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Schulte Group and Erck Rickmers Group Found Joint Venture
The two well-financed Hamburg companies E.R. Capital Holding and Schulte Group have founded the joint venture Quayside Maritime Partners for shipping investments. Both partners are providing significant equity to make targeted use of current market opportunities to acquire a portfolio of vessels at
DNV Supports Shipowners through Initial Enforcement Phase of MLC
DNV is supporting shipowners and operators through the initial enforcement phase of the Maritime Labour Convention with a range of services and advise that the major port state control bodies will go beyond International Labour Organisation Resolution XVII recommendations to initially just concentra
Profitable Short Sea Market Not Before 2020
Bloem Doze Nienhuis, a provider of consultancy services to the maritime world, released its second short sea study. Short Sea supply and demand unbalanced The second Bloem Doze Nienhuis short sea study shows a cargo demand of around 1.8 billion tons0 between 2005 and 2012. In the same period the sup
Island Offshore Secures LWI Service Contract Off UK
Island Offshore, a leading global Light Well Intervention (LWI) specialist, has been selected by Premier Oil UK Limited to undertake a new LWI service contract on the UK Continental Shelf. The win strengthens Island Offshore’s established position in the dynamic and competitive North Sea marketplace
The Netherlands Named ‘Partner Country’ for HANNOVER MESSE 2014
The Netherlands have been named the “Partner Country” for HANNOVER MESSE 2014. The high-tech, export-savvy nation will use the world’s leading industrial exhibition to promote its first-class trading credentials. “The Netherlands and Germany – this is a tandem which stands for close and successful e
J D Neuhaus’ Equipment Designed for Toughest Offshore Environments
The range of robust handling and lifting equipment supplied by the J D Neuhaus company is currently in use around the world on Jack-up rigs, Semi-submersibles, Drill ships and FPSO vessels. Their product range incorporates both air and hydraulically powered hoists, with individual lifting capacities
World’s Largest Ship Arrives in Sweden
Following a short trip across the Kattegat, the North Sea bay separating Denmark and Sweden, the world’s first 18,000 TEU capacity vessel, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden where APM Terminals Gothenburg achieved a productivity level of 34 moves per hour (MPH) using four cra
Scorpio Announces KEXIM Credit Facility and Charter-In Agreements
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has received a Commitment Letter from a leading financial institution of $129 million and a Letter of Intent (LOI) from The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) of up to $300.6 million for a loan facility of up to $429.6 million that is being arranged by t
MCA: Three Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in UK Ports during July 2013
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that three foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2013 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that although there were no new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Calls at Aarhus (Denmark)
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, the first EEE-Class 18,000 TEU capacity vessel now in service continued its maiden voyage with a port call at the APM Terminals-Cargo Service A/S facility at Aarhus, Denmark’s largest port, and Scandinavia’s second-busiest port by container throughput. While at the deep-
MV ‘Maria Star’ Joins Entrust Maritime’s Fleet
Entrust Maritime Co. Ltd. announced that the company received MV MARIA STAR to her fleet. The MV MARIA STAR (ex ARCADIA) has been taken over by Entrust Maritime Co. Ltd. from her owner Putnam Shipping Corporation and her previous manager. Physical delivery of the vessel took place in Phu My Port, Vi
Drewry’s Top Ten Global Terminal Operators
Drewry’s Annual Review of Global Container Terminals Operators shows that PSA International, Hutchison Ports, APM Terminals and DP World remain the big four players in equity teu and portfolio terms but with varying levels of activity– DP World and APM Terminals are highly active in terms of acquisi
Costa Concordia Salvage Operation Makes Progress (Italy)
Another important step towards the parbuckling operation has been successfully completed. The Salvors finished the process of positioning and installment of the two blister tanks on the wreck’s bow. The two blister tanks are special sponsons that provide a net buoyancy of about 4,000 tons and will s
The Netherlands: Duisport CEO Receives Boeganker Award
Erich Staake, CEO of Duisport, has received a Boeganker (bow anchor). The Boeganker is an award presented by Port of Rotterdam Authority to persons who have played an exceptional part in the development of the port of Rotterdam. Erich Staake received the Boeganker for his huge contribution to the de