Today, recruitment and crewing agency iPS opens a new office in Scheveningen, The Hague. Director Erwin Broeders said: “Growing market demands and increasing workloads require a full dedication to our offshore activities.” iPS has given the dedicated Offshore team their own identity. This comes with
On 24 January Edith Maersk, one of the world’s largest container vessels, will perform her first call to Gothenburg with low sulphur fuel. This will reduce sulphur emissions close to Gothenburg by 90 percent within the port control area. The fuel switch program will be implemented on all Maersk Line
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its annual Review of Maritime Transport report for 2011 in December, observing that the share of developing countries’ GDP in overall global economic output has jumped from 17% in 1980 to over 28% by 2010, with the growth trend
Pasi Lehtonen has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Cargotec’s Offshore business segment, effective from the beginning of January. Mr Lehtonen has worked with Cargotec since 1995, his most recent position being Senior Vice President of Finance for Cargotec’s Marine business. He will continu
The New World Alliance (TNWA) – APL Co. Pte Ltd (APL), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) today announced the launch of a new Trans-Atlantic service connecting Europe and the UK with the US East Coast and Panama. The Americas Europe Express (AEE) service is TNWA’s third dedicat
DOF has signed a new contract for Skandi Waveney with Peterson Den Helder B.V. for operations in Dutch sector. The contract duration is 1 year firm with 2 x 1 year options. The contract will commence in January 2012. Skandi Waveney is a medium sized PSV built in 2001. Platform supply vessel (PSV) is
Osiris Projects are confirmed to exhibit at Oceanology International 2012 at ExCeL, London. The company will be showcasing their expertise within the field of ultra-high resolution shallow water survey and, subject to work schedules, demonstrating their 27.5m semi-SWATH specialist coastal survey ves
Diana Shipping Inc., announced that the Company has taken delivery of the m/v “Leto”, (formerly “Vathy”), a 81,297 dwt Panamax dry bulk carrier built in 2010. As previously announced, the Leto is chartered to EDF Trading Ltd., London, at a gross charter rate of US$12,900 per day, minus a 5% commissi
The Graig Group has launched a new subsidiary, Graig Offshore, which will consolidate and expand the group’s existing services to the offshore energy industries. Based in Oslo and Cardiff, Graig Offshore will be headed up by Jan Erik Granholdt, who has extensive offshore experience. Graig currently
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) will implement a new system of internal documents and tasks management. In recent years, the number of applications and requests from ship owners to RS has significantly increased. The new system will speed up and simplify the applications and requests proc
Paragon Shipping Inc., announced that it has been notified by Deiulemar Compagnina di Navigazione SpA, the charterer of the M/V Friendly Seas, a 2008 built 58,779 dwt Supramax bulkcarrier, that it will seek to modify the terms of the existing charter, which has a remaining duration of about 27 month
This statement is from Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc, parent company of Costa Cruises. We are deeply saddened by the reports of additional deaths following the grounding of the Costa Concordia. On behalf of the entire Carnival Corporation & plc team, I offer our heartf
Italian naval divers have set off explosives inside the hull of a cruise liner to create four small openings in the hull of the cruise ship to speed searching for 29 missing passengers and crew. The holes have been made both above and below the water level. Navy Spokesman told rescuers were racing a
Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in drybulk cargoes, announced today that it has entered into a fixed rate time charter agreement for its Vessel, M/V Calm Seas, with Intermare Transport GMBH. The M/V Calm Seas, a 1999 build, 74,047 dwt Panamax bulkcarrier,
