On 20 August 2011 the tanker Vladimir Tikhonov, owned by SCF Group (Sovcomflot), started her Arctic voyage from Murmansk along the seaways of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The voyage marks the first time in the history of the NSR that such a large Suezmax tanker (more than 160,000 dwt, enhanced ice
Japan will import liquefied natural gas from Norway for the first time since 2008, with the Arctic Discoverer tanker expected to arrive at… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, August 25, 2011;
DryShips Inc. and OceanFreight Inc. announced today that DryShips has acquired 3,000,856 shares of OceanFreight Inc. The shares were acquired from entities controlled by Mr. Anthony Kandylidis, the CEO of OceanFreight, under a purchase agreement entered into on July 26, 2011. These shares represent
Germany plans to lobby other European Union countries to allow the deployment of private armed guards on their merchant ships in high-risk… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, August 24, 2011.
Effective from 4 September 2011, Hamburg Süd will expand its coverage of West Coast Central America by joining APL in a two loop service concept (WECA). String 1 (WCX – WECA1) will deploy three vessels of 1.300 TEU nominal capacity and has the following port rotation: Balboa – Puerto Quetzal – Lazar
Portuguese Navy’s frigate D.Francisco de Almeida left Lisbon to fight piracy near the Horn of Africa. The frigate will join other ships of NATO’s permanent naval force taking part in the Operation Ocean Shield 2011 in the Indian Ocean. D.Francisco de Almeida was built two years ago and commissioned
Wilhelmsen’s liferaft rental concept is thriving in the Eastern Mediterranean (including Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon) as ship owners and operators embrace the concept and the benefits of renting rather than buying liferafts. When the concept was introduced, WSS’s sales, customer service and supply te
LLC Moby Dik (a Global Ports company) finished handling the first shipment of steel coils consigned to Hyundai Motors automotive factory in Saint Petersburg. Narva motor vessel berthed at Moby Dik on 20 August. The vessel coming from Antwerp, Belgium, carried 157 steel rolls. For handling the rolls
Evergreen Group Chairman Dr. Chang Yung-Fa was presented the honour of Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau in recognition of his contribution to the port of Rotterdam and the development of Dutch economy. The award was presented on behalf of Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, the Queen Regnant of the N
The hijacking of a tanker with 21 Indian sailors on board by suspected Somali pirates near the Port of Oman on Saturday takes the total… (thehindu) [mappress] Source: thehindu, August 23, 2011.
The Isle of Man has entered into a new tripartite declaration designed to improve the living and working conditions of all seafarers on Isle… (tax-news) [mappress] Source: tax-news, August 22, 2011;
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., recently announced that it has taken delivery of the Star Mega (formerly, the Megalodon), a 1994-built, 170,631 dwt Capesize vessel. The vessel is time-chartered to a multinational mining company for a remaining period of 3 years at a gross daily rate of $24,500. About Star
The fourth edition of the ‘Best Management Practices for Protection against Somalia Based Piracy’ (BMP4) has been launched. Supported by all major shipping associations, the Best Management Practices provides invaluable information to help all shipping companies, ship’s masters and crew to fully pre
Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard (Nikolaev) finished construction of big factory freezer trawler “General Troshev” for Russian company “Preobrazhenskaya Base of Trawling Fleet”. The vessel is intended for fishery by over-trawling and midwater trawling. The vessel is built on Russian Registry of Shippi
