Skangass has taken yet another important step into the marine market after winning the contract to supply LNG to Fjord Line. Two new cruise ferries are to be supplied with a total of 30,000 tonnes of LNG per year. The contract will also have positive indirect effects for Risavika Harbour. With the g
Ship owners, hard pressed to boost profits in light of rising fuel costs and stricter emissions regulations, will find welcome relief in the new Aalborg XS-TC7A waste heat recovery (WHR) economizer from Alfa Laval. Designed for use after a ship’s auxiliary engines, this innovative waste heat recover
Hamburg was the first continental European port of call on the maiden voyage of the CMA CGM Marco Polo. The mega-ship, with a capacity of 16,020 standard containers, is being handled at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai. The French shipping company CMA CGM sets great store by Hamburg because o
A state-of-the-art new training centre outfitted with the latest KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator was opened by Ukrainian crewing company Lerus Ltd in Odessa on 3rd December 2012. Established to meet growing training demand in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and other European
Based on the successful private placement of new shares and the financing agreements done, Havila Shipping has decided to exercise the purchase options for the AHTS vessels Havila Mars and Havila Mercury. Based on a renegotiated agreement the vessels will be purchased with effect from 1stOctober 201
A barge powered by LNG was bunkered from a truck, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port. The barge, the Argonon, is operated by Deen Shipping. This represents a further significant step towards more environment-friendly shipping in the port of Antwerp. Antwerp Port Authority conti
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics optimizes a third vessel in its fleet to save on fuel costs and reduce environmental emissions. A Wilhelmsen strategic partner in achieving these goals is 2012 Orcelle Award winner Nonox Ltd., the manufacturer of patented water-in-oil emulsion fuel systems which for th
NOF Energy, the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables, has named OSBIT Power (OP) as the winner of its Innovation & Technology Award 2012. The award comes in recognition of OP’s development and commercial introduction of its MaXccess offshore access system, an i
J.J. Ugland Companies announced that the company has extended charter party for two shuttle tankers and chartered out Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Evita for a period of 500 days. The Mattea charter party for offloading of offshore installations on the Grand Banks has been extended until November 201
The CMA CGM MARCO POLO its the first in a series of three new 16,000 TEU container ships, for the CMA CGM group on the Asia-Europe lines. Built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd, it is almost a quarter of a mile long and it is the worlds biggest container ship. The new […]
The oil removal operation from the sunken Baltic Ace will be performed by marine salvage and response company Svitzer, based in the Netherlands. Baltic Ace, a car carrier built in 2007 which sank on December 5th in the North Sea after collision with containership Corvus J, was carrying about 466 ton
In order to help employers ensure compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which will enter into force in August 2013, the International Shipping Federation (ISF) has published new and comprehensive Guidelines on the Application of the ILO MLC. The new ISF Guide takes ship operators
DOCKWISE Ltd. today announces that it has been awarded 6 new contracts, letters of intent and contract extensions with a total value of almost USD 60 million. The contracts include a material change order for a Vanguard contract delivering the customer a later loading window and 5 shorter term contr
Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new ECDIS Instructor Training course designed to train Captains and senior personnel, so they can train other officers and crew members in familiarisation of KONGSBERG ECDIS on board vessels. Offered in Norway and Singapore, the course is in accordance with the Inte
