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More Shippers Opt for Drewry’s Benchmarking Club
More shippers are benchmarking their container shipping costs to ensure that they secure the most favourable freight rates possible, Drewry, a specialist research and advisory organisation for the maritime sector, said in a release. A fast growing number of major US, Asian and Europe-based internati
Two Chemical Tankers Join Navig8
Navig8, a fully integrated provider of shipping management services, has welcomed two additions to its growing fleet, namely the UACC Manama and UACC Shamiya. The two chemical tankers will join Chronos8 Pool, the company said on Friday. UACC Manama, built in 2010 is slated for delivery in May 2014,
Diana Shipping Charters Newbuild Panamax Vessel
Diana Shipping Inc. today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it took delivery of the newly built m/v “Atalandi”, an Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessel of 77,529 dwt that was contracted in March 2012. The company also announced that, through the aforementioned subsidiary, it h
Trelleborg to Open New Manufacturing Site in Virginia, USA
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation announces plans to further enhance its manufacturing capabilities with the opening of a brand new, purpose built facility in Berryville, Virginia, U.S. As part of ongoing investment in its U.S. operations, Trelleborg Marine Systems will relocate all of its exist
Teekay Launches New Training Centre in Glasgow
Teekay Shipping Glasgow Ltd. today opened a new, state-of-the-art navigation and cargo operations simulator training centre in Glasgow. Teekay is the world’s second largest independent owner of liquid natural gas (LNG) vessels. Its fleet of 34 vessels, each of which can carry roughly one million met
Kongsberg Maritime to Use ‘True North’ Vessel for Training Courses
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has introduced a series of new on-water training courses for offshore surveyors and survey engineers following the launch of its chartered vessel, True North. The vessel will enable Kongsberg Maritime Ltd to introduce a practical element to the courses already offered at its t
Damaged Sponson Transported to Concordia Removal Yard
The pontoon MAK has arrived this morning at the Concordia removal yard, the salvage company Titan Micoperi informed. In the next hours technicians will proceed with the load of the S13 sponson that will then be transported to Genoa for repairs. The sponson, which was the first to had been installed
Queen Mary 2 and Her Sister Ships Sail to Southampton, UK
Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 and her sister ships Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria sailed in formation from Lisbon to the UK ahead of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to celebrate Queen Mary 2’s 10th anniversary in Southampton on Friday 9 May. Queen Mary 2 is on the final leg of her World Cruise [&he
Rickmers-Linie Gets New CEO
Ulrich Ulrichs, Chief Operating Officer of Rickmers-Linie has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the heavy lift and project cargo liner service specialist, with effect from 1 May 2014. In this context Rüdiger Gerhardt has, after many successful years in this position, passed on the role of
Ports of Rotterdam, Rhineland-Palatinate to Drive Cargo Flows Forward
On the 8th of May, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the port authorities of Ludwigshafen and Rheinland-Pfalz signed a Joint Declaration. They agreed to tackle the development of the flows between the port of Rotterdam and Rhineland-Palatinate jointly, to
Superyacht Sofia Awarded WSA Commendation Prize
The 42-metre custom Moonen superyacht Sofia came within a whisker of winning the ‘Displacement motor yacht below 500 GT’ prize at the World Superyachts Award ceremony last Saturday. In what was described by the judges as an exceptionally close call, the Neptune award went to CaryAli, with Sofia rece
Rem Offshore Hires Veripos for Vessel Positioning Support
Veripos, suppliers of high-precision GNSS positioning services for offshore applications, is to provide dedicated positioning support for a number of Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) operated by Rem Offshore, the leading specialist Norwegian company which maintains a global fleet of ships. Under the n
Damen Names Oman Navy’s New Flagship
Dignitaries from the Ministry of Defence of Oman joined senior Damen management at a ceremony at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Vlissingen on May 8th to mark the naming of the Royal Navy of Oman’s new flagship, the Sail Training Clipper Shabab Oman II. The 87m long steel-hulled vessel is a three-
Rolls-Royce Wins USD 101 Mln of Equipment Orders
Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60 million (USD 101 million). The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vess