AMC Connector AS, a joint venture between Aker Solutions and Emas Offshore Limited, has agreed to sell subsea construction and cable-lay vessel Lewek Connector (previously called AMC Connector) to Ocean Yield AS. In October 2010, Aker Solutions announced that it would sell its offshore construction
Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, today announced it has signed an agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) on mutual development of forecasting and advice software system onboard LNG carriers. The deal was closed during the Gastech exhibition in London. GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) is a Fr
Aker Seafoods ASA has received the decisions of the Directorate of Fisheries regarding alleged lack of compliance of the regulations towards the landingnotes and contractnotes in some of the companies in the Aker Seafoods group, and also alleged breach of the processing obligations that applies to t
Reederei NSB informs the public that the badly injured Philippine seafarer of MSC FLAMINIA passed away on Sunday as a result of his wounds. During the fire on board of MSC FLAMINIA the 41 – year – old received heavy burns which have been medicated in a specialty hospital for burn wounds in Portugal.
Polarstern has returned from the Central Arctic expedition “IceArc“ in Bremerhaven on 8 October 2012 after a good two months. 54 scientists and technicians from twelve different countries conducted research on the retreat of the sea ice and the consequences for the Arctic Ocean and its ecosystems ov
Global shipping company Star Bulk has been awarded the first Certificate of Measurement from the Carbon Positive Programme for Ships (CPPS) after successfully monitoring its emissions for 12 months. Star Bulk’s commitment to a carbon emissions reduction plan and transparency of its carbon footprint
The Saba Bank, in the north-eastern Caribbean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was formally designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), when it met for its 64th session from 1 to
The largest port in Europe, the Port of Rotterdam, and the largest port in Scandinavia, the Port of Gothenburg, have entered a new alliance. The aim is to speed up the establishment of liquefied natural gas as a maritime fuel. A memorandum of understanding will be signed between the Port of Rotterda
40 years ago, on October 1st 1972, the first Clipper company was established by Torben G. Jensen. That means that we today can celebrate our 40th anniversary in shipping. Clipper started primarily as an operator in the dry cargo segment. In the 1990’s, the company grew to be a shipowner as well, and
A European agenda for creating growth and jobs in the marine and maritime sectors was adopted yesterday by European Ministers for maritime policy and the European Commission, represented by President Jose Manuel Barroso and Commissioner Maria Damanaki at a conference in Limassol organised by the Cyp
On Monday 1st October 2012, Kaj Lindvig, who has played a major role in A2SEA since the company’s founding in 2000, among others as CEO and latest as CSO, handed over the baton to Martin Huss who up till now has held the position as A2SEA’s Regional Manager for Germany and the Benelux Countries. Aft
The EUROGATE Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven has been included in the feeder network schedule of Seago Line, a company belonging to the A.P. Moeller-Maersk Group. Germany’s only deep-water container terminal is now port of call for the “Russia Express Service”, which will call at Wilhelmshaven once
Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces new time charter agreements. The M/V Konstantinos D has been fixed for a period of 4-6 months at a daily gross hire rate of US$ 7,600. The charter commenced on 29 September 2012, th
The Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria officially opened its new state of the art simulation training center during a high profile opening ceremony at the university premises on October 3rd, 2012. The opening of the simulation center consolidates TU Varna’s position as a leading maritime univer
