After an annual net turnover figure of 1.6 million Euros last year, Siport21 is facing 2012 immersed in consolidating its strategic business areas, the internationalization of the company and its technical staff, based on solid and backed up technical experience of more than 450 studies of manoeuvri
On 1 June, in St Petersburg, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) – both IACS members – signed an Agreement enabling both societies to work more closely together. Recognising that a closer cooperation will allow both organisations to deliver enhance
OW Bunker, one of the world’s leading suppliers and traders of marine fuel, has expanded its bunker supply operations in Lithuania. The company has relocated a 2,800dwt double-hulled bunker barge, Oxana, to the Port of Klaipeda to meet the requirements of its expanding customer base in the region. O
APM Terminals has signed a lease agreement for a new world headquarters at the De Kroon office building in The Hague. The company will lease 3,500 m² office space for an initial duration of ten years, with occupancy set for Q4 2012. APM Terminals chose the site based on its city center location, pro
K Line Offshore AS announced today that the powerful AHTS KL Sandefjord 1st June started a four months contract plus options for Statoil. This contract with a highly recognized charterer is representing an important milestone for our company. K Line Offshore AS is a ship owning and operating company
Shipowners are being urged to hold crewing agents more accountable as crew standards face increased scrutiny. With shipboard crewing levels at a bare minimum in some cases as owners look to reduce operational costs and onboard technological challenges increase, Norwegian insurer and P&I club Skuld i
The Russian-flagged trawler Kapitan Laskov that got stranded on Sunday evening off the Kunashir island, the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, has been refloated last night, the Maritime Bulletin informed. Having pumped out circa 60 tons of fuel with the assistance of an oil barge, the vessel
Incident response and environmental clean-up specialist Braemar Howells and its sister company Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) are to work together to provide a 24-hour global response capability to the world’s shipping and marine insurance sectors. In what is being seen as a key dev
Triggered by growing pirate threats endangering safety of merchant ships, the Members of Cyprus Parliament have unanimously supported a bill, enabling the ships to have armed guards and use weaponry in order to defend themselves in case of pirate attacks, ITAR-TASS announced. This is the first bill
Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a number of key enhancements to its Global Customer Support organisation. Alongside improvements to remote service capabilities and certification, the major maritime technology developer, which is exhibiting its portfolio of systems for maritime transport vessels on
More than one year prior to delivery Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with a major oil company for the first in a series of four identical ultra deepwater drillships currently under construction. The contract duration is three years and commencement is expected by end 2013 upon delivery from Sa
Seadrill is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris. This new contract will start in direct continuation of the existing assignment which is scheduled to be completed in October 2012. The potential contract revenue for the five-year period is approxi
On the 24th May 2012 the USA Congressional staff delegation arrived with a visit to the premises of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority. Delegation stayed in Lithuania from the May 21st to May 25th. This visit was organized under the auspices of the Embassy of Lithuania to the United States of America.
Denmark ratifies the 2000 Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea. The Convention introduces improved passenger protection. The Convention requires, inter alia, that passenger ships must take out liability insurance and that the liability limit of shipping c
