Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the signing of a long-term partnership agreement with South Korea’s STX Group during the Business Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Chairman of the Board of Directors Igor Zyuzin signed the agreement
MSC FLAMINIA and its accompanying vessels have arrived safely, on Sunday, at Jade Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven. The arrival at the port was without any exceptional occurrences. On Saturday, MSC FLAMINIA had reached its anchorage area off of Heligoland. There, the vessel was again inspected. During th
The Chamber of Shipping has welcomed the appointment of Stephen Hammond as the new Shipping Minister. Mr Hammond’s appointment comes after a wide-ranging reshuffle of the Government ordered by the Prime Minister, which saw former Shipping Minister Patrick McLoughlin appointed Secretary of State for
International marine engineering company SeaRoc confirm that it will charter MPI Adventure to install Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), scheduled to take place in October 2012. SeaRoc Operations Director Toby Mead confirmed the Charter Party had been signed and commented: “MPI Adventure is a s
Transas Marine launches its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS), highly accurate and comprehensive solution for the real-time port management. Developed in accordance with the port industry best practice, the Port Management Information System (PMIS) from Transas is an advanced tool for real-
Jumbo has successfully completed the TP-installation (Transition Pieces) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, off the Danish coast. Jumbo’s DP2 Heavy Lift Vessel Jumbo Javelin installed the 111 TP’s with a record-breaking installation rate of 3 TP’s per day. The transport, installation, access to the
Lloyd’s Register has issued a new short film entitled Safe Boat Transfers to help provide marine surveyors with comprehensive instructions on how to safely transfer between two vessels at sea. Working over water and, in particular, boat transfers, during which surveyors switch from a transfer vessel
On 3 September 2012, tanker SCF Amur, owned by SCF group (Sovcomflot) passed Cape Dezhnev completing her transit along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with a commercial cargo of 44,000 tonnes of petroleum products owned by “Gazpromneft”. The duration of the transit was 7 days. The average speed of the
New mobile Siwertell units have been ordered from Cargotec to meet the specific needs of three ports; all will benefit from high-capacity, dust-free bulk handling operations and low noise levels, ensuring minimal environmental impact Over the past four months Cargotec has secured orders for three ne
APM Terminals is now entering the attractive Russian market in a strategic partnership with the leading Russian transportation group, N-Trans. By acquiring 37.5 pct. of the public company Global Ports, APM Terminals becomes an equal controlling partner in the leading operator of container terminals
Eidesvik Offshore ASA was today appointed as the first winner of YoungShip International´s new Young Corporation Award. Rikke Lind from Redninggsselskapet handed out the prize and Ann.Helen Langaker, President of YoungShip Oslo received the prize on behalf of Eidesvik. The other nominees was, Grieg
In the international forum at SMM Hamburg 2012 the Danish Cooperation Initiative Green Ship of the Future (GSF) did Thursday (September 6) present the latest studies and a focus on cruise and ferry services. It was with great enthusiasm AIDA Cruises´ Chief Sustainable Officer, Monika Griefahn at the
ClassNK, the world’s leading classification society and the only one with more than 200 million gross tons on its register, on September 5th, signaled the beginning of a new era in Germany and on the global stage. Chairman and President Noboru Ueda presided over a special signing ceremony at the Rad
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit is supplying a complete integrated bridge system (IBS) retrofit for the cruise ship Artania, which is undergoing a major refurbishment and modernization by V.Ships Leisure. The project will be managed by Seacom Electronics. The ship’s naviga
