At 8.15 last night Liverpool Coastguard received a distress call from the cargo ship Carrier telling them they had run aground at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas. A strong gale was blowing and a five metre swell was reported. Because of the location of the grounding Holyhead Coastguard coordinated the resc
Costa Crociere company, owner of Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized after hitting rocks off the Italian island of Giglio, killing at least 25 people, invited salvage companies to tender for removal of Costa Concordia wreck from the sea. The aim is to find a company which will employ adequat
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), has partnered with Swedish Kockums AB (Kockums) to form a joint venture company (JVC) called Fortis Marine Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Fortis Marine Solutions). ST Mar
Siem Offshore has concluded the sale of the 2006-built mid-size PSV “Siem Danis” of VS 470 mk II design in accordance with sales agreement reported in December 2011. The vessel sales price was USD 34 million, which represents a gain of approximately USD 14 million. The sales proceeds will be used to
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a five-year term drilling contract with BP for the new ENSCO DS-6 ultra-deepwater drillship at a rate of approximately $522,000 per day, plus cost adjustments. The contract adds more than $1 billion to Ensco’s revenue backlog. In addition, the contr
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced today that it has acquired the Navios Serenity, a 2011-built Handysize vessel of 34,718 DWT, for $26.0 million. The vessel was previously part of Navios Holdings’ long-term charte
Allseas Marine SA announced that its Bulk Carrier, MV Kind Seas, has been certified from Germanischer Lloyd on behalf of Marshall Islands as meeting the new ILO MLC 2006 Convention requirements. The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 provides protection at work for the world’s seafarers. It sets out se
Russia is planning to adopt a bill regulating shipping on the increasingly popular Northern Sea Route this spring and at the same plans to commission hydrographic surveys, with an aim of determining water routes that will be safe for large ships, RIA Novosti informs. “We will increase the hydrograph
Siem Offshore and Fugro Geo Vessels AS (“the Charterer”), a subsidiary of Fugro Norway AS, has agreed to extend the bareboat charter of the PSV “Hugin Explorer” for a period of six years. The new period commenced 1 April 2012, and the Charterer has options to extend the bareboat charter with 1+1 yea
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, on Friday, March 30, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to purchase from an unaffiliated third party the m/v “Mining Star”,
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has held a meeting in the Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue. The Sub-Committee considers it necessary to revise and modernize the regulations on maritime distress and safety communication, the so-called GMDSS system.
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Poland, has signed a PLN 53.8 million (approx. US$17.3 million) agreement with the Center of European Union Transport Projects to subsidize a portion of the PLN 153 million (approx. US$49.2 milli
Aker Solutions has successfully completed the manufacturing and subsequent load-out of eight subsea manifolds and six riser bases for Eni Norge’s Goliat project in the Barents Sea. On Tuesday 27 March the load-out commenced. This weekend, the heavy lift vessel Happy Dragon will sail away with her gi
DNV Navigator TM facilitates compliance with the requirements of charterers and port authorities and is often referred to as the “Captain’s Best Friend”. Industry feedback indicates a considerable efficiency gain with DNV Navigator on board, and as much as a 90% reduction in paperwork for certain po
