Søren Skou has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Line with effect from 9 January 2012. Søren Skou was previously CEO of Maersk Tankers and replaces Eivind Kolding who is leaving Maersk Line to become Chairman of the Executive Board of Danske Bank. ”Under Eivind Kolding’s skilled leadership, Maersk Li
Statoil is cutting the costs of increased recovery from fields in operation by hiring in light well intervention vessels. As of December Statoil has three light well intervention vessels in operation. Statoil awarded Island Offshore a framework agreement earlier this year for light well intervention
At the end of a year in which the World Maritime Day theme of “Piracy: orchestrating the response” has been central to the work of IMO, the Organization can look back on 12 months of relatively good progress that have laid the foundations for cautious optimism about the future. Recently compiled sta
Vyacheslav Ruksha, head of nuclear icebreaker fleet operator Rosatomflot, stressed that the expected increase for cargo transport on the Northern Sea Route in 2012 will exceed one million tons, Barents Observer reports. Ruksha explained that NOVATEK, a private oil company, has a potential for sendin
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd., an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it entered into three new period charter agreements for one Capesize and two Kamsarmax vessels. More specifi
The port of Haifa is one of the largest ports in Israel and a key hub for trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. The port handles over 20 million tons of goods a year. With their precise maneuverability, four Voith Water Tractors ensure safe berthing of the container ships. Recently, the tug fleet was
Chief Executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen and Eivind Kolding at Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, have been ranked as the most influential individuals in shipping according to Lloyd’s List, Reuters reports. In the shipping newspaper’s annual ranking, the “Lloyd’s List One Hundred”, th
Bourbon opens a new affiliate in Saint Petersburg, Bourbon Baltic, which will provide clients with first-class ship management resources. It complements BOURBON’s current operations in Sakhalin. Global leader in offshore oil and gas marine services, BOURBON opens Bourbon Baltic, an affiliate based i
DP World’s London Gateway and Shell are celebrating the joint efforts to advance London Gateway into an efficient fuel handling facility that will provide a continuous supply of energy to the UK. These joint efforts have been marked by the official opening of a state of the art tanker jetty at Londo
Maersk Line is replacing the existing Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF) by its new Standard Bunker Adjustment Factor (SBF). The changes will be introduced on January 1, 2012 and they will relate to all trades except the Pacific trade between Asia and North America. According to John Nielsen, Head of Ch
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has appointed James Cross as Chief Executive of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). James Cross has been with the MMO for almost two years, most recently as Acting Chief Executive and previously as MMO Director of Operations. The appointment was made afte
Hamworthy Krystallon, the world leading marine scrubbing technology manufacturer, today installed its seawater scrubbers on the first of four vessels for leading Italian ship owner Ignazio Messina & Co has come on line. Linea Messina is the first ever vessel to operate commercially with a scrubber s
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take place at Huis
Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for the forthcoming MOSAIC 2 facility (Maersk Offshore Simulation and Innovation Centre) at Maersk Training in Svendborg, Denmark. Building officially commenced on the state-of-the-art new facility on the Maersk Training campus on 29th November 2011.
