Green Marine
Q-Shipping to Equip Its Fleet with GL ShipManager Software Solution
Dutch shipmanager Q-Shipping has decided to equip its whole fleet with GLs proven and innovative Ship management solution. Q-Shipping provides ship management services for vessel type such as bulk carriers, general cargo vessels, MPP vessels, ro-ro vessels, container vessels, offshore vessels, seago
UPDATE: Great Potential for Further Development at Port of Bar, Montenegro
A team of editors of World Maritime News portal has paid a visit to one of the major ports of the Adriatic coast, the Port of Bar in Montenegro. Over the past five years, the port management was divided into two operators, Luka Bar AD and AD Container Terminal. Luka Bar AD rated this year’s [&hellip
Russia: BFC Provides Bunkering Operations with ‘Valery Zelenko’
Baltic Fuel Company LLC (BFC) has put into operation a conventional tanker, Valery Zelenko, for providing bunkering operations at port St. Petersburg, the company said. This 3,495-dwt tanker has inner skin and double bottom, meets the requirements of MARPOL Annex VI. The length is 92.86 m, breadth –
GAC Joins Forces with POLOG to Strengthen Its Network within Arctic Circle
GAC Norway AS and Polar Logistics Group ApS (POLOG) have formed a strategic partnership to further strengthen GAC’s network within the Arctic Circle. The move is the latest stage in the company’s Arctic strategy to better serve the region by bringing together organisations and individuals to create
Costa Concordia Investigation Report Published
The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) released the long awaited English translation of its report on the safety technical investigation into the marine casualty on January 13, 2012 involving the cruise ship Costa Concordia. The ship capsized as a result of large-scale internal f
ICS Presents Shipping’s Economic Challenges to World’s Transport Ministers
At the OECD International Transport Forum in Leipzig, Germany, the annual gathering of the world’s transport ministers from more than 50 countries (22-24 May), the views of the global shipping industry were represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the principal global trade associ
Turkey: Medcem Global Pazarlama Orders Siwertell Unloaders from Cargotec
Cargotec has secured a new contract for two Siwertell road-mobile unloaders from Medcem Global Pazarlama AS, in Turkey. This is the second order from Turkey in less than a month. The 10 000 S trailer-based, diesel-powered Siwertell ship unloaders will be built at the Siwertell fabrication plant in B
MSC FLAMINIA Arrives into Port of Constanza for Further Investigation (Romania)
After six weeks of waiting at Constanza/Romania, MSC FLAMINIA put into the port of Constanza at 6.00pm on May 17, 2013. There, fire fighting experts of the cargo owners, of the charterer and of REEDEREI NSB will board the vessel to continue the investigation into the cause of the damage. Before MSC
Commission Proposes Upgrade for Key Seaports along Europe’s Coastline
The European Commission has today launched a new initiative to improve port operations and onward transport connections at 319 key seaports along Europe’s coastline. The guidelines and legal changes being proposed will help port operators upgrade their services and facilities as well as giving them
RINA to Provide TQ Certification for FSRU Toscana
FMC Technologies has entrusted RINA Group’s company, RINA Services, with the Technology Qualification of its new technology loading arms designed for installation on the FSRU Toscana and also the Chiksan Articulated Tandem Offshore Loader (ATOL) marine loading arms. Both feature innovative technolog
Hapag-Lloyd Launches New Levante Express Service
Hapag-Lloyd is launching the new Levante Express Service (LEX). First sailing of the weekly service which further enhances Hapag-Lloyd’s port coverage in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Levant will be June 18 from Cagliari. The LEX links ten ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt including the hub ports Cagliari,
EU to Provide Over EUR 37 Million to Fight Piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa
The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE). In the past decade, the level of maritime insecurity in the region’s waters has become the hig
PPG Begins Producing Protective and Marine Coatings at Poland Facility
PPG Industries today announced it has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland. The facility, which previously produced architectural coatings and was part of PPG’s January 2012 acquisition of Dyrup A/S, now produces PMC prod
Genscape Buys Vesseltracker.com
Genscape, the company that pioneered the placement of thousands of patented, in-the-field energy monitors to measure market fundamentals in real-time, today announced the acquisition of Vesseltracker.com GmbH. This acquisition significantly expands Genscape’s network of proprietary real-time energy