The number of sea-going ships arriving in the port of Rotterdam decreased further in 2012. Increased scale, crisis and fewer ferry service departures reduced the number of arrivals by 2,347 to 32,057 ship visits. In 2008, 36,415 sea-going ships still arrived. Despite the decline, throughput in 2012
On 9th February, at the periodic meeting of the Observatory with the Giglio community, president Maria Sargentini, accompanied by Costa Crociere managers, Rome La Sapienza University researchers and Titan/Micoperi Consortium experts, updated the local population on recovery operations and described
Drewry’s latest Chemical Forecaster report highlights a significant change in the orderbook. Persistent fleet expansion far in excess of trade growth has persistently eroded utilisation rates, checked only by scrapping. The only good news is that current market conditions are making it harder to get
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Grain B.V., Rotterdam, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk carriers
At a recent Vessel Efficiency Conference held in London, delegates were interested to hear about BIMCO’s suite of slow steaming clauses. In a presentation by BIMCO’s Chief Officer for Legal and Contractual Affairs, Grant Hunter, the delegates heard that the incorporation of a slow steaming clause wa
Grup TCB and Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. have created an innovative crane design tailor made for best performance from the jetty pier in Nemrut Bay/Aliaga, Turkey, where Grup TCB operates its container terminal TCEEGE. Until now, in order to service container vessels on both sides of the jetty pi
A consortium between Lemminkäinen and YIT has signed a contract for the construction of an extension to a container terminal in Klaipeda, a Lithuanian seaport. Lemminkäinen will be the main contractor for the consortium. Work at the construction site will begin in March, with the construction being
With its topical theme, ‘Compliance and Enforcement’, the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s 2nd IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference, is being held in central London on Thursday 9 – Friday 10 May 2013, just prior to IMO’s MEPC 65, when ballast water is firmly on the ag
Imtech Marine has upgraded and extended the coverage of its Global VSAT Network. In addition to its already extensive network, Imtech Marine can now offer VSAT coverage in the South Atlantic Ocean, between South America and Africa, an important area for the international maritime industry. Imtech Ma
This video presents a wind propulsion system by SkySails GmbH with a towing kite measuring up to 320 metres, that provides additional thrust for the ship at sea, a sustainable solution for reducing fuel consumption, costs and emissions. Depending on wind conditions, fuel costs can be lowered between
Seajacks has today joined 35 other green groups, faith bodies and energy developers to urge Members of Parliament to support the inclusion of a 2030 de-carbonisation target in the Energy Bill which is currently going through Parliament. This follows on from Seajacks’ successful dinner in Parliament,
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement with Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., Seoul, for the purchase of a 1993-built Panamax container vess
Serco Group plc, the international services company, provides today an update on its recent purchase of DMS Maritime Pty Ltd. The required valuations have now been completed. These are expected to result in a non-cash exceptional gain of £51m. Serco announced on 7 November 2012 that it had signed an
Northern Offshore, Ltd. reported today that its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Limited, was awarded a contract with ADTI for the jack-up Energy Endeavour. The contract, for operations in the UK Sector of the North Sea, is for a one-well program with an expected duration of sixty days, and is sch
