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RINA Group Partners IB Ship Management Software Suite
International classification society RINA Group has partnered with Italian software house IB to distribute a software suite aimed at improving ship and fleet operation across the board. The InfoSHIP® suite is made up of a number of modules which together can be used to improve efficiency across any
Cyprus: Deep Sea Supply Increases Revenues
Deep Sea Supply reports consolidated revenues of MUSD 38.9 in 4Q 2012 compared to MUSD 32.1 in 4Q 2011. Total operating expenses in 4Q 2012 were MUSD 23.6 compared to MUSD 19.4 in 4Q 2011. This resulted in EBITDA of MUSD 16.6 in 4Q 2012, compared to MUSD 14.0 in 4Q 2011. Following financial expenses
Dover Port Welcomes First Cruise Ship of Season (UK)
Dover Cruise Port welcomes the first cruise ship of the season with the arrival of Fred. Olsen’s Braemar on the 25th March at the start of a 14 day cruise to the Canary Islands. The Braemar is a regular visitor to the port and joins 147 other cruise calls for 2013 including nine inaugural […]
Navios Acquisition: Closings of Approximately USD 100.5 Mln of Gross Proceeds (Greece)
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation announced yesterday the closing of its previously announced offerings, raising approximately $78.5 million of gross proceeds. This closing, in the aggregate with the previously completed registered direct offering, issued a total of 35,246,791 shares of common
NOAA’s Coast Survey Plans for New Arctic Nautical Charts
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has issued an updated Arctic Nautical Charting Plan, as a major effort to improve inadequate chart coverage for Arctic areas experiencing increasing vessel traffic due to ice diminishment. The update came after consultations with maritime interests and the public, as we
Statoil Charters Two AHTS Vessels from Havila (Norway)
Havila Shipping has entered into new contracts with Statoil for AHTS vessels Havila Mars and Havila Mercury. The Havila Mars contract is for a firm period of one year with one optional period for one year The Havila Mercury contract is for a firm period of three years with three optional periods eac
Statoil Hires Solstad’s AHTS Vessel (Norway)
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has entered into a new contract with Statoil for hire of SOFF’s anchor handling vessel (AHTS) “Normand Ferking”. “Normand Ferking” has worked on contract for Statoil since she was delivered from the shipyard in 2007. The duration of the new contract is firm for 3 years. I
Norway: Höegh Autoliners Sells Car Carrier for Green Recycling
Höegh Autoliners has sold the Pure Car Truck Carrier Höegh Traveller (built 1983) for recycling to Grieg Green which will provide services to ensure safe and environmentally friendly “green recycling” in China. “This is the 12th car carrier we have sold for green recycling and we are pleased that Gr
Shipowners Commit to UK Club in Tough Market
The UK P&I Club (the UK Club) announces that it has attracted over three million gross tons of new tonnage, following the closure of the renewal season on Wednesday, 20 February, 2013. At conclusion of renewal the Club’s tonnage stands at around 120 million gross tons. This represents net growth ove
Scorpio Tankers Ends Year in Red
Scorpio Tankers Inc. yesterday announced its financial results. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, the Company had an adjusted net loss of $3.6 million (see Non-GAAP Measure section below), or $0.08 basic and diluted loss per share, excluding a $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share, unrealized
Sharp Surge in Russian Traffic Via Hamburg after WTO Accession
Russia is the second-most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling. With a total volume of approx. 675,000 standard containers (TEU) handled between Hamburg and the Russian ports, the volume of container traffic was up by a further 13.3 per cent in 20
Northland’s First Vessel Left Port of Narvik (Norway)
Northland Resources S.A. has announced that the vessel Star Norita left the Port of Narvik, Norway on Monday, February 25, 2013, loaded with approximately 55,000 tonnes of Northland’s high-quality iron ore concentrate. Although Northland is using temporary loading facilities in the Port of Narvik, t
‘Bomar Sedna’ Tanker on Its First Special Survey (UK)
Bernhard Schulte’s product tanker Bomar Sedna (formerly Ditte Theresa) docked in Falmouth on 15 February for her 1st special survey. The vessel is pictured in A&P Falmouth’s No 4 dock. Falmouth’s No 4 dock (length 172.50m, breadth at entrance 26.21m) has recently had a pit excavated to accommodate t
UK: ICS to Publish Its Shipping Publications as eBooks
The International Chamber of Shipping has announced that it will be making its publications on best practices for shipping companies available as eBooks. ICS will be using the eReader technology developed by Witherby Seamanship Group (WPG), which is now being widely used by many other bodies produci