Green Marine
N-KOM Joins Poseidon-Med Project
Qatar based Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine Shipyard (N-KOM) has signed an agreement with HeLenGi Engineering for the retrofit of Greek ferries as part of the Poseidon-Med project. Poseidon-Med is the first LNG bunkering project in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea led and coordinated by QENERGY
Maersk Switches Ship Managing Software
Maersk Line has started the implementation of DNV GL’s ShipManager software, with pilot testing on five vessels. The installation of ShipManager on their self-owned fleet of 250 vessels is scheduled for next year. Maersk has chosen DNV GLs ShipManager system after a comprehensive selection process
Damanaki: Illegal Fishing Has to Be Eradicated from High Seas
“Illegal fishing has to be eradicated from the high seas, and this is why the EU uses its diplomatic weight to push for rules like the UNCLOS or the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement to be enforced worldwide,” EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki said during “Re-energi
Algeciras Port Takes Lead in the Med
A USD 73 million investment to upgrade four existing cranes, along with other infrastructure improvements to APM Terminals Algeciras, has helped to make Spain’s largest container port the busiest on the Mediterranean Sea, with an overall throughput of 4.33 million TEUs, representing an increase of 6
LR to Class Unique Eco-Ferry
Lloyd’s Register will class Texelstroom, the 1,750-passenger, 350-vehicle, double ended ferry that will operate between the Dutch islands of Texel and Den Helder. Ordered by Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), the ferry will be constructed at the LaNaval Shipyard in Spain and del
Awilco LNG Adds One More to Its Fleet
The second of the first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be ordered by Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco LNG has been delivered on time and on budget after concluding a successful sea trial. The Wilpride, like its identical sister the Wilforce, was built by Daewoo Shipbuildin
Reducing Fatigue Risks onboard Oil Tankers and LNG Carriers
An enhanced Fatigue Design Assessment (FDA) Level 2 solution is now available in LR’s ShipRight software. It provides a robust tool which can help owners to reduce their risks. This first release covers oil tankers and membrane type LNG carriers. Lloyd’s Register has given designers, ship owners and
What Remedy Could There Be for Declining Freight Rates?
Drewry’s 2Q14 Container Forecaster highlights that there is a widening gap between the positive financiáis of the few carriers really focused on cutting costs and the rest of the top 20 lines, as they battle with the pressure of falling freight rates. Drewry forecasts that once again, average frei
US Ship Takes Over Syria Chemicals in Italy
The MV Cape Ray has docked in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro and has finished transferring Syrian chemical agents and precursor materials, U.S. Department of Defence confirmed. The Cape Ray has received about 600 metric tons of material from the MV Ark Futura, a Danish roll-on/roll-off f
Baltic Ports Merge Once Again
The owners of the respective harbours, municipalities of Umeå and Vaasa, have agreed to set up a joint company, Kvarkenhamnar AB. The new entity with head office in Umeå will take over port management from the Swedish and Finnish local governments as of the 1st of January, 2015. Kvarkenhamnar AB w
Analyzing Impact of Becker Twisted Fin on a Container Vessel
In early 2013, global container operator Hamburg Süd, which operates a fleet of more than 105 vessels with a capacity of over 454,000 TEUs, replaced the pre-swirl stators originally installed on its Santa class vessels with the new Becker Marine Systems’ Twisted Fin (BTF), a further development of t
European Short Sea Bulk Market Lulled
Activity in the European Short Sea Bulk market remained flat to soft last week, the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) said in its Shipping Market Review for the week 26, 2014 citing the latest report from H.C. Shipping & Chartering. The report further read that the keenness amongst shipowne
Rotterdam Port Offers LNG Bunkering for Seagoers
The Port of Rotterdam has introduced LNG bunkering for seagoing ships. Until recently, Seinehaven offered such a possibility for inland shipping only. LNG is cheaper and cleaner for the environment than fuel oil, the traditional shipping fuel. It is anticipated that many ports will follow the exampl
Euronav’s Vessel Deal with Maersk Half Way There
In January this year Euronav NV disclosed the acquisition of fifteen Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) from Maersk Tankers Singapore Pte Ltd. The company has informed the public that 8 of the VLCCs were delivered in the first half of 2014. VLCCs Nautilus and Nucleus, delivered in February, were the f