The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 15 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during February 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were nine new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during
On March 25th, around noon, Total E&P UK evacuated non-essential personnel from the Elgin and Rowan Viking offshore facilities located 240km off the coast of Aberdeen. The evacuation in the central Graben area is due to a well control problem occurring on the wellhead platform at the Elgin field, re
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, is now actively serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo respectively. It has therefore appointed new agents in these two countries. In addition, a new agency has been selected in
Despite greatly improved safety records in the century since Titanic, the maritime industry faces new challenges driven by the continued growth of worldwide shipping, specialist marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has advised. In the 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic,
According to Bloomberg, A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, may invest in building of the navigation side channel in the Suez Canal Container Terminal at Port Said, said Egypt’s Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport also announced that the planned project will cost about $83 million. Maersk’s APM Te
For the first time, JSC Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has published the chartering rates achieved by the LSC fleet. The current management has succeeded in increasing charter rates in 2011 when compared with rates achieved in 2010 under the previous management. Paul Thomas, member of the Management
On Saturday morning, CET SMIT Salvage successfully completed its assignment on the removal of fuel from the Costa Concordia. Over the last week, the SMIT Salvage diving team was transferring HFO from the last settling tank in the engine room. The last tanks were completed, closed and sealed off on S
NYK was recently selected for the UK-based FTSE Group’s FTSE4Good Index, a major socially responsible investment (SRI) index that has included NYK for many years. The FTSE4Good Index is one of the two leading indexes used by investors concerned about corporate social responsibility criteria. The oth
Two ships on passage in the Dover Strait collided in poor visibility yesterday morning. The ‘Gas Arctic,’ LPG tanker currently in ballast, registered in Malta was on passage from Tees to Portland, with 14 crew aboard. The ‘Spring Bok’, cargo ship, registered in the Netherlands was on passage from Am
North Sea Tankers BV announced, on March 13, that M/T Eras (5,717 dwt) will join NST’s fleet as of mid April. The vessel’s young age, size and characteristics will further strengthen NST’s position and market share in North West Europe and the West Mediterranean, where the company will continue to s
Following exhaustive evaluation and various sea trials, Dalby Offshore Renewables have purchased two new crew transfer vessels from Alicat Workboats of Great Yarmouth. The 20 meter propeller driven vessels are powered by twin Caterpillar C32 1319Hp engines that deliver a top speed of over 30 knots.
The Grimaldi Group, world leader in ro/ro transport, announces an important initiative: as from the 11th of April a new maritime service, dedicated to the transport of rolling freight and passengers, will be launched between the ports of Brindisi, Igoumenitsa and Patras. Furthermore, in support of t
Eidesvik has entered into an agreement with Lunding Norway for chartering of the LNG powered supply vessel Viking Prince, which will be delivered from Kleven Verft 30th of March 2012. Viking Prince will replace Viking Athene in the existing contract between the two parties from the time of delivery,
Work on extending operational areas at the Port of Kiel’s Norwegenkai Terminal has now been completed. Construction was officially brought to a close at a ceremony today involving the State of Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Economics, Science and Transport, Jost de Jager, the Mayor of the Federal
