Green Marine
Port of Antwerp – Photo Review of the Past Month
APEC-Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Center has signed an agreement with the leading Brazilian player Grupo Bertin, thus reinforcing the collaboration with the Brazilian private maritime sector. A container crane with a height of 69 metres was loaded on board a pontoon in the Delwaide dock, bound for
SeaBird, TGS Pen 2D LOI for Mexico Projects
SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) to acquire up to 200,000 km of 2D seismic data in Mexico. The LOI provides TGS access to charter up to four seismic vessels from SeaBird over a period of approximately 36 months, estimated to commence Q4
China Shipping, Maersk Ink ‘Zeebrugge’ Agreement, Belgium
China Shipping Group and Maersk Group signed the agreement about Zeebrugge (Belgium) terminal investment and relative cooperation in Brussels, on March 31st. China Shipping director and president Zhang Guofa and Maersk vice president Francois Delenclos signed the agreement. Chinese President Xi Jinp
MPV ‘Abis Duisburg’ Prepares for Work in German Baltic Sea
The heavy cargo, multi purpose vessel ABIS Duisburg is being mobilised at the Rotterdam Offshore Group yard in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam in preparation for the upcoming project in the German Baltic Sea. The DP2 vessel is being operated by Abis Shipping and Amasus Offshore. The Rotterdam Offshore Grou
Tanker Knock Clune Sold
Clune Pte.Ltd., a subsidiary of First Olsen Ltd. which is owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into an agreement for the sale of the suezmax tanker Knock Clune. Knock Clune, built in 2010 by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, is scheduled to be delivered in late April/early Ma
Trelleborg to Open New Office in USA
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has announced plans to open a new sales and business development office in Houston, Texas, U.S. It will establish a local ‘feet on the ground’ presence in the area and confirms the company’s commitment to the global oil and gas industry. Citing growth in the reg
Drewry: Better Times to Come for Multipurpose Shipping Sector
Drewry’s latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report anticipates better times ahead for the sector following a tough 2013. Last year cargo demand for multipurpose and heavylift vessels was adversely impacted by determined competition from other shipping sectors. While cargo dema
UK’s Newest Container Berth Officially Opened
Sir Ben Ainslie, Britain’s greatest ever Olympic sailor, ordered the loading of a 40ft golden container on to one of the world’s biggest ships to open the UK’s newest container handling facility at ABP’s Port of Southampton. It was the final stage of a £100 million investment by ABP in the container
Two Missing after Ship Collision off Spain
Singapore-flagged car carrier Baltic Breeze collided with a Spanish fishing vessel near the Port of Vigo, Spain this morning. Wallenius Marine Singapore said in its report that five people were rescued from the water, adding that there were three casualties and two people still missing. The Port Aut
MPC and Ahrenkiel Merge to Create New Shipping Giant, Germany
The MPC Group, Hamburg, has acquired the C. F. Ahrenkiel Group and the shipping activities in Germany and Cyprus together with Thien & Heyenga through a newly founded company. Ahrenkiel’s activities will be pooled with those of the MPC Group’s MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Steamship and Thien & Heyenga un
Vroon Acquires Petrolmar
Vroon, an international shipping company, has acquired all shares in Petrolmar S.p.A, a provider of ship bunkering services based in Italy. Petrolmar operates three bunker barges (Santa Rita, Santa Giulia and San Francesco), from the ports of Genoa, Savona, La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, plus two
The Girls Who Found Themselves at Sea…(Part 2)
Last week, in part 1, Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS) discussed the factors that may attract young men and women to a career working out at sea. The women WRS spoke to are all in their twenties and working on a variety of vessel types, all over the world. They agreed that the benefits, for the
BW Offshore Enters LOA for Catcher FPSO
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed
German Shippers Get $1.12 Bln Loan
State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) and two German shipping giants, Peter Dohle Shiffahrts-KG and Bernhard Schulte have signed a $1.12 billion loan facility for the purchase of Chinese-built ships, reported Xinhua news agency. The deal was signed last Friday during the Chinese Preside