Green Marine
ESPO Awards PERS Certificates to Greek and Italian Ports
On 20 February, ESPO awarded five new PERS certificates during a seminar held in Piraeus. ESPO congratulates the Greek ports of Corfu, Lagos, Kavala and Volos, and the Italian port of Piombino for this significant achievement. The Port Environmental Review System (PERS) is the only port sector speci
Drewry: Capesize Misery Continues
Drewry’s latest Dry Bulk Insight report shows that the Drewry Hire Index suffered a further decline in the first month of the New Year. The main culprit was the Capesize segment, where lower demand eventually led to a decline in their freight rates. The outlook for 2013 remains bleak, with unpromisi
Work Begins on Updating Inventory of GHG from International Shipping
International experts are meeting at IMO Headquarters this week, in the form of an Expert Workshop, to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping, with a view to providing reliable and up-to-date information on which IMO, through its Marine Environment
APM Terminals Reaches Milestone in Its New Global Transformation Program
Just one year into its new Global Transformation program APM Terminals has reached an important milestone in the global port operator’s quest for efficiency gains: The crane lift per hour – a key indicator for performance in a marine terminal – improved no less than 8 pct. across APM Terminals’ port
Passengers Cabins Available Onboard World’s Largest Containership
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group and France’s leading, has announced that passengers cabins are now available on board the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest containership of 16 020 TEUs. This giant of the seas which has exceptional dimensions (longer than 396m) is th
First Storage Tanks Arrive at Vopak Vlaardingen Terminal (The Netherlands)
During the past months, a lot of work has been done at Vopak Vlaardingen tank storage terminal. A huge new tank storage park of no less than 52 tanks will be constructed there. This meant a lot of project preparation, engineering & design, civil works, construction of new foundation and of course fa
The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards to Test Thorn-D (VIDEO)
Damen Shipyards (Gorinchem, Netherlands) and the Port of Amsterdam are launching a pilot project today to test Thorn-D®, a relatively new antifouling film that is applied to ships’ hulls below the water line. The film has an expected lifetime of five years. That is much longer than conventional anti
International Convention on BWM at Top of Agenda
The BLG Sub-Committee now recommends that the Marine Environment Protection Committee amends the provisions on sampling so that it is no longer possible to detain ships on the basis of a sample. This recommendation is made to ensure that ships are not detained wrongfully until a safe sampling method
Maersk CEO Comments on Annual Result 2012
“We are satisfied with our result for the year. After a difficult start, Maersk Line improved its performance and the Group achieved a result above last year’s, both in terms of net result and in underlying performance. We continued our push towards building our four strategic core businesses with i
Ground-Breaking ‘Perceptions’ Survey Reveals What Maritime Employees Really Think
The latest Maritime Employment Report from international specialist recruiter, Faststream, places a sharp focus on the gap that exists between perception and reality across the industry. Not surprisingly, seafarers seeking a shore career tend to focus on the traditional and more accessible roles suc
Danish Maritime Authority Announces New Annual Fees
Annual fees are introduced for all ships registered in Danish ship registers. The fee is applicable to all types of ships and is due every year on 1 March. The fee will be due for the first time on 1 March 2013. More info [mappress] DMA, February 22, 2013
DOF Subsea Wins Mooring Installation Services Contract from Statoil (Norway)
DOF Subsea Norway has secured a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for Mooring Installation Services utilising the vessel Skandi Skolten. The scope of work is to change out mooring segments on the Njord B FSU and Norne FPSO installations in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea whilst these are in p
APM Terminals to Operate Major Turkish Port
APM Terminals and Turkey-based Petkim have today entered into a final agreement to create and operate Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT). AGT will be one of Turkey’s largest container and general cargo terminals and will be entirely operated by APM Terminals under a concession agreement with operations e
Denmark: Maersk Profit Slightly Higher
The Group delivered a profit of USD 4.0bn (USD 3.4bn), which was slightly higher than the latest announced outlook of around USD 3.7bn expressed on 9 November 2012. The return on invested capital (ROIC) was 8.8% (8.3%). Profit was positively affected by the settlement of an Algerian tax dispute in Q