GAC Transfer Services Establishes New Base in Sri Lanka »
GAC’s in-house ship-to-ship transfer expert GAC Transfer Services (GTS) has responded to growing demand for LPG imports and exports of clean products in the Indian Subcontinent with the establishment of a new fully-equipped base in...
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UK: SAMI Launches Accreditation Programme »
The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) launched its International Accreditation Programme for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs). The SAMI Accreditation Programme will see maritime security providers, within the Association’s membership undergo a 3-stage...
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DOF Rederi Takes Delivery of New Vessel from Shipyard in India »
DOF Rederi II AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF ASA, has today taken delivery of Skandi Hawk from Cochin Shipyard in India. The vessel is a combined CSV/PSV of STX PSV 09 CD design...
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Danish Maersk Line Orders TMC Air Compressors for Triple-E Vessels »
Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) has received orders for a total of 40 TMC SA 30 compressors for the 20 18,000 TEU ships ordered by Maersk Line. For the largest capacity order in history, Maersk Line...
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MOL’s Containership Rescues 116 Shipwreck Survivors off Papua New Guinea »
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank about 17 km east of Papua New Guinea. According to local reports, the...
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JSC Severnaya Verf to Build 10 Corvettes for Russian Navy »
JSC Severnaya Verf shipyard (St. Petersburg) will construct 10 Project 20385 corvettes (modernized Project 20380 Stereguschiy) for Russian Navy, the yard’s press secretary Olga Vilde told RIA Novosti on Feb 1. Official keel-laying ceremony of...
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The Netherlands: Van Oord Renews Order from Sietas »
Van Oord renews order for an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel from Sietas with option on a second ship. The deal is perfect and Sietas will be the first German shipyard to build...
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Seatruck Progress Ferry Debuts in Irish Sea »
Senior Managers of Irish Sea freight ferry specialists Seatruck attended the launch of Seatruck Performance, the third in a series of four newbuildings, at FSG Flensburg Yard, Germany, on Thursday January 12. The new vessel...
February 2 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Compelling Vessel Propulsion Systems »
Evolutionary vessel propulsion systems have proved their maturity upon successfully meeting challenges of reliability, efficiency and demanding environmental requirements. These systems are designed to...
Feb 3 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Hoegh LNG Exercises Option for New FSRU with HHI, South Korea »
Höegh LNG has today exercised an option for a new FSRU to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. in Korea. The FSRU will...
Feb 3 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »India: SCI Orders Six Offshore Vessels from ABG Shipyard »
ABG Shipyard, shipbuilding company based in India, won an order to build six offshore vessels worth around USD 101.5 million from state-owned Shipping Corp...
Feb 2 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Harper Government Invests in Canadian Ports »
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, recently announced that the Government...
Feb 1 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Wartsila Acquires Hamworthy (Finland) »
Wärtsilä announced today that the Scheme of Arrangement with regards to the acquisition of Hamworthy has become effective and the control of Hamworthy has...
Jan 31 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Japan: Eco Marine Power Presents Aquarius Eco Ship Concept »
Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) today unveiled a concept ship design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) System. This concept design is...
Jan 30 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »UK: Bluewater Sells FPSO Uisge Gorm to EnQuest »
EnQuest’s option to purchase Bluewater’s FPSO Uisge Gorm has been exercised and the sale was completed on Wednesday 25th of January 2012. EnQuest will...
Jan 27 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »Greece: Navios Maritime Announces Charters for Five MR2 Product Tankers »
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced today that it has chartered out five newbuilding MR2 product tankers. Angeliki...
Jan 27 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »2012 Market Energizing Prospect Offshore Vessels »
Rising demand for considerably complex and highly-developed deepwater field undertakings results in greater, more advanced and technically brilliant offshore vessels. These technological marvels play...
Jan 26 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards Secures Five Pontoon Orders »
In December 2011, Damen Pontoons & Barges signed three contracts for a total of five purpose-built Damen Stan Pontoons (SPo): two Damen Stan Pontoons...
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