Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a leading classification society, and Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. (PSE), a global provider of advanced process modelling technology, today have released the results of the Maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) research and development project. The project has succes
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire APS Technology Group (APS), a San Diego, California-based company that develops and markets solutions for the port industry. The acquisition will expand ABB’s crane system portfolio to the container terminal market. The tran
OW Bunker, one of the world’s largest suppliers and traders of marine fuels and lubricants, yesterday announced the appointment of a new Trading Manager for its UK operation. John Tsogas will join the company to help drive further growth within the region. “John brings a tremendous wealth of experie
After a 550-mile journey from the south coast, the forward island of HMS Queen Elizabeth has safely arrived in Rosyth to join the rest of the carrier. The iconic 700-tonne structure passed beneath the Forth Rail Bridge at mid-day today and is now in the dockyard, where it will be raised on to the fl
Drewry’s latest Tanker Forecaster report shows that another tough year is on the horizon for tanker owners as the market continues to struggle under the pressure of overcapacity. Global oil consumption only managed a timid growth in the fourth quarter of 2012, with global crude oil loadings increasi
The port of Antwerp will collaborate closely over the next five years with Rosmorport, the state-owned company that defends the interests of all Russian seaports. Port of Antwerp International, the international subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, has signed a collaboration agreement for this with
OceanSaver is ripping up the rulebook of the ballast water treatment (BWT) industry to give shipyards and shipowners something that is truly unique for the sector – total certainty in an increasingly uncertain world. For just 10% of the cost of its market-leading BWT system, OceanSaver has announced
A record-breaking number of 365 ships were sent for breaking by European shipowners to the beaches of South Asia in 2012, according to a list released, Feb. 5th, by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform. This number represents a 75% increase from 2011, when 210 EU-owned ships were sent for breaking in India
Ship-level and container-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Drewry’s quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published. Containership reliability reached a new record high in th
As part of the ongoing conversations with the shipping industry, a Panama Canal Authority (ACP) delegation headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano met with the International Association Of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) and the International Association Of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo)
Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, has entered into an agreement with Atlantic Offshore on management of ‘Blue Thunder’, the fourth of six platform supply vessel of ULSTEIN’s PX121 type design. Currently under construction at Ulstein Verft, the vessel is scheduled for deliver
IMO member states this week agreed on a proposal to undertake a trial period for port state control sampling and analysis once the International Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) has entered into force. Acknowledging that there remains a great deal of uncertainty about the methods used to s
An emergency drill on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty became fatal for five crew members, who lost their lives on Sunday after a lifeboat fell into the sea from the ship, tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands, Reuters reports. The lifeboat fell from the height of 20 metres into [&h
Van Aalst Marine & Offshore BV, the leading Dutch Bulk Handling Systems specialist, has recently expanded its agency network into Korea and Turkey. In order to cope with the worldwide increasing interest in its range of bulk handling solutions for (mobile) offshore drilling units, offshore support v
