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Canada: STQ Orders Two Dual-Fuel LNG Ro-Pax Ferries

Canada: STQ Orders Two Dual-Fuel LNG Ro-Pax Ferries

Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) yesterday announced the conclusion of a two ship order from La Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ). The two dual-fuel LNG Ro-Pax ferries will operate on the St. Lawrence River on the Tadoussac-Baie-Sainte-Catherine route and shall enter service in 2015.  Alan Bowen, CEO of Davie commented: “This project has been [...]

USCG Continues to Monitor Boat Fire Cleanup

USCG Continues to Monitor Boat Fire Cleanup

U.S. Coast Guard crews continue to monitor the pollution cleanup Friday from a boat that caught fire near the Sponge Docks in Tarpon Springs, Fla. SWS Environmental Services has collected about 4,900 gallons of water, diesel mix from the water’s surface surrounding the vessel Skye Marie, which caught fire approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday. Currently all [...]

VIDEO: Brilliant Fireworks Display Rounds Off EUROPA 2′s Christening

VIDEO: Brilliant Fireworks Display Rounds Off EUROPA 2′s Christening

Around 700 guests on board EUROPA 2, a modern and casual luxury ship, enjoyed a brilliant fireworks display to round off the ship’s christening ceremony in style. After the christening ceremony, the star act Dick Brave & the Backbeats created a party atmosphere with their rockabilly music. The following video bring you a glimpse of [...]

USA: Intermodal LNG Tanks Significant for Marine Industry

USA: Intermodal LNG Tanks Significant for Marine Industry

Recent analysis by energy research firm Zeus Development Corporation has identified International Organization of Standardization (ISO) intermodal tanks as an important enabling technology for marine operators to switch from petroleum fuels to natural gas. The marine industry is accustomed to transporting and storing ISO containers for general freight and bulk liquids. Specialized insulated containers increasingly [...]

USA: Seadrill Finalizes Sale of T-15 Tender Rig

USA: Seadrill Finalizes Sale of T-15 Tender Rig

Seadrill Limited has today completed the previously announced transaction to sell the T-15 tender rig to Seadrill Partners. The agreed upon sale is for a total price of US$210 million, less approximately US$100 million of debt outstanding under the credit facility secured by the T-15. The balance of the total consideration is being financed with [...]

Great Potential for Further Development at Port of Bar, Montenegro

Great Potential for Further Development at Port of Bar, Montenegro

A team of editors of World Maritime News portal has paid a visit today to one of the major ports of the Adriatic coast, the Port of Bar in Montenegro. Luka Bar AD rated this year’s business operation as less successful than that recorded last year. The management believes that this will be significantly  improved [...]

Russia: North-Western Shipping Takes Delivery of NEVA-LEADER 3

Russia: North-Western Shipping Takes Delivery of NEVA-LEADER 3

North-Western Shipping Company, JSC took delivery of  the third self-propelled dry-cargo vessel of RSD49 project ‘NEVA-LEADER 3′ from Nevsky Shipyard on May 16th 2013.  The Project was developed by “Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb”, JSC in close co-operation with the specialists of the customer and the shipyard. The feature of RSD49 project vessel is the existence of [...]

Japan: MOL Conducts Tabletop Drill on Collision Involving Container Vessel

Japan: MOL Conducts Tabletop Drill on Collision Involving Container Vessel

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of a tabletop drill done in cooperation with the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. The scenario entailed a containership operated by MOL Liner Division (Hong Kong) and managed by an MOL Group ship management company (Hong Kong) colliding with a coastal freighter in Osaka Bay, Japan. The [...]

China: Focal Marine & Offshore Bags Significant Order for Their PSV Design

China: Focal Marine & Offshore Bags Significant Order for Their PSV Design

Focal Marine & Offshore, a Singapore / Shanghai based OSV designer, has received a significant order for their 78m PSV (FOCAL 522) design, amounting up to 10 ships to be built at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China. FOCAL 522 PSV design features 4,000 ton deadweight, 800 m2 deck cargo area, complement of 60 men and [...]

Brazil: Aliança’s Sebastião Caboto Christened

Brazil: Aliança’s Sebastião Caboto Christened

Aliança’s new container ship “Sebastião Caboto” was christened on May 15th at the Terminal Maritimo de Passageiros in the Port of Santos. The vessel’s sponsor is Deise Krause, wife of Luis Augusto Krause, Director Logistics, Sales and Marketing of the Aliança customer Josapar. The “Sebastião Caboto” is the first of a series of four identical [...]

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