The Norwegian company ‘Grieg Shipping Group’, has signed a contract with SpecTec Norway for the supply of AMOS software. Grieg Shipping Group belongs to the Grieg Group, one of the largest Management Service Companies of Scandinavia. Founded in 1884, The Grieg Group established a shipping branch in
New flows of trade and commercial co-operation are expected to enhance relations between Luxembourg and Vietnam in the ne… By Quynh Hoa (VietnamNews) [mappress] Source: VietnamNews, November 11, 2011
A clear statement has now been made: the trimodal container terminal in Industriepark Frankfurt – Höchst, which has always been associated with the Duisburg-based Contargo Group, has documented its participation in the European network of the container logistics provider even more strongly by its re
Operation of the International Data Exchange (IDE) for the Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) has been successfully transferred to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon, Portugal. At the 10th session of the Ad Hoc LRIT Group established by IMO (31 October to 3 Nove
By a thorough and meticulous screening of what the marked had to offer D/S NORDEN A/S selected the Norwegian-based Jotron Consultas AS as their future provider of fleet management software. The two parties have signed an agreement which includes rollout of latest v.4 of the Consultas Fleet Managemen
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that discussions are underway with Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas S.A. (SAAM) to explore the possibilities and opportunities for a joint towage operation within the American Continent. The intended joint towage operation within the Ameri
International classification society RINA has taken control of the D’Appolonia Group, a global engineering consultancy headquartered in Genoa. The acquisition of an 80 per cent holding in D’Appolonia SPA significantly strengthens RINA’s global engineering consultancy and takes RINA’s projected 2012
The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during September 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were 4 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during Septe
Leading German heavy lift shipping operator BBC Chartering announces the commencement of a new monthly liner service that connects loading ports in the Mediterranean with the East Coast of Latin America starting November/December 2011. With this step the company responds to the solid demand it encou
Solemn launching ceremony of Pacific Fleet (PF) hydrographic ship Valery Faleyev will be held on Nov 12 in the Maly Uliss Bay, Vladivostok. The new ship is designed for oceanographic researches for Pacific Fleet, reports Russian defense ministry’s press service. The ship’s launching will coincide wi
OceanSaver has supplied and commissioned its first ballast water treatment system to gain classification society DNV’s approval as a retrofit installation. The project was completed over the summer of 2011 on the car carrier Höegh Trove, operated by Höegh Autoliners and managed by Höegh Fleet Servic
Eniram Limited, a provider of data analytics software for the shipping and marine industry, has been named the fastest growing company in Finland in the Deloitte Fast 50, recognising the company’s meteoric expansion over the last 5 years. This is a prestigious accolade for Helsinki-based Eniram and
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the charter contract for AHTS Far Scout (2001, UT 722L, 18.700 BHP) by Petrobras in Brasil for a 2 year and another 1 year option for PSV Far Splendour (2003, P 106, 3.503 DWT) has been exercised with the North Sea Peterson. Total value of the contracts is approxima
It has been a year of change for Maersk Line and at Intermodal Europe, on 29 November 2011, the carrier’s new business strategy will be placed under the spotlight during a special one-on-one interview with Søren Toft, Vice President of Operations at Maersk Line. The carrier’s Manifesto for Change, a
