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Rough Seas Sink Cambodian-Flagged Cargo Ship
General cargo vessel Poline, sailing under Cambodian flag, has been stricken by a rough weather causing the ship to capsize and sink early this morning while sailing from Plastun, Russia’s Primorye Region to China. The ship, transporting timber, had ten crew members onboard when it capsized. Ships t
IMO Joins Ebola Task Force
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force and is working with other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation and provide timely information in response to the outbreak of the dise
Green Port Hull Striding Forward
Hull City Council’s Planning Committee yesterday gave its consent to the proposed works at Alexandra Dock, Green Port Hull, the UK following the submission of detailed plans by Associated British Ports (ABP) and Siemens plc in June this year. In March Siemens and ABP announced a combined investment
NYK Orion Picks Up Unexpected Guests
On August 27, the container ship NYK Orion received an emergency call from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Malta to help a vessel carrying presumably African immigrants, while the container ship was sailing from Valencia, Spain, to Port Said, Egypt, the company says in a release. N
Countdown Begins for International OPV Conference
This year will see the ninth edition of the International Offshore Patrol Vessels conference which gathers military and industry stakeholders from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America at one place. The event will take place from 30th of September to 2nd of October,
TGE in on First LNG Bunker Ship Project
At the end of August, TGE Marine Gas Engineering signed the contract for one firm and one optional vessel for the design and supply of the cargo handling system, LNG fuel gas system and LNG cargo tanks for the world’s first LNG bunker ship of 5,100 m3 capacity with Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea. Th
Pskov Navigates Virgin LNG Bunkering Territory
Gazprom Marketing & Trading’s newly delivered LNG carrier Pskov has received bunkers (Heavy Fuel Oil and Marine Gas Oil) at the port of Nakhodka in the Primorskiy Region of Russia. This marks the first time a GM&T time-chartered LNG vessel bunkered in a Russian port. Bunkers were provided by another
France Halts Delivery of Mistrals to Russia
France has finally succumbed to the pressure of its NATO allies and, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the Office of the French President Francois Hollande, has decided to suspend delivery of Mistral ships to Russia. The 1.2 billion euro deal for the two ships, also known as helicopter ca
New Canadian Coalition Disputing CETA
The newly formed Canadian Maritime and Supply Chain Coalition held a press conference voicing their worries concerning the Canadian-European Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), and ”the lack of transparency that Canada’s government has had when making this deal,” said the Coalition in a r
Kalmar to Equip Melbourne’s Webb Dock
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won a contract to deliver container handling equipment and related automation technology worth more than EUR 40 million (USD 52.5m) to Port of Melbourne’s new container terminal, operated by Victoria International Container Terminal Ltd (VICTL). The order includes 12 au
Unifeeder Doubling Rotterdam – St. Petersburg Service
Unifeeder has launched a weekly express service between Rotterdam and St. Petersburg in Russia. This means the feeder and short sea specialist is doubling the number of departures between the two port cities. With the new express service, Unifeeder will be operating a 1050 TEU and a 900 TEU vessel e
EC Assessing Damage Caused by Russia’s Fisheries Products Ban
Following Russia’s announcement on August 7 to ban imports of certain fisheries products from the European Union, the European Commission is working with Member States authorities to gather evidence on the impact of the Russian trade measures in the fisheries sector and to outline the available supp
Sale of MS Finnhansa to Cost Ten People Their Jobs
North European liner-shipping company Finnlines Plc said yesterday that it had ended employer-employee co-operation negotiations concerning the crew of MS Finnhansa (36 people) which started in July 2014. Providing that the sale of MS Finnhansa takes place this will result to the maximum of 10 emplo
German Companies to Export Paperless via Rotterdam
From now on, German companies can export paperless via Rotterdam. After submitting an export declaration to the German Customs, it is no longer necessary for the carrier to take any paper documents with them. That has been agreed between the German and Dutch Customs, Rotterdam port Authority said in