GC Rieber Shipping, a company which currently operates 18 advanced special purpose vessels within offshore/shipping industry, has announced charter contracts for Polar Queen and Polar Prince vessels. GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a charter party with Boa Marine Services Inc. for the CSV “Polar
Allseas Marine S.A., a shipping company that operates a fleet consisting of bulk carriers and container vessels, announced today that it has added three vessels to its fleet. The newly added vessels are bulk carriers, Kavala Seas, built in 2011 with capacity of 56,830 mt, Paros Seas, built in 2011 w
For 40 years, the Jüngerhans shipping company has offered private investors the opportunity to participate in the equity of their vessels. The company, being managed by the family in the fourth generation, from Haren (Ems) is one of the long-standing and reputable providers in the market of closeden
The Flag of Convenience practice in Moldova is about to be stopped since the Government is considering making a new law, which will eventually be approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maritime Bulletin reports. In cooperation with Greece, Panama and the UK companies Moldova Government will pe
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a long term contract agreement with an international subsea company for an OSCV vessel. The vessel is of MT 6022 design. The vessel will be delivered from Kleven Verft AS in 1st quarter 2014. The firm contract period is approx 8 years, with a further 5 yearly option
Melbourne is set to welcome its largest cruise ship visitor this weekend when Royal Caribbean’s vessel, Voyager of the Seas, calls at Station Pier on Sunday morning on its maiden visit, Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) announced today. With almost 4300 passengers and crew, Voyager of the Seas is
To improve the financial result, Finnlines will cut excess capacity by chartering MS Europalink bareboat for 5 years to its mother company Grimaldi Group at market levels. The vessel will sail under Italian flag in the Mediterranean Sea after carrying out some technical improvements which will be fi
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway demobilised its emergency response centre after the incident on Floatel Superior at 14.00 on 7 November, and will now initiate an investigation. Occurring on the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea, damage to the flotel prompted operator Statoil to evacuate a total
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has today officially opened its new European Marine Technology and Training Centre in Ålesund, Norway in front of a crowd of 300 customers, partners and government officials. The celebration, whose guest of honour was HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway,
On November 8, 2012 in Mumbai, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) – both IACS members – signed a Bilateral Agreement laying a solid foundation for enhancing cooperation between the two Societies. Recognising that closer cooperation will give an impetus t
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has restructured its marine and offshore activities and made a number of new key appointments. The moves follow the retirement of Bernard Anne from his position as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine Division. The m
The CEO of the Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Sea Port, the company that owns the bulk carrier that went missing last week carrying 700-750 tons of gold ore, has been detained according to ITAR-TASS. The bulk carrier Amurskaya, with nine crew members, went missing on October 28 in the Sea of Okhotsk during a s
Ship management company Empire Navigation Inc. announced that the company has taken over the management of two oil/chemical tankers, those being M/T FR8 ENDURANCE and M/T FR8 Fortitude. Both tankers are double hulled and built in November 2007. Owner of the vessels is FR8 Endurance Shipping Corp. Em
On Wednesday at 03:40 damage to a ballast tank on Floatel Superior in the Norwegian Sea was discovered. The personnel on board the rig have been evacuated to adjacent installations. There are 374 people on board the accommodation rig, which is located right next to the Njord A platform. Personnel ha
