The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have joined forces to update a brochure aimed at shipping companies and seafarers, reminding them of the vital need to ensure that ladders used for pilot transfers are safe and always rigged correct
A new research report confirms the Asia-Europe product ‘Daily Maersk’ is a powerful differentiator for Maersk Line as it continues to lead global container shipping lines in reliability. The report, a joint effort between ecommerce network provider INTTRA and container shipping analyst SeaIntel, exa
According to salvage experts on site, the fire onboard MSC FLAMINIA is under control since Monday. The tugboat ANGLIAN SOVEREIGN is constantly monitoring temperatures onboard the vessel via a laser thermometer and is ready to resume cooling if necessary. Due to thick fog the salvage team is currentl
As a consequence of the looming economic slowdown and new schedules of shipping companies, the Executive Board of HHLA last night adjusted its forecast for the current financial year. Upon the reassessment, it is now expecting a container throughput for 2012 in the region of the previous year (2011:
Green Tech Marine’s compact exhaust gas scrubber, recently installed onboard Royal Caribbean International’s ‘Liberty of the Seas’, has received a Statement of Compliance certificate according to MARPOL regulations. As representative for the flag state, DNV has issued certification that measurements
At the end of June, 1089 ships had a score on the Environment Ship Index (ESI) because their emissions are lower than the internationally allowed limits. At the start of this year, there were only 570 ships. 35% of the ‘ESI’ ships have a score of 31 or higher, and in Rotterdam these ships […]
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement, to acquire a new-building Post-Panamax dry bulk carrier of 98,697 dwt, built by T
TransAtlantic’s business area Industrial Shipping recently announced a cost-cutting plan in order to turn the last quarters’ loss trend. As part of this and in agreement with the Maritime Officers’ Association, TransAtlantic now lays off 25 Swedish seafarers and also reflags four ships to Gibraltar
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has chartered out four newbuilding LR1 product tankers. The four LR1 vessels — Nave Cassiopeia, Nave Cetus, Nave Rigel and Nave Atropos — have been chartered out to a high-quality counterparty f
Acta Marine has been awarded new contracts to provide all supply and support vessels for the Mittelplate Drilling and Production Island. Mittelplate is Germany’s largest oilfield and is located in the Wadden Sea tidelands, a unique and sensitive natural environment. The implementation of the highest
The PD Ports Group announce that it has been short listed for four prestigious port and logistics awards within the space of one week. The ports and logistics company was two weeks ago short listed by leading container industry publication Containerisation International (CI) for its Terminal Operato
Mainport completed the purchase of the Forth Hunter last on Thursday 12 July in Edinburgh . The ship has now been renamed Mainport Kells and she started her new long term contract in Bergen supporting the seismic industry. Mainport is an integrated marine services company which provides a full range
The first graduates of the Lloyd’s Maritime Academy and Middlesex University MBA in Shipping & Logistics have celebrated completion of the course in July 2012 and given a ringing endorsement of this unique professional development programme. Some 27 of 70 graduates made the journey to London to see
Global Ship Lease, Inc., a containership charter owner, yesterday announced it has signed new time charters with CMA CGM for two 4,113 TEU containerships, the 1996-built Ville d’Aquarius and the 1997-built Ville d’Orion. The vessels will be chartered for approximately eight months at a rate of $9,96
