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Germany: LOTUS Containers Appoints New COO
LOTUS Containers, headed by CEO Willem-Alexander Dous (39), has appointed Mark Wilkinson (49) as COO, effective August 2013. Mark Wilkinson has several years of experience in the Shipping industry and has held Senior Management positions in Container Leasing and in Container Liner Shipping, most rec
MSC Cruises Chairman Receives Award at Seatrade Europe
MSC Cruises yesterday celebrated a successful first day of Seatrade Europe, the leading trade event of the European cruise industry held biennially in Hamburg, as MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago received the Seatrade European Cruise Personality of the Year 2013 award. During the se
UK: Tidal Transit Enters Charter Contract for ‘Tia Elizabeth’
In an exciting renewable energy supply chain development, Tidal Transit Limited has been awarded an 18 month contract by Scira Offshore Energy Limited for its latest personnel transfer vessel, Tia Elizabeth, to service the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Announcing this contract, Tidal Transit’
Sølvtrans Enters New Charter Agreement for Well Boat Ronja Commander
Sølvtrans has renegotiated and entered into a new time charter agreement with Marine Harvest UK for the well boat Ronja Commander. The current agreement expires on 31 January 2013, and the renewed contract is valid from 1 January 2014 till 31. December 2016. “We are very pleased to continue our good
Seatrade Europe Kicks Off in Hamburg (Germany)
Seatrade Europe, the leading trade event of the European cruise and rivercruise industry, will open in Hamburg today. For three days the metropolis on the Elbe river will be the hub of the global cruise industry. Seatrade Europe is the world’s only event of its kind covering not only ocean cruises b
Kalmar Undertakes STS Crane Heightening for APM Terminals in Spain
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been commissioned by the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC), to increase the operating height of four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for APM Terminals Algeciras in southern Spain. The project has started in June this year, with the cranes returning to full ope
Rickmers and Apollo Enter Joint Venture to Invest in Container Ships
Rickmers Group and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC have entered into a joint venture to invest in container ships, initially focused on secondary market vessels. The joint venture has the capacity to invest up to US$500 million, and investments are expected to be made over a peri
Royal Boskalis Secures EUR 130 Mil Dredging Project in Russia
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by CJSC Baltstroy for the dredging and construction of the Bronka Port shipping channel in St Petersburg, Russian Federation. The total value of the contract amounts to approximately EUR 130 million. The project involves the cons
Bureau Veritas Develops New Tools for Safe LNG Transportation in Arctic Regions
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has responded to demand for safe LNG transportation in the Arctic regions by developing new high-level tools to assess cargo sloshing in ice conditions. It has also developed a cutting-edge probabilistic method for assessing ice loads on st
Norsafe Recaptures World Record for Free-Fall Lifeboats (VIDEO)
At 7:50pm on Tuesday 3rd September, the world’s most advanced free-fall lifeboat performed a successful drop from a height of 66.8 metres. This is a new world record for free-fall lifeboats, and Norsafe has hereby reclaimed its record, which has been in the company’s possession since 1999, with only
Diana Containerships Takes Delivery of Container Vessel MV Pucon
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, has announced that on September 20, 2013, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it took delivery of the m/v “Pucon”, a 2006-built Post-Panamax container vessel of approximately 6,500 TEU c
Transas Hellas to Equip Minerva Marine’s Fleet with ECDIS Solution (Greece)
Transas Hellas has recently agreed with Minerva Marine Inc. to equip its fleet with ECDIS and official charts aiming to shift within a specified timeframe to paperless navigation. In addition to the premium line of Transas ECDIS and Transas Admiralty Data Service TADS (official ENCs), Minerva Marine
Rosmorport and Port of Hamburg Sign Memorandum of Co-Operation
FSUE “Rosmorport” and Port of Hamburg Marketing e.V. signed Memorandum of Co-operation at the annual reception organized by the Russian office of Port of Hamburg Marketing e.V in Saint-Petersburg on 18 September, 2013. The Memorandum was signed by Deputy General Director Oksana Gubina on behalf of F
Kongsberg to Deliver Integrated Vessel Control System for New Jack-Up Vessel
Nordic Yards in Wismar, Germany, has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to deliver an Integrated Vessel Control System for a new build 80m Wind Turbine Service Jack-Up Vessel, owned by Danish offshore services specialist, DBB Jack-Up. The integrated ‘Full Picture’ solution covers navigation, auto