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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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Effective from 9th June 2013, COSCON and ANL will jointly operate Sino Australia Service (SAS) service with 6 vessels deployment, in which 5 vessels from COSCON and 1 vessel from ANL. The new loop will enhance COSCON existing service network in the Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan / Australia trade and offer competitive [...]
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The Whitefish Bay, CSL’s second of four Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers destined to operate in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, set sail on May 16th on her maiden voyage. Departing from Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China, she will cross the Pacific Ocean transiting through the Panama Canal before arriving in Montreal, Quebec. The [...]
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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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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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Wilson Sons Limited (WSON11) announced its results for the First Quarter, according to which the Company’s net income reached USD 19.5 million, primarily due to strong performances in the Towage, Offshore Vessels, and Shipyard businesses. “Despite soft exports, we delivered a strong first quarter in terms of cash generation, with bottom-line margins growing significantly,” said [...]
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Bodies of six people, suspected to be those of Russian crew members, were found inside Taigan, a Cambodia- registered freighter that caught fire Thursday while anchored in Japanese port of Wakkanai, the Associated Press informed. In addition, the remaining seventeen, out of a 23 membered crew of Russian and Ukrainian nationals, were rescued from the [...]
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