The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced on friday that five foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2011 after failing Port State Control ( PSC) inspections. Latest monthly figures show that there was one new detention of a foreign flagged ship in UK ports durin
Pacific Fleet (PF) Guard missile cruiser Varyag prepares for a long-range cruise. The cruiser’s crew is going to pay informal visits to Japan, the US, and Canada. The main purpose of the visit is further naval cooperation with those countries, and demonstration of St. Andrew’s flag in the Pacific Oc
GC Rieber Shipping and the subsea contractor Technocean has agreed on a one year extension of the charter regarding vessel “Polar Prince”. The time-charter with Technocean for the subsea vessel “Polar Prince” has been extended to September 2012. The vessel is engaged in subsea operations related to
The four new RTG (rubber-tyred gantry) cranes delivered to Teesport today (18.08.11) are a key component of the current £16.7million expansion of the container terminals at Teesport and represent the biggest single equipment investment in the port since the container terminal opened in 2003. The Kon
Associated British Ports has started the search for a contractor to build a new terminal at the Port of Grimsby… (constructionenquirer) [mappress] Source: constructionenquirer, August 19, 2011;
A NORTH Yorkshire company that has become a world leader in offshore wind turbine installation is continuing to power the future with… (thebusinessdesk) [mappress] Source: thebusinessdesk, August 19, 2011;
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS in association with the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), has compiled a useful reference document collating the policy and rules of Flag States on the carriage of arms and private armed guards on board vessels. The document, providing tab
Statoil ASA has declared its option for one year extended period for the Time Charter party with Eidesvik Offshore ASA, (through its subsidiary Eidesvik Shipping AS), for the environmental friendly LNG power PSV “Viking Queen”. The extended period starts primo November 2011. Statoil has further two
A ship which is fully laden with gravel has grounded in the River Arun, in the entrance to Littlehampton Harbour. The coaster, Mungo, which has six people on board contacted Solent Coastguard at 3.20 pm to report that it had run aground and was beam onto the entrance of the harbour. Littlehampton Co
King Coal has helped the Port of Tyne smash another river record – for the second time in a fortnight!… (shieldsgazette) [mappress] Source: shieldsgazette, August 18, 2011;
In the first half year, the Port of Rotterdam Authority result increased by € 8 million to € 98 million (9%), compared to 2010. The rise is especially a result of increased yields. The yields from the letting of industrial areas increased by € 5 million (4%) through new area distribution and price a
APM Terminals earned $2.212 billion USD in revenue during the first six months of 2011, representing a 6% increase over the same period in 2010, and generating $304 million USD in profits as the company continued to aggressively expand into high growth markets. Portfolio expansion In the first half
ODFJELL announces the formation of Odfjell Euroceanica As, a 50/50 Joint Venture between Odfjell SE and Euroceanica Ltd. The J/V will trade all vessels currently operated by Crystal Pool and Odfjell Europe in the European short sea market. The J/V will commercially manage and operate a fleet of 14 s
Grup Servicii Petroliere SA (“GSP”) today announces buying the pipelay vessel Acergy Falcon from Subsea 7. Falcon is a highly versatile DNV classed pipelay vessel, 153 meters long, capable of installing rigid pipelines up to 14 inch diameter and also flexible flowlines and umbilicals. GSP expects to
