The Fosnavag-based company is currently completing the supply vessel Saeborg B102 at Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik in Sogn, Norway. And this time Havyard can proudly proclaim that the navigation and communications package is provided by the company itself. This includes Radar, Ecdis, Log, Echo
Further interim guidance on the use of privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP) on board ships to counter Somali-based piracy has been approved by an IMO intersessional working group. The Intersessional Maritime Security and Piracy Working Group of the Maritime Safety Committee, which m
InterManager members have called for more proactive methods to be developed in the protection of ships transiting pirate-infested trade… (Exim) [mappress] Source: Exim, September 16, 2011; Image: Napro
The U.K.’s South Hook terminal will receive a shipment of LNG from Qatar next week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the South Hook terminal September 22. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent o
The I.M. Skaugen Group (IMS) announced that the last of the three vessels in the Wintergas series has been successfully delivered. The vessel will complete its gas trial and enter the Norgas fleet as a combination of gas and chemical vessel. The delivery has increased the Group’s liquidity with USD3
Russian Navy’s task unit conducting anti-piracy and convoy-escorting activities in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa will shift till Sept 25, told a spokesman for Russian Navy to Central Navy Portal. Rotation of the ships will be held in accordance with plans of Russian Defense Ministry an
Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, announced that it has taken delivery of the M/V “Sun Globe”, a 2007-built Supramax dry bulk carrier it acquired for a purchase price of $30.3 million, which the Company had previously announced in March 2011. The M/V “Sun Globe” was built at the
The oil tanker Newlead Avra, which had been traveling to the port of Mellitah in western Libya, failed to load a cargo… By Alaric Nightingale (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, September 15, 2011.
Philippines-based International Container (ICTSI) will make an offer to buy the two main Greek ports if the government were to make them… (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, September 15, 2011
The international economy suffers losses amounting to 12 billion US dollars annually due to piracy at sea, an increasing problem especially… (FinancialMirror) [mappress] Source: FinancialMirror, September 15, 2011;
The Shagra LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal September 22, 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 m
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announce their immediate expansion to Venture Quays in East Cowes. Following significant new orders from key players in the offshore wind industry, the company has leased a number of units within the former Columbine works, one of the most recognisible shipyards in
A Russian task force from the Northern Fleet led by the destroyer Severomorsk has concluded its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and… (Rian) [mappress] Source: Rian, September 14, 2011;
Since early September, the EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven has been port of call for a second feeder service of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL). OOCL is thus expanding its feeder network in Bremerhaven. The new weekly Scan Baltic Express 1 feeder link uses ships with a nominal capa
