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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘Guidelines for installing ROV systems on vessels or platforms’ (IMCA R018). The new publication is aimed at vessel and platform owner/operators and designers, ROV contractor representatives, client and contractor staff who prepare bid documents and contracts, installation and rig managers, vessel and ROV managers, and vessel designers [...]
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On May 16th, Capt. Wei Jiafu, Chairman of COSCO Group met with the state-visiting Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras and his senior delegation in Diaoyutai State Guest House. Both parties thoroughly exchanged views on collaboration between COSCO Group and the Port of Piraeus. At the meeting, Prime Minister Samaras said that COSCO Group enjoys [...]
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IMO’s GloBallast Partnerships Project, which assists developing countries and their maritime industries for implementation of the international regulations on ballast water management to prevent the spread of alien invasive species, has won the 6th Marine BizTV International Maritime Award for “Best Innovative Project”. The award was presented during the 6th Marine BizTV International Maritime Award [...]
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Maersk won the IMO 2013 themed award: “Sustainable Development – IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20” in support of the IMO’s theme for World Maritime Day for 2013, at the 25th annual Seatrade Awards ceremony held in London recently. The award ceremony was held at the historic Guildhall, London, on Friday, 10 May, with over 350 of [...]
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Bergen Group Fosen has notified Fjord Line about need of more time for testing of engines and other equipment before MS “Stavangerfjord” can be delivered. Fjord Line AS has therefore decided to postpone the first sailing with “Stavangerfjord” from 21 June to 14 July. The company regrets the delay and the consequences this change has [...]
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COSCO Shipping Europe B.V. held its official opening ceremony in its Rotterdam offices at Strevelsweg 700 on Tuesday the 14th of May 2013. COSCO Shipping Company’s CEO, Capt. Han Guomin, had specially flown in from Guangzhou to chair the event. It was attended by clients of his company’s fleet of semi-submersible heavylift vessels. Executives of [...]
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d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company, operating in the product tanker market, announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), exercised today its purchase options and entered into contracts for the construction of two additional new product /chemical tanker vessels (Hull s 410 and S411 – 50,000 dwt Medium Range) with [...]
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