Swiss-based Allseas Group SA has decided to change the name of its crane vessel Pieter Schelte after vehement opposition from the maritime unions and most recently Jewish groups from the Netherlands and Belgium. The Panamanian flag of convenience vessel was named in honour of the Allseas Group’s own
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Scorpio Bulkers has reached agreements with a shipyard in South Korea to modify existing newbuilding contracts for three Capesize vessels. The three contracts, two for vessels scheduled for delivery within the first quarter of 2016 and one for a vessel scheduled for delivery within the second quarte
Stena Bulk’s IMOIIMAX Stena Impression, the first of ten 50,000 DWT MR chemical tanker newbuilds, was named in Singapore on Wednesday. The Stena Impression is owned by a joint venture of which Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR) each own 50 percent. The fleet of ten newbuilds, wort
The world’s first carrier vessel for compressed natural gas (CNG) is to be powered by an integrated Wärtsilä propulsion system, chosen for its energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, Wärtsilä said. The vessel is being built at the Jiangsu Hantong shipyard in China ordered by CIMC ENRIC a
Swiss-based Allseas Group SA, the owner of Pieter Schelte crane vessel, does not intend to change the vessel’s name despite calls from various maritime unions. The Panamanian flag of convenience vessel was named in honour of the Allseas Group’s owner’s father, who was a Nazi Waffen-SS officer, jaile
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that the Swiss-based Allseas Group SA, the owner of Pieter Schelte crane vessel, immediately change the vessel’s name. The Pieter Schelte is a Panamanian flag of convenience vessel, contracted by Shell to service its Brent platforms
The steel cutting ceremony for Royal Caribbean’s fourth Oasis ship was held on Tuesday at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, where the third Oasis-class ship is also being built. The fourth member of the Oasis family is scheduled to be delivered in 2018. The Oasis class was introduced
