Two additional Qatari cargoes have been scheduled for delivery later this month to the UK, where LNG inventories continue to climb. (ArgusMedia) [mappress] Source: ArgusMedia, October 19, 2011
Today, on Wednesday 19 October, TüVIT officially awarded five stars to the new software that the Port of Rotterdam Authority has developed for handling shipping traffic. No more than five percent of all the software tested and certified by this German institute receives this maximum score. The Port
Teekay Corp , a marine crude oil and petroleum product transporter, will spend up to $823 million to buy three floating production storage… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 19, 2011
The last year has been a turbulent time for the international logistics industry and has forced cargo owners, logistics handlers and many other key stakeholders to evaluate their operations. Today, efficiency and productivity are more important than ever before and businesses are looking at implemen
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has launched a new integrated service solution for vessels within and passing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Known as ‘Your Straits Solution’, the new initiative will enable customers to utilise the company’s services in Algeciras, Ceuta and Gibraltar from one locat
Paragon Shipping Inc., a global shipping transportation company specializing in dry cargoes, agreed to sell to an unaffiliated third party its 1995-built drybulk handymax vessel, of 43,222 dwt, M/V CRYSTAL SEAS, for a gross price of $14 million. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to her new own
Aker BioMarine has entered into an agreement with Krillsea Group AS to acquire the vessel Thorshøvdi for approximately NOK 138.9 million. As part of the agreement, all creditors of Krillsea Group AS with first, second, or third priority mortgage in the vessel has agreed to release such security. The
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of drybulk carriers and container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that a subsidiary of the Company has entered into a two-year time charter agreement, until September 2013, for the vessel, M/
German shipper E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & Cie. KG is looking to buy or merge with other companies in the industry to increase competitiveness… (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 18, 2011
Pacific Fleet (PF) large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev escorts a convoy consisting of five foreign vessels through the piracy-hazardous Gulf of Aden. “On October 16 at 9.30 pm (Moscow time) PF large ASW ship Admiral Panteleyev started to escort a 5-vessel convoy through the Gulf of Aden“, said officia
Record liquefied-petroleum-gas shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel used in stoves, cars and lighters, driving… (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 18, 2011
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. announced today that the Company has entered into new time charter agreement for one of its Capesize vessels. The M/V BET Prince, a 163,554 dwt Capesize dry bulk carrier built in 1995, has entered into a time charter agreement, for a period of about eleven to about t
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) yesterday announced that it had taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Themis, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered today, 17 October 2011, in China. The vessel will operate
The 40 years successful relationship between Huisman and Jumbo is currently confirmed with an order of two 1100mt Heavy Lift Mast Cranes (HLMC). Huisman delivered 22 HLMCs to Jumbo, starting with the first ever built Mast Crane in 1983. The first Mast Crane has been developed to higher capacities an
