed vessel
APM Terminals Adds Lifting Power to Algeciras and Apapa
APM Terminals, part of Maersk Group, has placed an order for 12 Rubber-Tire Gantry cranes (RTGs) for APM Terminals Algeciras, Spain, and four RTGs for APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria, with delivery in one year. The new 16-wheeled RTGs, to be manufactured by Konecranes, will offer a lifting capacity of
LR to Class World’s First Methanol-Powered Ship
Surveying teams from Lloyd’s Register (LR) will class the world’s first methanol-powered ropax ferry Stena Germanica, scheduled for conversion at Poland’s Remontowa shipyard on January 28. The 240-metre-long, 1,500-passenger ferry will be converted over a 45-day period. Preliminary tests on a methan
Tug Collides with Hoegh Osaka
One of the two tugs attached to Hoegh Osaka moved from her position on Saturday afternoon and collided with the listing car carrier, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) informed. There were no injuries to personnel, but the tug received some damage and it was replaced by another tug. No pollutio
Odfjell Eyes Over USD 100 Mln in Cost Savings
The Board of Norwegian shipping company Odfjell has approved a restructuring plan which will see cutting of 86 jobs in the company’s office in Bergen.
Amsterdam Port Region Marks Record Year
The Dutch seaports in the North Sea Canal Area, which include the ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad, realised record transhipment of more than 97.4 million tonnes in 2014 according to the provisional figures. This represents an increase of 1.7% compared to 2013 when transhipment s
OW Bunker Clamps Down on COSCO
US-based arms of Danish marine fuel supplier OW Bunker, filed suit before a South District court in New Jersey against China’s Cosco Piraeus boxship, operated by China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO). OW Bunker USA and OW Bunker North America filed the suit on January 6th. OW Bunker subsidiaries are
Eurotunnel to Sell Ferry Business as UK Court Upholds Operating Ban
France’s Groupe Eurotunnel SA has decided to look for a buyer for its MyFerryLink business after the U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal upheld the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision to block the company from operating cross-channel sailings between Dover and Calais. Today’s court ruling sa