In the recent year, the Danish Maritime Authority has cooperated with several partners in examining the possibility of using liquefied… Read more [mappress] Source: DMA, October 24, 2011
A port in Russia’s Far East is set for modernization thanks to China’s Dandong Port Group. The Chinese firm, based in northeast China’s… (Seatrade-Asia) [mappress] Source: Seatrade-Asia, October 24, 2011
De Poli Tankers BV, a modern Dutch ship-owning company has timechartered the IEVOLI SHINE for a period upto 3 months with delivery in the Mediterranean between 24/28 october 2011. Vessels characteristics are: 9887 dwt on 7.75 mtr fully laden LOA 126.76 mtr / beam 19.70 mtr Fully stainless steel / IM
Defender, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, has today set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her first stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. Exactly two years since her launch on 21 October 2009, Defender will spend approximately three weeks at sea, du
Just two and a half years after receiving its commissioning cargo from Qatar, the South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Milford… (Gulf-Times) [mappress] Source: Gulf-Times, October 24, 2011;
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a Charter Party Contract by Lundin Norway AS for work on 4 wells with the platform supply vessel Viking Athene. The Contract has options for work on additional 6 wells. The work will commence primo November 2011 with an estimated duration of 200 days work for the f
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, has been selected by Spirit AeroSystems as its partner for the transportation of fuselage sections for Airbus from Morehead City, North Carolina (NC), to Montoir (Port of Nantes St. Nazaire) in Northern France. The
Leading German multipurpose & heavy lift operator BBC Chartering announces to cooperate with the Hamburg-based company SkySails. The background is the recently acquired multipurpose vessel ‘BBC SkySails’ that can offer charter clients the possibility for ‘greener’ sea transports. The 9,821 dwt vesse
A number of kidnap and ransom insurers are demanding the presence of armed guards on vessels transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean before they will provide cover, and others are offering discounts of up to 35% to shipowners employing private security firms for voyages in high-risk areas.
When British Antarctic Survey’s RRS (Royal Research Ship) Ernest Shackleton was drydocked recently in Denmark, the superintendent, engineers and paint specialists there to check the condition of the hull paint were amazed. After two seasons of battering its way through ice up to 2.5 meters thick wi
Capital Product Partners L.P. today announced that it has secured long term fixed rate time charter employment with profit share… Read more [mappress] Source: CPLP, October 21, 2011
The Al Mafyar LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal October 28, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
Milford Haven Port Authority invites tenders for engineering consultancy services to design new lock gates in Milford Docks. The consultancy works are expected to include the following: Pre-design, Site investigation, Design, Specification/tender, Project supervision/administration, Final report The
CCA Offshore Container’s presence at the Offshore Energy Convention turned out to be a big success. Ter Haak daughter CCA’s stand was well patronized, with visitors being mostly responsible for their companies investments. The offshore industry is on the rise and in combination with the high quality
