GAC Norway AS and Polar Logistics Group ApS (POLOG) have formed a strategic partnership to further strengthen GAC’s network within the Arctic Circle. The move is the latest stage in the company’s Arctic strategy to better serve the region by bringing together organisations and individuals to create a unified network of expertise, experience and local [...]
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Ron Widdows, CEO, Rickmers Group and Rickmers-Linie, has been inducted into the Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the global maritime industry. He was one of only six people awarded the honour in a ceremony in New York on 8 May 2013 at a dinner attended by 400 [...]
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Two persons, passengers of Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Spirit, were reported missing Thursday morning after the cruise ship docked at Sydney’s Circular Quay, New South Wales state Police confirmed. Based on the shots of a surveilance video aboard the ship the two passengers, a 26-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man, whose names have not been [...]
The Pilbara Apollo, the latest addition to the RAstar 3200 escort tug series was delivered to its owners, Rio Tinto Ltd. earlier this year. The vessel was constructed at Uzmar Shipbuilding Industry Co. in Turkey and will operate at Rio Tinto’s iron ore export facilities at Cape Lambert (Port Walcott) and Dampier, Australia. The Pilbara [...]
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has joined the World Ocean Council (WOC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO) and the sole international, cross-sectoral industry leadership alliance on responsible ocean use. MHI is the first Japanese entity to join the organization, and through participation in the WOC’s activities MHI aims to acquire firsthand knowledge of policy and [...]
With an estimated crowd of more than 5,000, USS Arlington (LPD 24) was officially commissioned on Saturday. Built by Huntington-Ingalls Industries shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Arlington’s keel was laid on May 26, 2008, and she was christened on March 26, 2011. With a projected service life of 40 years, she was delivered to the Navy on [...]
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Odessa Maritime Training Centre in Ukraine has joined the FURUNO NavSkills network of training centres. Starting from March 2013, Odessa Maritime Training Centre will provide FURUNO type specific ECDIS training to navigators, as a part of the FURUNO NavSkills training network. Established in 1998, Odessa Maritime Training centre (OMTC) is one of the leading centres [...]
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The Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has signed a three-year contract, with an extension option for a further two years, with Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) whereby the jackup barge Keloa will join ADMA OPCO’s technical support fleet in the Umm Shaif and Zakum fields, offshore Abu Dhabi. A ceremony marking the new [...]
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Intertanko Chairman and former Teekay President Marine Services Capt. Graham Westgarth has joined the board of Seagull AS, the well-known provider of complete training solutions for seafarers. Capt. Westgarth, who becomes a non-executive Seagull Director, has over 40 years industry experience including 18 years at sea (five years as a Ship’s Master). From 2001 to [...]
Priceless Seas, built in 2013 by Zheijang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. from China, with capacity of 37,202 mt joins the Dry bulk fleet of Allseas Marine S.A Currently ALLSEAS MARINE S.A. manages 17 bulk carriers and 9 container vessels. Allseas Marine S.A. is also supervising the construction of 3 vessel’s in a shipyard in China [...]
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