In early February 2013, the Hamburg Süd Group published its first Responsibility Report. It bears the title “Making it our Business” and documents not only the ecological but also the social and societal responsibility the company exercises. At the same time it presents in a detailed and vivid way t
The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, is calling on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave, in line with governments’ international treaty obligations, by proposing a new pragmatic approach to visa requirements. Has made t
The Government of Finland and Greece became the 33rd and 34th International Labour Office ILO member State to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). The landmark Convention sets out decent working and living conditions for seafarers as well as fair competition for ship-owners. The
Nautilus, an international trades union and professional association representing seafarers and allied workers in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Switzerland, has voiced concern over new government statistics showing a fresh slump in the number of UK seafarers. The Department for Transport r
Drewry’s latest Dry Bulk Forecaster report suggests that cash-strapped shipowners will scrap younger and younger ships this year as the dry bulk market wallows in the doldrums. A ship as young as 15 years has already been sold for scrap in recent months, and the average scrapping age of Chinese-buil
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced that on February 11, 2013, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company was the successful bidder at an auction that took place in France, for the m/v “Valeria Della G
The Dockwise Vanguard, the world’s largest semisubmersible Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV) to date, safely completed its first ever float-on operation earlier this week. The vessel, loaded with the World’s largest semisubmersible offshore platform hull, the Jack/St. Malo, is now on her maiden voyage ca
OPera is a conceptual study of offshore power systems for oil and gas installations. The objective of this study, performed by DNV, is to complement existing power hub concepts, provide ideas and inspiration to the industry, and serve as invitation to collaboration. Main focus of the study is the ne
Almi Tankers S.A. was recently recognised by the United States Coast Guard for meeting the requirements of their Quality Shipping in the 21st Century programme, also known as Qualship 21, which identifies high-quality vessels and rewards them for their commitment to safety and quality. The U.S. Coas
Finnlines Plc refers to the release of the Customs of today at 10:00 hours concerning the container containing spare parts of tanks loaded on board MV Finnsun in St. Petersburg on 20.12.2012 on her way via the port of Kotka to the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The real state of the cargo being military
The National Federation of Fisherman’s Organisations (NFFO), which represents fishermen’s groups, individual fishermen and producer organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has declared its support for the planned introduction of new marine conservation zones (MCZs) in UK waters, but ca
Havila Shipping ASA has entered into a long term charter contract with Deepocean for the 2009 built Subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. The contract is for a firm period of 7 years with 4 optional periods each of 1 year. Commencement is Q1 2014. The contract includes an agreement about some reconstruction
Seacontractors, a fast growing dynamic recruitment company and ship-owner is officially MLC certified from the 13th of February 2013. The MLC certificate proves that Seacontractors protects the rights of their seafaring employees as well as providing a safe working environment. MLC contains internat
Offshore windfarm crew transfer vessels Njord Avocet and Njord Kittiwake arrived to Rotterdam two days ago from Singapore. The vessels were shipped together on the deck of a heavy lift vessel MV Wiebke. They are intending to sail for Lowestoft today but given the forecast (force 7-8) they may head t
