Green Marine
Queen Mary 2 Celebrates 200th Transatlantic Crossing
Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 is making her historic 200th Transatlantic Crossing, having sailed from New York on Saturday 6 July en route to her homeport of Southampton, England, arriving 13 July. To mark the beginning of the historic voyage from New York, Queen Mary 2 performed a sail-by of
SeaBird Secures Seismic Contracts for Two Vessels
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced that Aquila Explorer has received a letter of award from a company in the Asia Pacific region. The contract has an estimated duration of 30 days with a value of approximately USD 3 million. She is currently working for a national oil company in the region on a 30 da
Ship Finance to Acquire Harsh-Environment Jack-Up Rig ‘West Linus’
North Atlantic Drilling (NADL) and Ship Finance International Limited (Ship Finance), on July 1, announced an agreement to a combined sale and leaseback arrangement whereby Ship Finance will acquire the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig West Linus from a subsidiary of NADL. The West Linus is cu
European Commission Issues Proposals to Establish Internal Market for Shipping
The European Commission published yesterday its so-called ‘Blue Belt’ communication, which contains two concrete proposals that will contribute to establishing an internal market for maritime transport. The first proposal contains an improvement to the already existing Regular Shipping Services (RSS
Greece: Navios Acquisition Takes Delivery of One MR2 Product Tanker
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced yesterday that the Nave Equinox, a 2007-built MR2 Ice Class 1A product tanker vessel of 50,922 dwt, was delivered on June 26, 2013. Navios Acquisition also announced that it has agreed to extend the existing
Boskalis Subsidiary Dockwise Wins New Contracts
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that Dockwise has recently been awarded numerous new contracts for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation (T&I) services. The contracts were awarded since mid-June and carry a combined total value of approximately USD 175 mil
ABP Signs Loan Agreement with European Investment Bank
ABP Finance Plc announces that ABP Acquisitions UK Limited, a fellow subsidiary of ABPA Holdings Limited, has today signed a £70m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank. Proceeds from the loan will be used to fund part of the costs of the further development of the container terminal at th
SRI Launches Legal Charter to Support Seafarers
In an important contribution to the legal support of seafarers worldwide, SRI (Seafarers’ Rights International) has launched a Charter of Good Practice for the Provision of Legal Services to Seafarers. “For seafarers, seeking the advice of a lawyer can be one of the most stressful events of their ca
Solar Sailing: Green Boats Keep Air, Water Clean
Anyone who has ever scanned the sea’s horizon for a fuel station recognizes the key advantage of solar-powered boating: solar-powered (or green) boats eliminate boaters’ dependence on gasoline. Solar-powered boats are better for the environment, not to mention beautiful (often encased in glass to su
Under Secretary of State for Transport Visits Teesport (UK)
Under Secretary of State for Transport, Stephen Hammond, has visited Teesport the North East based port, owned and operated by PD Ports. As well as visiting the operations on the ground, Mr Hammond took a harbour launch trip to see the port from the River Tees. PD Ports has invested almost £17m in i
TOS Crew and TSHD ‘Pays de Loire’ Left Saint-Nazaire (France)
In the last two weeks TOS’ ship delivery crew has prepared the trailing suction hopper dredger Pays de Loire for a ship delivery voyage. The crew started the preparations for the departure from a ‘hot lay-up’. The captain and crew took care of all the technical and nautical issues and prepared the v
PCTC Höegh Trapeze Delivered for Green Recycling (China)
Pure Car Truck Carrier Höegh Trapeze (built 1983) was delivered to safe and environmentally friendly “green recycling” in China. This is the 13th car carrier sold for green recycling since Höegh Autoliners started a policy in 2009 for green recycling of car carriers reaching the commercial end of th
New Speed and Distance Log Requirements
SOLAS requires that speed and distance measuring devices are fitted on: 1. cargo ships of 300 gt and over and passenger ships irrespective of size for measuring speed and distance through the water (SOLAS regulation V/19.2.3.4) 2. ships of 50,000 gt and over for measuring speed over the ground in th
Wärtsilä’s Two-Stroke Engine Successfully Passes Type Approval Test
Wärtsilä, has announced that another of its two-stroke engines, the Wärtsilä RT-flex58T version D ER-3, has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT). This engine is a further optimised version of the Wärtsilä RT-flex58T version D engine with reduced power and greater fuel economy. The new ve