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95 Key Websites on Global Shipping and Freight
An estimated 90% of the world’s goods and products are shipped at some point in their lifecycle. The maritime shipping industry is enormous and is a linchpin of many other industries employing millions of people and enabling other businesses to thrive in the globally interdependent economy. Companie
Dolphin Commences New Seismic Survey in Barents Sea
Dolphin Geophysical, in association with Searcher Seismic, has commenced acquisition of a new 3,300km2 3D SHarp BroadBand Multi-Client seismic survey in the Maud Basin South area of the Norwegian Barents Sea. The project was originally scheduled to start in April next year, however following the rec
Dragon Oil Wins Contract for Additional Jack-Up Drilling Capacity
Dragon Oil plc, an international independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company, today announces that it has awarded a contract to BKE Shelf Ltd for the lease and management of two LeTourneau S116E jack-up rigs, Neptune and Mercury, in the Cheleken Contract Area, Turkmenista
Adria Winch Scores Hat-Trick of Orders
Croatia’s Adria Winch has, in the past month, in cooperation with Seaonics, received contracts to supply anchor-mooring equipment for three different vessels. The orders are as follows: Vard Langsten (contracted 03.09.2013. – around 400.000 €) Adria Winch with partner Seaonics won a contract to prod
Rolls-Royce’s Innovative Promas Lite System for Norwegian Cruise Ship
Rolls-Royce has won a contract to supply its innovative Promas Lite propulsion system to the Norwegian ship owner Hurtigruten to improve propeller efficiency on its cruise ship Richard With. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and is designed specifical
Prosafe Wins Contract Extensions for Three Accommodation Vessels
Prosafe and Elf Exploration UK Ltd have agreed an extension to the firm period for the provision of the Safe Bristolia accommodation support vessel at the Elgin-Franklin Facility in the British sector of the North Sea. The duration or the firm extension period is 61 days commencing mid-October 2013.
New EU Project Aims to Improve Efficiency of Maritime Regulations
A new three year European Research Project, partly funded by the EU has been launched to help increase efficiencies in regulation compliance and enforcement for the maritime sector. e-Compliance will facilitate tighter integration and co-operation in the fragmented field of regulatory compliance. It
PPG Opens Office with Coatings Application and Training Center in Greece
PPG Industries recently celebrated the grand opening of its new facility in Acharnai, Greece. In addition to administrative offices, the facility will house a spray application center and customer training facilities. During the opening event, Nikos Georgiou, PPG managing director, Greece, welcomed
London P&I Club Warns on Need for ECDIS Training
The London P&I Club says the timetable for the mandatory implementation of ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) is advancing and that owners must take account of the potential risks involved in replacing more traditional means of voyage planning and monitoring with advanced techno
Navios Holdings Adds Two Panamax Vessels to Its Fleet
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced today that two Panamax vessels were delivered to Navios Holdings’ owned fleet. The Navios Taurus a 2005-built Panamax vessel of 76,596 dwt was delivered to Navios Holdings’ owned fleet o
Conquest MB1 Heading for London Gateway, UK
Accompanied by tugs En Avant 20 and Sea Charly Conquest MB1 is outbound Flushing, the Netherlands, heading for London gateway, UK. Conquest MB1 is under contract of charterer DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC) for a project at the London Gateway. The 136m x 36m x 8m barge has a free deck space of
IMO: Deadline Looms for Public Input on Shipping’s Administrative Requirements
Maritime stakeholders and other interested parties are reminded that they have just one month in which to provide input to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments. A six-month consultation period will end on 31
Following Stena Polaris through North-East Passage
Stena Bulk’s tanker Stena Polaris, with a cargo of 44,000 tons of naphtha, is sailing from the Gulf of Finland via the North-East Passage to South Korea. A route that passes through Arctic waters that make exacting demands on technology, know-how and experience. The 31-day voyage can be followed via
Dubai Maritime City Authority Launches UAE-German Maritime Majlis
Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has announced the establishment of the UAE-German Maritime Majlis in cooperation with the German Emirati Joint Council for Industry & Commerce (AHK), during a special Business Dinner hosted by DMCA in Dubai under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellenc