Green Marine
Technology Is Useful Component in Fight against Piracy
The long-term solution to piracy off the coasts of East and West Africa military intervention or armed security guards but economic and political support according to an expert in piracy matters. In a speech to WISTA-UK members held on Thursday 20 February at Tower Bridge House in London, Aleck Burr
Transas Marine Adds PIO to Its Navigation Product Portfolio
Transas Marine has added a Piracy Information Overlay (PIO) to its Navigation product portfolio. The piracy overlay is integrated into the Transas FleetView Online SSAS-tracking software and Navi-Planner 4000 voyage planning software. The piracy data is provided by Bergen Risk Solutions and is based
First Container Liner Service between Hamburg and Black Sea
The French shipping company CMA CGM is expanding its range of liner services from Hamburg and including Black Sea ports in its schedule for the first time. The CMA CGM LAVENDER sails on the extended FEMEX 1 Northern Europe-Mediterranean full container service from HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai
Teekay to Acquire ALP Maritime Services
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. revealed that it has agreed to acquire ALP Maritime Services B.V. (ALP), a Netherlands-based provider of long-haul ocean towage and offshore installation services to the global offshore oil and gas industry. ALP currently provides these services through a fleet of third
Maersk Shipping Container Washed on Devon Coast (UK)
A Maersk shipping container has washed ashore near Axmouth. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was informed that a number of containers were lost from a Maersk cargo ship as it crossed the northern stretches of the Bay of Biscay in stormy conditions on Friday 14 February. Most of the container
Norskan Secures Two Charter Contracts from Petrobras
DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary Norskan has been awarded two four year charter contracts by Petrobras. The contracts are for Skandi Copacabana and Skandi Paraty. Skandi Copacabana’s new contract will commence in March 2014 in direct continuation of its existing contract. Skandi Paraty’s contract will
Global Trends in Shipping and Impact on Port Cities
MPA Academy, the training arm of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) jointly organised its inaugural lecture on the maritime industry titled “Global Trends in Shipping and Impact on Port Cities” on Wednesday, 19 February. Prominent maritime eco
Rotterdam Retains Its Lead as Europe’s Trading Gateway
The first ships have yet to arrive, but already there is plenty of activity amid the sand and the dunes. Rotterdam, Europe’s biggest port, has just reclaimed 2,000 hectares of land from the North Sea to expand its gateway by a staggering 20%. Reduced to rubble during the Second World War, Rotterdam
Allseas Marine Gains MRM Training Provider Status
Allseas Marine S.A. has met licensing requirements and been granted Maritime Resource Management (MRM) training provider status by the Swedish Club Academy. “As a licensed training providers we shall contribute to the further development of the Maritime Resource Management course through sharing of
Nordic Tankers Appoints New President and CEO
Effective as of 21 February 2014, Nordic Tankers Group appoints Per Sylvester Jensen as President & CEO. Claus Thornberg leaves Nordic Tankers by mutual agreement and will continue with the company during a transition period. Per Sylvester Jensen (57) began his career in shipping in 1980 and has ext
UKHO Publishes Guide to ECDIS Implementation, Policy and Procedures
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published a new Nautical Publication to support the transition to ECDIS. The ‘ADMIRALTY Guide to ECDIS Implementation, Policy and Procedures (NP232)’ has been designed to allow informed decision-making by any individual or organisation responsible fo
London Mayor Welcomes Foreign Investment in UK’s New Super Port
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, welcomed the foreign direct investment by Dubai’s DP World into London Gateway, while visiting the recently opened deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park. During her visit, the Lord Mayor, climbed one of the world’s largest quay
UKHO Publishes Mariners’ Routeing Guides for Turkish Straits
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is launching two new Mariners’ Routeing Guides covering the Turkish Straits, providing Routeing information for the area between the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. The two new guides were published on 13 February 2014 and are the lates
Boskalis, Partner Eligible for Baltic Ace Salvage Job
The Dutch Department of Public Works has reported intention to award Boskalis and its partner Mammoet Salvage with salvage contract for the Baltic Ace car carrier wreck. The wreck and its cargo need to be removed because they pose a threat to the environment and to shipping on the busy route towards