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Cosco Sends Its Latest ULCS to Antwerp on Maiden Voyage (Belgium)
The Cosco Belgium, the latest container carrier in the fleet of the Chinese shipping company Cosco, moored in the port of Antwerp on Sunday. The Cosco Belgium scored an important first: with a capacity of 13,350 TEU the Cosco Belgium is a new record for the state-owned Chinese company. The Cosco Bel
‘Oleg Strashnov’ Finishes His Work at Trianel’s Borkum Wind Farm
The installation work for the internal transformer platform for Trianel’s Borkum wind farm was successfully completed yesterday. During a two-day mission at the construction site, 45 kilometers off the Borkum’s coast, the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov lifted the 2,400-ton deck onto the substructu
Sonardyne’s ‘Sound Surveyor’ Rescues Yacht in Distress Off Portland
This year Ocean’s Business got off to a dramatic start when Sonardyne International Ltd.’s trials vessel, Sound Surveyor, was involved in the rescue of a yacht drifting perilously close to the rocks off Portland. Sound Surveyor, which is hosting technical demonstration throughout the show, was en ro
Nor-Shipping to Host Agenda Offshore (Norway)
Building on the success of its first-ever offshore conference in 2011, Nor-Shipping will again host Agenda Offshore on June 5, signifying the importance of the maritime industry as it increasingly moves offshore to service the oil and gas industry. Speakers Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil, and Andy Brown
Rickmers-Linie Transports Newbuild Ferry from Bangladesh to Denmark
Floating craft like motor yachts, sailing yachts or catamarans are quite a regular sight on Rickmers-Linie vessels. However, the ferry which Rickmers-Linie carried from Bangladesh to Denmark on board the charter vessel Baltic Winter is remarkable. It is the very first ferry built by a Bangladesh shi
Global Projects Supervision to Provide Services for Maritime Industry
Safety, quality and a global view in connection with maritime freight is the common denominator for the services of Global Projects Supervision Global Projects Supervision has seen the light of day and offers – as logistics and HSSEQ consultants, supercargoes, naval architects, class surveyors and b
North Star Shipping Secures Major Contract with BP
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major contract with BP with a value of £63million. The multi-service contract is for five years with a possible extension of five years and includes tanker assist, platfor
IMB Advises Continued Vigilance as Maritime Piracy Attacks Decline
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66 incidents worldwide in the first three months of 2013. This is down markedly from the 102 incidents reported for the correspondin
CGG, LDA Form Ship Management Joint Venture
CGG and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group (LDA) announced today the creation of a ship management joint venture, GeofieLD Ship Management Services. Co-owned 50 % by CGG and 50 % by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group, the new joint venture will provide maritime ship management services for five of CGG’s high-
Protection of The Arctic Environment High on IMO Agenda
The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE) has made great progress in its efforts to develop international environmental and safety regulations for navigation in polar regions. For the recent session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment held in March 2013, Denmark had, toge
Jaheziya Inks MOU with NMCI Ireland to Develop and Deliver Maritime Training
Jaheziya, a Tawazun subsidiary which provides technical, vocational and professional training for intra-agency, interagency and multi-agency operations in the fields of safety, security and disaster management – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Maritime College of Ireland (
UK: Eight Foreign Ships under Detention during March 2013
Latest monthly figures show that there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports during March 2013 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that eight foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports durin
Sweden: Pallas Group to Acquire Bunker Vessel ‘SP DUBLIN’
Pallas Group AB, a shipping company based in Sweden, announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with German company Medallion Reederei Gmbh for the acquisition of the bunker vessel MT SP Dublin along with the associated charter contract with Bominflot Bunkers Gibraltar. Both parties
Installation Vessel ‘Brave Tern’ to Work from Eemshaven (The Netherlands)
The Brave Tern, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s 132 metre long and 39 metres wide jack-up installation vessel, berthed alongside the Wagenborg quay in Eemshaven last week, 11th of April 2013. On the Wagenborg Stevedoring terminal mobilisation will take place before the vessel will start with the installat