An agreement between two ports of Falmouth on opposite sides of the world got the royal seal of approval from Prince Harry during his recent tour of the Caribbean. Falmouth, Jamaica and Falmouth, Cornwall have entered into a sister port relationship to promote good will and friendship with each othe
From July 1st 2012 Dr Hermann J. Klein will run the newly formed shipping group as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). E.R. Schiffahrt, Komrowski Befrachtungskontor and the Komrowski owned Reederei Blue Star are merging their ship management activities under the newly formed Blue Star Holding. The ne
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has contracted to time charter-in three MR product tankers. The terms of the contracts are summarized as follows: A 2010 built MR product tanker will be time chartered-in for one year at $13,900 per day and is expected to be delivered end of March 2012. The agr
The PD Ports Group announced it has scooped yet another supplier award from one of the UK’s major retailers – ASDA – this year walking away with the overall prize for Carrier of the Year 2012. It is the third consecutive year that the PD Ports Group, which includes PD Logistics, has picked up an [&h
Rotterdam based Offshore Wind Services BV (OWS) announces the acquisition of one of the best known operators in the offshore wind crew transfer industry; North Wales based Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd. (OWPMS). OWPMS has been providing crew transfer services since 2003 and has been instru
International Shipholding Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Norwegian Car Carriers ASA for the sale of two of its International Flag Pure Car Truck Carriers. The transaction is scheduled to close by the end of the first quarter and will generate proceeds of appro
The Ports of Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam expressed their satisfaction with the European Parliament resolution to transpose international legislation regarding sulphur content in marine fuels into European legislation. This fits within the objectives of the three largest European ports to improve
Transas Global ECDIS Training Network GET-Net expands in Ukraine with EPSILON Hellas and their Epsilon Training Center in Odessa. EPSILON Hellas and their Epsilon Maritime Training facilities in Odessa enter GET-Net partnership as a Transas Approved Training Center. The training center will provide
Maritime Communications Partner, the leading, global onboard communications provider, announced a record 24% yearly growth in its digital wireless service CellAtSea during 2008 to 2011. Mobile communications in the cruise industry is booming and for Maritime Communications Partner, the figures are p
Once again, the fine relationship between Denmark and China in the maritime field was confirmed. “China and Denmark share many interests as major shipping nations, and today Chinese and Danish shipowners are among the world’s largest carriers of goods by sea. Our meetings with the Chinese maritime a
Caley Ocean Systems is upgrading the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI) R/V Atlantis research vessel’s A-frame handling system, to handle the new ‘Alvin’ deep submergence vehicle. The Caley A-frame handling system was originally designed and installed in 1983 to launch and recover the Woo
In conjunction with Gardline’s client’s London Array, a competition is being launched with schools in the Thanet area, to name a wind farm support vessel. This vessel which will be based out of Ramsgate, Kent, will be the third crew transfer vessel being supplied by Gardline to service the London Ar
Transas Marine launches its ‘Pay As You Sail’ chart solution for (S)ENC. Transas received approval for the ‘Pay As You Sail’ service by PRIMAR and IC-ENC after succesful sea trials and verification by Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Traditionally the navigator has to select and purchase charts prior to ea
Columbia Shipmanagement’s (CSM) “Cape Mayor” has received a “Maritime Labour Statement of Compliance” from Germanischer Lloyd (GL). The classification society thus confirmed that the working and living conditions of the 20-strong crew on the container ship meet the requirements of the incoming ILO M
