Green Marine
LNG STS Transfer Operation Takes Place in the Flow (UK)
A ship to ship transfer operation involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) started in Scapa Flow yesterday, August 12. The transfer of LNG is taking place between two vessels anchored in the Flow. The vessel Ben Badis will transfer approximately 70,000 cubic metres of LNG to a second vessel, the Excel.
Euroseas Announces Sale of Vessel and Chartering of One of Its Bulkers
Euroseas Ltd. , an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced yesterday its results for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 as well as certain fleet updates. First Half 2013 Highlights: •Ne
Arctic Voyage to Give IMO Secretary-General First-Hand Insight on Polar Issues
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu departs later this week (Thursday 15 August) on a 5-day Arctic sea voyage as part of a fact-finding mission to the region. Mr. Sekimizu will be the guest of the Government of the Russia aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy as she voyages on the Nort
Marlink Supports Simon Møkster’s ‘Remote Office’ Approach to Fleet Operations
Simon Møkster Shipping’s 23 strong fleet of offshore supply and specialist vessels is now fully connected to the Microsoft Lync platform through Sealink, Marlink’s customised VSAT service. Sealink has enabled the established Norwegian offshore vessel operator to roll-out Microsoft’s standardised bus
Hellenic Carriers Appoints New Manager for Three Vessels
Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces that its wholly owned subsidiaries, the vessel owning companies of the operating vessels MV Hellenic Wind, MV Hellenic Horizon and MV Konstantinos D will terminate (at no cost/ with
Chinese Vessel Heads for Northeast Passage
COSCO Shipping Co. has sent its multi-purpose vessel Yong Sheng on the first ever commercial transit of the Northeast Passage for a Chinese vessel. The company organized a sail-away ceremony at Dalian port in Northeast China’s Liaoning province on Thursday, August 8th. The Northeast Passage – a sea
SEA INSTALLER Completes Installation of Foundations at WoDS Wind Farm (UK)
SEA INSTALLER has finished installation of foundations at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm. She is now mobilising for installation of WTGs. The mobilisation takes place in Vlissingen, Holland. Afterwards, she will continue with the installation of 108 WTGs. The work is being carried out b
MONALISA 2.0 for Increased Safety and Reduced Environmental Impact
The starting shot is about to go for the Swedish Maritime Administration’s EU-project, MONALISA 2.0. Innovations and Sea Traffic Management will lead to greater efficiency, higher safety and reduced environmental impact. Vessel traffic is increasingly intensive, leading to a growing risk of accident
Cruise Vessels to Accommodate Guests at Winter Games 2014 in Sochi (Russia)
FSUE “Rosmorport” on July 30, 2013 signed an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd company on time charter of the “Norwegian Jade” cruise liner. A similar agreement was signed by the enterprise on August 1, 2013 with the Grandi Navi Veloci company in respect of the “Snav Toscana” vessel. Norwegia
Harren & Partner Opens H&P Crew Liaison Office in Istanbul (Turkey)
At the beginning of 2013 Harren & Partner opened its own Crewing Office in Turkey which is now fully up and running with currently 5 employees. This significant branch launch is a big step towards the company’s goal to build up an own crewing agency for parts of the Harren & Partner fleet. For a [&h
NSC Fleet Gets EEDI Certification from GL
The NSC Group has commissioned the voluntary “Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)” certification of its entire fleet from Germanischer Lloyd (GL). GL verifies the globally valid EEDI environmental and efficiency standard for vessels and is planning the certification of the NSC fleet according to t
Blue Water Loaded Last Wind Farm Component from Port of Esbjerg (Denmark)
Blue Water loaded the last component from the Port of Esbjerg to the German wind farm Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm which is located in the North Sea. The turbines were installed by the experienced Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, who looks back on a positive project. “The cooperation with Bl
PSV Viking Queen: One More Year with Statoil
Statoil has declared its option for one year extended period for the Time Charter party with Eidesvik Offshore for the environmental friendly LNG powered PSV Viking Queen. The extended period starts primo November 2013. This is the last option on this contract that was signed in 2006. [mappress] Aug
Siem Sells Its Less Efficient Vessels for Recycling
Siem Shipping has sold one of its less efficient vessels, the Timaru Star, for recycling. The sales price was USD 2.0 million. The transaction will have no profit or loss impact in Q3 2013. The terms of the sale are that the vessel must be recycled according to ISO-standards. The transaction was par