ST Kinetics, the land systems arm of ST Engineering, and Cargotec, on November 18, signed a cooperation agreement to develop automated seaport equipment. The parties have agreed to begin cooperation by developing prototypes and related systems for container terminal customers. ST Kinetics brings to
Capital Product Partners L.P. announced that it has secured long-term fixed rate time charter employment with profit share arrangements for its remaining spot VLCC, the M/T ‘Achilleas.’ In particular, the M/T ‘Achilleas’ (297,863 dwt, built 2010 Universal Shipbuilding Corp.) has secured employment w
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has focused heavily on actions to stem climate change and to address piracy off the coast of Somalia, in what has been a busy and productive biennium for the Organization on the regulatory front, Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos told delegates
Defender, the Navy’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyer, has successfully completed her first set of sea trials, with her speed, manoeuvrability, sensors and weapons having been tested over three weeks off Scotland. The £1bn warship is the fifth of six built for the Royal Navy, and following t
For a third year running Cargotec has won an International Bulk Journal (IBJ) award for the technology that it offers the bulk-handling market; this year its new Siwertell sulphur safety system has taken top prize in IBJ’s safety in bulk handling awards Cargotec has developed a system, known as the
Chinese National Petroleum Cooperation subsidiary, BGP has named Marlink as its supplier of high quality and high capacity VSAT satellite communications for its fleet of advanced seismic vessels. The latest vessel to join the fleet is the 100m ‘BGP Prospector’ recently delivered from a leading Korea
BIMCO has created a standard contract for the private maritime security industry and the first draft should be confirmed for early 2012, providing the industry with a much-needed benchmark on which to judge PMSCs. Chief maritime security officer at the shipowner trade association Giles Noakes said t
The European Parliament (EP) approved the allocation of EUR 40 million for the ‘Integrated Maritime Policy’, between 2011 and 2012 to suppor… (FIS) [mappress] Source: FIS, November 22, 2011; Image: EU
Yesterday, Captain Dick Simon Danielsen received a special IMO Bravery Award on behalf of the crew of M/V Charlotte Mærsk. On the opening day of the 27th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Captain Dick Simon Danielsen received a special Bravery Award on behalf of the total cr
TOP Ships Inc. , an international maritime shipping company that provides transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, and dry bulk commodities, announced today that it has sold the M/T IOANNIS P, a 46,346 dwt tanker vessel built in 2003. The sale of the M/T IOANNIS P will result in a
Deep Sea Supply announces that the PSV Sea Trout has been awarded a 300 days extension of the time charter contract with EnQuest for operations in the North Sea, with an option for the Charterer to extend for a further 300 days. The day rate of the contract is agreed at market levels. The firm [&hel
The Heavylift vessel Svanen has arrived in Grenaa for the final mobilisation prior installation start at the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Blue Water Shipping who will be the local agent for the operators and vessels involved in the projects has been looking forward to the arrival of Svanen. “Although
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd’s subsidiary company Brooking Shipping Limited (BSL), has been awarded a contract for an new build 36m escort vessel, Express Opportune which is anticipated to generate £1.9million each year. This is the first contract BSL has been awarded since being acquired by the shipping an
Two new build ‘Seabreeze’ windmill installation vessels shall be equipped with OCTOPUS-Onboard. The vessels shall be operated by NSB (Germany) in order to install windmills in the Nordsee Ost windfarm project for RWE Innogy. RWE Innogy pools the renewable energy expertise and power plants of the RWE
