Image of the Day: Seven Rio Ready to Samba
Royal IHC (IHC) has launched Subsea 7’s 550t pipelaying vessel, Seven Rio, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The Seven Rio is the second of four vessels in total ordered specifically for ...
read more →VIDEO: MSC Magnifica at Damen Shiprepair Yard
The video shows MSC Magnifica’s 17-day stay at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, during which time Damen replaced ...
read more →BIMCO All for Cutting Red Tape in Shipping
BIMCO has supported a report identifying ways to reduce red tape for shipping which will be presented to the ...
read more →Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait Routes Formalised
A two-way shipping route in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and Torres Strait has been formalised by the ...
read more →Transfennica Cancels Ro-Ro Route
European shipping company Transfennica has decided to cease its “Motorways of the Sea” Ro-Ro service between ...
read more →Mein Schiff 3 First to Test Puerto del Rosario’s ...
The cruise liner Mein Shiff 3, one of the biggest in the world with capacity for 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew, ...
read more →Three Crew Injured in Tanker Engine Blast
Three crew members were seriously injured in a blast on board Thailand-flagged product tanker Chao Anoma on ...
read more →EU Bodies Getting Ahead of Themselves on CO2 Reporting ?
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) voiced its disappointment and concern as the European Union is about to ...
read more →Hainan, the Philippines Join Asia Cruise Fund
Hainan and the Philippines have entered the Asia Cruise Fund, joining ranks with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) ...
read more →Somali Piracy Still a Burning Issue
Meeting to discuss the current situation off the Horn of Africa, the Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, ...
read more →Philippine Coast Guard Rescues Crew from Sinking Ferry
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued the crew members of a sinking passenger-cargo vessel MV Super Shuttle Ferry 11 ...
read more →Port of Gdansk on Track for Record Year
The total throughput realized at Poland’s Port of Gdansk over the first ten months of 2014 amounted to ...
read more →Gazpromneft to Double Fleet, Enter LNG Bunkering Market
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, operator of the Gazprom Neft bunkering business has, in the first nine months of 2014, ...
read more →Nantong Rainbow Secures Order from ESSA
Mexico’s state-controlled salt exporter Exportadora de Sal SA de CV (ESSA) has ordered a new ship-type from ...
read more →Trident Alliance Boosts Ranks
Fourteen more shipping companies have joined Trident Alliance,the shipping industry initiative for robust ...
read more →HHI Workers Walk Again
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. saw its unionized workers stage a four-hour walkout ...
read more →OW Tanker Saves Its Assets through Alba’s Takeover
OW Tanker A/S, a unit of Danish oil trader OW Bunker, has been taken over by Alba Tanker ApS, thus securing the ...
read more →Council Backs Speeding Up of IJmuiden Sea Lock Construction
The City Council of Amsterdam approved the acceleration of construction of the new large sea lock in IJmuiden, ...
read more →Eight Saved after 30-Hour Soak in Gulf of Aden
Eight sailors who abandoned their sinking ship have been rescued from the Gulf of Aden following a 30 hour search ...
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