At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of OAO Sovcomflot, approval was given to the financial plan (budget) of the Sovcomflot Group of companies (SCF) for 2012, and the production and financial performance forecasts for 2013-2014. The Chairman of Sovcomflot’s Board of Directors Ilya Klebanov
Dron & Dickson, specialist in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has secured a new contract with Maersk FPSOs UK Limited. The deal will see Dron & Dickson conduct an Ex baseline survey for the North Sea Producer FPSO to establish the client’s asset register. The s
A proposed extension of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement was declined by the European Parliament. The EP requested from the Commission to come up with a new one that would be more environmentally and economically acceptable taking into account the interests of the Sahrawi population. The current p
During a high profile ceremony at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva Monday 12 December, vice president Mohile Tushar in Wilhelmsen Marine Personnel received the award on behalf of WSM and its more than 9,000 seafarers. The ceremony, which took place on the opening night of the Ma
China’s largest shipping firm Cosco is keen to invest in ports along its key container vessel routes. The company collects docking fees from ships and charges them for unloading and storing cargo. Upon striving to secure revenue, Cosco is planning to invest in a port on the east coast of the US or i
Transas Marine GmbH is the first among all German training institutes to receive BSH Flag State approval for its STCW conform ECDIS training. BSH has issued a certificate for Transas with an honorable number BSH-2011-921-001. ECDIS Training offered by Transas Marine follows the IMO Model Course 1.27
Harwich International Port is celebrating following the announcement that Ipswich-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will commence calls from the Essex port in 2013, with 804-guest Black Watch making four turnaround visits in May and June 2013. Paul Davey, Head of Corporate Affairs at Hutchison Ports (U
Xcite Energy announces that its 100% subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources Limited (“XER”), has signed a letter of intent (“LoI”) with Teekay Shipping Norway AS (“Teekay”) for the provision of a shuttle tanker for the forthcoming Phase 1A of the Bentley field development programme. The LoI anticipates
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (APDC) signed a MoU with Duisport in the presence of a high ranking trade mission from Germany. The signing, which took place at the Emirates Palace, was attended by Capt. Mohamed Juma Al-Shamisi, Vice President Ports Unit at the Abu Dhabi Ports Company and the trade delegati
After a collision with a Greek owned chemical tanker on Friday, Irish managed general cargoship Florece sank offshore UK. Seven crew members have been rescued from the Dominican flagged vessel. The unfortunate mishap took place in the Bay of Biscay. Florece, the 88m cargoship managed by Greystones b
The Competition Authority of Sweden has approved APM Terminals’ filing for the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. On 11 October 2011, The Port of Gothenburg and APM Terminals signed the concession agreement to manage Sweden’s largest container terminal – the Skandia Container Terminal
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has joined with the World Shipping Council (WSC), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and BIMCO in the effort to encourage the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to amend the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to require
The Council of the European Union has agreed in principle a scheme to help countries in the Horn of Africa and western Indian Ocean to tackle piracy in the region at a date to be decided later, writes David Osler. According to a statement released yesterday, a mission will be mounted as part of the
Maersk Line announces the re-introduction of the CRX as per January 2012, the weekly liner service connecting Mexico and Costa Rica directly with UK, Netherlands and Germany. The CRX and the Ecubex services have been merged into one service since mid 2011. However, Maersk Line is now separating the
