Always seeking new ways to enhance safety, the shipping industry is turning to Sweden and the Swedish Maritime Administration to continuously track locations of cruise and cargo vessels sailing European waters. The MONALISA project, led by The Swedish Maritime Administration, has attracted considera
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet yesterday (25 April). Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi- submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 safely in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for her dry-dock period at shipyard Keppel-Verolme. The 27 year old Scarabeo 6, owned by Italian offshore company Saipem, was towed from offshore Abu Qir, Egy
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is at Singapore Maritime Week today, launching a series of practical, collaborative action plans aimed at developing a sustainable shipping industry for the future. The SSI is a cross-sector coalition of 16 global companies and two non-governmental organisat
Daily Maersk, Maersk Line’s revolutionary service promising absolute reliability on the Asia – North Europe trade has now been running for six months – serving over 900 customers and shipping more than 93,500 containers. The service has delivered average reliability of 97% over the last six months,
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) hydrographic ship Donuzlav together with Russian delegation headed by Alexander Shemetov, Chief of Navigation and Oceanography Dept at Russian Defense Ministry, arrived in Monaco to take part in the 18-th International Hydrographic Conference, Rus Navy reports. During the cruis
Wärtsilä, extends its offering in the low-speed X-generation engine series with the new Wärtsilä X92 engine, to the upper end of its portfolio with a bore of 920 mm. The new engine, extremely efficient in terms of fuel consumption and emissions, will serve the market for large and ultra-large contai
The Hamburg-based ship managers E.R. Schiffahrt and E.R. Offshore have joined the United Nations Global Compact. By signing up to the initiative, they pledge to align social, ecological and economic aspects and publish their activities in an annual progress report. This voluntary commitment to respo
Mutual insurance provider The Shipowners’ Club, has produced a comprehensive handbook ‘Fishing vessel safety’ highlighting areas in which crew members can become more safety aware, while assisting crew and owners alike to recognise potential dangers and operating hazards. Fishing is the most dangero
APM Terminals takes an unusual organizational step to further improve its safety culture: The Hague-based global port and inland operator, often highlighted and awarded as safety leader in the industry, has decided to assign one of its most experienced and trusted executives as an internal Safety Ac
Chinese shipping giant COSCO is interested in investing in Croatia’s main Adriatic port of Rijeka. COSCO chairman Wei Jiafu said: “It is interesting for us in terms of (getting a) concession to manage Rijeka port, on the northern Adriatic coast.” He spoke after a COSCO delegation met with the Prime
OPDR has extended its Baltic Sea Service (BALT) through the formation of new strategic alliances in Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia. The new BALT Service is specifically designed to ensure a cohesive connection to all other OPDR services and provides both higher frequency and reduced transit tim
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi. The work will begin in early May subject to final approval from the Italian
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has met with representatives of Dockwise, yesterday, in Fairstar’s Rotterdam Headquarters. At this meeting, Fairstar provided Dockwise with factual materials, including details about its future order book, which demonstrate that the true value of Fairstar is sign
