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Trelleborg Opens New Office in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Trelleborg Opens New Office in  Sao Paulo, Brazil

On 9th October, Trelleborg, officially opened its new, state-of-the-art facility in São Paulo, Brazil, for printing blankets and hoses. The facility, which is located in Santana de Parnaiba, near São Paulo, covers a total area of 5,000 square meters / 53,819 square feet and will be shared between Trelleborg’s printing solutions and marine hoses operations. [...]

ITS San Giusto Captures Suspect Pirate Boat

ITS San Giusto Captures Suspect Pirate Boat

Yesterday EU Naval Force flagship, ITS San Giusto stopped and apprehended a skiff with 7 suspect pirates onboard. The EU warship, that was carrying out counter-piracy patrols as part of Operation Atalanta, had sighted the skiff carrying a ladder and up to 20 fuel drums 180 miles east of Socotra and immediately launched its helicopter [...]

USA: International Shipholding Corp Acquires United Ocean Services

USA: International Shipholding Corp Acquires United Ocean Services

International Shipholding Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% ownership interest in U.S. United Ocean Services, LLC (“UOS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Maritime Group, LLC (“UMG”), for a total purchase price of approximately $111 million cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. Founded in 1959, UOS provides [...]

India Shipping Summit 2012: Maritime Infrastructure Award Goes to DP World

India Shipping Summit 2012: Maritime Infrastructure Award Goes to DP World

Global marine terminal operator DP World has won the Maritime Infrastructure Award at the 8th India Shipping Summit 2012 in Mumbai in recognition of its commitment and foresight in developing and operating ports that act as catalysts to promote trade. The award given to DP World, Subcontinent was received by His Excellency Jamal Majid Bin [...]

MCS Cruises Marks Construction Milestone of ‘MSC Preziosa’ (France)

MCS Cruises Marks Construction Milestone of ‘MSC Preziosa’ (France)

In time-honoured maritime tradition, a ceremony was held this morning at the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, during which two commemorative coins were welded to MSC Preziosa’s mast radar, marking a significant construction milestone. Following the termination of the agreement with the original owner, earlier this year MSC Cruises signed a contract to take over [...]

New Charter Contract for Car Carrier ‘NOCC Caspian’ (Norway)

New Charter Contract for Car Carrier ‘NOCC Caspian’ (Norway)

Norwegian Car Carriers ASA has entered into a time charter contract for the 100% owned car carrier “NOCC Caspian” for duration of about 12 months with commencement in early December 2012. The concluded time charter rate is higher than the rate on the current charter and will generate an EBITDA of about NOK 13.5 million [...]

UK: MEPC Approves Wartsila’s AQUARIUS EC Ballast Water Management System

UK: MEPC Approves Wartsila’s AQUARIUS EC Ballast Water Management System

Wärtsilä’s AQUARIUS® EC ballast water management system (BWMS) has been granted BASIC Approval by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) during its 64th session in London, which commenced on 1st October 2012. The initial application for BASIC Approval of the AQUARIUS® EC system was submitted to the IMO through the Dutch [...]

Norway: Wilh. Wilhelmsen, StormGeo AS Enter Joint Venture

Norway: Wilh. Wilhelmsen, StormGeo AS Enter Joint Venture

Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA and partner Wallenius Marine AB have entered into a joint venture with Norwegian meteorological company, StormGeo AS, to develop a range of innovative software solutions for the shipping industry. StormGeo will hold 50% of the new venture with the remaining 50% split evenly between the two other partners. “Fuel efficiency is, maybe, [...]

Intercargo Appoints New Chairman (UK)

Intercargo Appoints New Chairman (UK)

Intercargo the trade Association representing the interests of the bulk shipping industry, yesterday announced the appointment of Mr John Platsidakis as Chairman. Mr Platsidakis is currently Managing Director of Piraeus-based Anangel Maritime Services Inc., a function that he will continue to perform alongside his role as Intercargo Chairman. The appointment was made at the Annual [...]

Latest Mark V Vessel Joins WWL Fleet (Australia)

Latest Mark V Vessel Joins WWL Fleet (Australia)

The latest Mark V vessel to join the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) fleet received a warm welcome and was named Salome at a ceremony in Sydney Harbour, Australia, on 3 Oct 2012. With 200 high-profile guests including The Lady Sponsor for the Salome; Ms Anke Koeckler, Managing Director of Volkswagen Group Australia, the ceremony was [...]





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