ERRIA, a shipping company specialized in providing administrative ship management, announced that it has sold another vessel and has transferred it on February 27 to Uni-Tankers at St. Eustathius, Netherland Antilles. The vessel MV MT Erria Mie belongs to a group of nine vessels that the company is
Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) has agreed to long-term charter the DP2 vessel MV Aura from the Finnish Meriaura Ltd for use in subsea cable installation projects in the North and Baltic Sea. Under the terms of the agreement NSW will charter the vessel starting in summer 2012. Constructed in 2
The new solution of GEA Westfalia Separator Group for the treatment of ballast water with the aid of ultraviolet radiation, the BallastMaster ultraV, has been recently certified in accordance with IMO guidelines and regulations. The BallastMaster ultraV ballast water management system is a highly ef
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has completed a comprehensive performance verification program for the Unitor Ballast Water Treatment System (Unitor BWTS). As a result of the evaluation that followed, the company reached the decision to withdraw the current design of the Unitor BWTS from the market.
In a sector that sees many players struggling to maintain earnings, ISS lays out its new vision and explains deep changes in the way it is organised and does business. Captain Claus Hyldager, Chief Executive of Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the global strategic maritime and cargo services provid
The National Maritime Occupational Health & Safety Committee (NMOHSC), comprising the Chamber of Shipping and maritime unions Nautilus International and RMT, released guidelines to shipping companies on violence, aggression, verbal abuse and threats against staff on passenger ships. The parties to t
Sinoceanic II AS, a fully owned subsidiary of SinOceanic Shipping ASA (Sino) recently successfully raised a bond of USD 100 million in the international capital markets, to part finance the purchase of MSC Altair, a 13.100TEU container vessel scheduled for delivery on March 1st, 2012. To complete th
Mr Robert Uggla has been appointed new CEO of SVITZER with effect from 1 May 2012. Robert Uggla has until now held the position as Managing Director of Broström, which is part of Maersk Tankers. He replaces Jesper T. Lok, who was recently appointed new CEO of DSB, the national Danish train operator.
HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, has welcomed a new productivity record set for vessel handling operations at DP World Southampton, and expressed his pleasure with the progress of construction at London Gateway, the new global shipping port and logistics centre project. Mr Bin Sulaye
Maersk of Denmark said it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Maersk LNG to Teekay LNG and Marubeni Corporation. “The agreement was subject to a regulatory approval and consents from Maersk LNG’s customers. These conditions have now been fulfilled. Accordingly, A.P. Møller – Mærsk
A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, a worldwide conglomerate, releases 2011 annual report with revenue increased by 7% to USD 60.2bn (USD 56.1bn), positively affected by higher oil prices and container volumes but offset by lower container freight rates. Profit was USD 3.4bn (USD 5.0bn) and thus in accordan
The oil removal activities recommenced on 24 February with the crane barge ‘Meloria’ and bunker barge ‘Magic Duba’ repositioned alongside the Costa Concordia just behind the stabilizer (large fin which is sticking out from the ship). Oil has been removed from three different double bottom tanks and
A major construction project starts this week at Portsmouth International Port to lengthen one of the berths used by ferries and cruise ships. Berth 2 will be extended by nearly 50 metres. This will improve flexibility at the Port, allowing for a greater number of larger ships to be docked at any on
APM Terminals, the Hague-based global port operator, yesterday reported record breaking annual results for 2011. A revenue growth of 10% year- on-year and an EBITDA of USD 1,059 mio. makes APM Terminals’ result for 2011 “the strongest ever”, according to CEO Kim Fejfer. Net operating profit after ta
