Green Marine
Navios Acquisition Extends Charter Contracts for Six LR1 Product Tankers
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has agreed to extend the existing charters on the LR1 Product Tankers Nave Atropos, Nave Rigel and Nave Ariadne for an additional 18 month period. Currently, these three vessels are on charter f
Alfa Laval Wins Repeat PureSOx Systems Order from DFDS
Alfa Laval, won a repeat order for Alfa Laval’s PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems valued at approximately 19.5 MEUR (170 MSEK) from Danish ferry operator DFDS. The contract was signed in June, and the order was booked and communicated to stakeholders in the second quarter of 2013. Delivery is sch
Seaway Powell Names New Sales Director for UK and Europe
Seaway Powell Marine Ltd (part of the PT Group), one of the leading British engineering companies specialising in the design and manufacture of marine hydraulic systems, announced that it has appointed a new Sales Director for the UK and Europe, Jon Whetter. Jon Whetter joins the PT Group from Kawas
Sonardyne Launches New Equipment at 2013 Monaco Yacht Show
This year at the annual Monaco Yacht Show, Sonardyne International Ltd. is debuting its new forward looking collision avoidance system for yachts, NOAS, on Stand QS1. Visitors to the stand can be the first to see how the new sonar system can detect underwater navigation hazards up to one kilometre a
Team Lines, OPDR Collaborate on New Bilbao – Northern Europe Service
Starting mid October 2013, The Short Sea Shipping and Logistics company Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) and Feeder and Container Operator Team Lines will set up a new domestic and feeder service between the ports of Bilbao, Felixstowe and Rotterdam. The new service will provide
Denmark: Christening of Second Triple-E Vessel Scheduled for Wednesday
On Wednesday Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will name the world’s largest ship at Langelinie in Copenhagen. The name giving ceremony also marks the official opening of the vessel and the adjacent public exhibition. More than 42,000 people have already booked their ticket to get on board the s
Navios Partners Announces Pricing of Follow-On Offering
Navios Maritime Partners L.P., an owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, announced that it has priced its follow-on public offering of 5,000,000 common units, which represent limited partnership interests, at $14.26 per unit. Navios Partners granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an
UK: Harwich Has the Potential to Become Major Player in Offshore Wind Industry
Harwich has all the potential and advantages to make it a major player in the offshore wind energy industry – it just needs a level playing field to compete on with its competitors. That was the message to Greg Barker, Government Minister for Energy and Climate Change, from a business delegation in
99.9% of Oil Tankers Followed IMO Recommendation on Pilotage
At its annual meeting, the Joint Pilotage User Group (JPUG) could note that in 2012 as many as 99.9% of all relevant oil tankers had followed the IMO recommendation on pilotage when passing the Great Belt. It is the best result since this type of statistics was first drawn up in 2005. Denmark contin
Liebherr Secures Cranes Order from APM Terminals Gothenburg
Liebherr Container Cranes has secured an order for two ship to shore container cranes and two rail mounted gantry cranes from APM Terminals Gothenburg. The megamax ship to shore cranes have an outreach of 65 m, allowing them to work on container vessels with up to 24 container wide across the deck,
Moore Stephens: Shipping Confidence Holds Firm
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry held firm over the three-month period to August 2013, maintaining the highest level reached since November 2010, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Doubts persist, ho
Dockwise Vanguard to Transport Costa Concordia Wreck?
Dockwise Vanguard may be the solution for the transportation of Costa Concordia wreck to the scrapyard, since the owner of the cruise ship Carnival Cruises commissioned the transport ship, the Italian media reported. Dockwise Vanguard is a semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (SSHTV) and currentl
ERMA FIRST BWTS Is Best Greek Innovation in 2013
ERMA FIRST BWTS strikes with success at the Competition “Greece Innovates!’’ in the category of Applied Research & Innovation 2013. All the efforts, the scientific research and investment of ERMA FIRST S.A. to its brilliant research team were awarded with an honorary distinction in a glamorous cerem
Shipping Ministers of Greece and Cyprus Meet in Athens
The Minister of Communications and Works, Mr Tasos Mitsopoulos, during the two-day working visit he is paying to Athens, had separate meetings yesterday with the Minister of Shipping and the Aegean, Mr Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, and the Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Mr Kostis Hatzidakis.