Nordic Maritime Services announced the successful delivery of MT Amal on the 15th of June & MT Namsa on the 4th of August. The project is ongoing at SHINA shipyard with delivery of 11 IMO II purpose built chemical carriers whereof 5 ships has been delivered. National chemical carriers from Saudi Ara
Troms Offshore AS, a private shipping company operating offshore service vessels announced today that MV Troms Pollux started the 1st of September 2011 a long term contract to ENI Norway. The contract period is 4 years firm, with 2 yearly options thereafter. Troms Pollux will support the ENI drillin
Grand Port Maritime de Marseille has announced tender for design, construction and operation of a new Combined Multimodal Transport Terminal (CMTT) at the Marseille Port Eastern Basin, located adjunct to the MedEurope Container Terminal, known as ‘Mourepiane’. The tender is open to all individual op
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm – Craig Group, has secured in excess of £20 million in new business and the renewal of existing contracts. The company which provides offshore support vessels to the offshore industry has won a new contract
OSM marine-services successfully took over ‘Johannes Maersk’ in Rotterdam 6 September. All crew are now well onboard to start overlap and training. This was the fifth of 6 vessels from Maersk which OSM undertakes full management. ‘Johannes Maersk’ was built in 2001. She is 216 meters long and has a
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has signed an agreement with Wilson Ship Management, one of the largest shipping operators in the European short sea segment, to provide 80 of its ships with SCAP FleetBroadband on a 36 month contract. The contract is a full service
The cost of hiring liquefied natural gas carriers on year-long charters exceeded $100,000 a day for the first time since 2006 as a shortage… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, September 9, 2011.
A team of leading marine scientists from around the world is recommending an end to most commercial fishing in the deep sea, the Earth’s largest ecosystem. Instead, they recommend fishing in more productive waters nearer to consumers. In a comprehensive analysis published online this week in the jou
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS has been awarded a 1 year option by Statoil for the vessel Edda Flora under the existing frame agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) the company holds with Statoil. Edda Flora is now committed until 1st December, 2012. The awa
Visiting the port of Rotterdam today, European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas responsible for Transport announced his intention to bring forward in 2013 a package of proposals to help ports remain competitive and support the huge potential for growth in the port sector. The Vice President und
A third cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will arrive at the Gate import terminal in the Netherlands in the first week of October… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 8, 2011.
Britian’s decision to scrap emergency towing vessel cover around the coastline is now almost certain to face legal challenge, with opponents… Lloyds List 2011 IMDO [mappress] Source: IMDO, September 8, 2011;
DCT Gdansk welcomes Poland’s Minister of Infrastructure Cezary Grabarczyk visited the container terminal yesterday. After welcoming President Lech Walesa, the Prime Minister and deputy Prime Minister in recent months, DCT Gdansk, the Polish container terminal, played host once again to one of the mo
The cost of insuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers has risen as naval containment of piracy fails and surging global demand spurs traf… (arabianbusiness) [mappress] Source: arabianbusiness, September 8, 2011;
