• Bermuda: ITCL Extends Charter for VLCC British Progress with BP Shipping
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:31:00 +0000
    Independent Tankers Corporation Limited (ITCL) announces that BP Shipping Limited has extended the charter for the VLCC British Progress. The charter will be extended for one additional year and the vessel will trade on a market rate with a minimum bareboat rate of $20,000 per day until February 2, 2014. Independent Tankers Corporation Limited is [...]

  • India: Minister Shri G.K. Vasan Advocates PPP Mode in Port Investement
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:09:42 +0000
    The Union Shipping Minister, Shri G.K. Vasan has strongly advocated Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in port investment opportunities in India. Inaugurating “Invest Port”, a conclave on investment opportunities in India in New Delhi today, Shri Vasan said that the maritime sector plays a crucial role in facilitating India’s international trade. Almost 95% by volume [...]

  • Canada: Neptune Terminals Joins Green Marine Environmental Program
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:01:46 +0000
    Neptune Terminals, one of the largest multi-product bulk terminals in North America, is the first West Coast terminal to join the Green Marine Environmental program. The Green Marine Environmental Program is an action plan that addresses eight major environmental issues identified by the marine industry. The Program encourages participants to go beyond regulatory compliance and [...]

  • Germany: Demag Cranes Makes Good Start to New Financial Year
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:47:13 +0000
    Demag Cranes started financial year 2011/2012 with ongoing growth. Demag Cranes once again outperformed the prior year on our key reporting indicators: Group order intake, Group revenue and operating EBIT. Demag Cranes AG’s CEO, Aloysius Rauen, states: “Financial year 2011/2012 has started well for the Demag Cranes Group. However, there are signs that our order [...]

  • Norway: Marlink Upgrades Global Maritime VSAT Service with iDirect
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:36:15 +0000
    VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), announced that Marlink, one of the largest maritime VSAT network operators, has upgraded its global service with the integration of iDirect’s Evolution® X5 Satellite Router and latest operating software release, iDX 3.0. Vessels operating Marlink’s WaveCall™ services have all received the required onboard [...]

  • Australia: Vessel Tuhaa Pae IV Completes Sea Trials
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:43 +0000
    Harwood Marine recently splashed and finished sea trials on a passenger/cargo vessel Tuhaa Pae IV. The vessel was jointly constructed by Harwood Marine and Colorado Shipyard Corporation of Philippines. The purpose of the vessel is to enhance an existing remote island shipping service. The vessel, capable of carrying limited liquid bulk cargo as well as [...]

  • Drillship Pacific Mistral Starts Operations in Brazil
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:13:30 +0000
    Pacific Drilling S.A. yesterday announced that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Mistral commenced operations in Brazil on February 6, 2012. The drillship is contracted for a three-year term to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. The Pacific Mistral is capable of operating in water depths of up to 12,000 feet and drilling wells 37,500 feet deep. With its [...]

  • French Company Reveals Outlook for Defeating Piracy
    Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:44:56 +0000
    Worldwide communities have shown an increased awareness of the importance of providing an outlook for ending piracy. While reflecting on challenges and learning from failures, communities are taking part in the socio-technological dialogue in which good practice becomes the intellectual backbone for defeating piracy. The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) is putting down [...]

  • The Netherlands: Oceanco’s Newly Launched 88.5m Joins the Ranks of the World’s Largest Yachts
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:32:48 +0000
    The latest superyacht to make the World’s Top 100 list was launched on January 29th by Oceanco in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Australian-based Sam Sorgiovanni Designs is credited with exterior styling and interior design of the yard-coded Y707. Boasting a length of 88.5m and a beam of 14.2m, Y707 is a yacht of harmonious proportions and [...]

  • UK: WSS to Deliver Key Presentation at IP Week 2012
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:14:32 +0000
    Frederic Fontarosa, Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s (WSS) Business Director Ships Agency will speak at this year’s prestigious IP Week, to be held at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London, from 20-22 February. Hosted by The Energy Institute, IP (International Petroleum) Week 2012 brings together professionals from the global oil and gas industry for three days of networking, [...]

  • USA: Port of Los Angeles Upgrades Its Harbor Craft with Hybrid Propulsion System
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:28 +0000
    The Port of Los Angeles has received final approval from the U.S. Coast Guard to install a hybrid propulsion system on its 42-year-old harbor tour boat, the Angelena II. Upon completion later this spring, the Angelena II will be the first harbor craft of its kind retrofitted with a hybrid propulsion system that will reduce [...]

  • JSC Rosoboronexport to Control Construction of Mistral-Class Ships Built in France
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:56:33 +0000
    State-led JSC Rosoboronexport will control construction of Mistral-class ships built in France for Russian Navy, the head of JSC Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin told reporters on Feb 2. The contract for two Mistral-class assault landing docks was tied in June 2011 in St. Petersburg. The contract cost is EUR 1.2 bln. The first ship is expected [...]

  • APM Terminals Expands Presence in Latin America
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:44:25 +0000
    Joe Nielsen, the former CFO for APM Terminals’ activities in the Americas Region has been named Managing Director, Latin American Terminals, as the high-growth markets of Latin America continue to be a focus area of the company’s investment planning. Latin American container trade has been projected by Drewry Maritime Research to expand by 6.5% this [...]

  • Krishnapatnam Port Gets Deepest Draft in India
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:28:26 +0000
    Krishnapatnam Port in its quest to be the best port in India has increased its draft to 18.5 meters. With this measure, the Krishnapatnam Port now has become the deepest draft port in India. Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal has now handled in excess of 24,000 TEU. The port has 3 cutter suction dredgers and 3 [...]

  • Russian Navy Needs Up to 20 Frigates in Next 15-20 Years
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:14 +0000
    Demand of Russian Navy for Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates in the next 15-20 years will be up to 20 ships, press secretary of Severnaya Verf shipyard Olga Vilde told RIA Novosti on Feb 1. “In the next 15-20 years, Russian Navy will need up to 20 frigates. They will be based on Project 22350 [...]

  • Yemen: Port of Aden Receives Its Largest Container Vessel Ever
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:43:57 +0000
    Aden Container Terminal (ACT), operated by global marine terminal operator DP World, has received and serviced the 8,441 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) MSC Tomoko, the largest container vessel ever to call at the facility, located in Yemen’s premier port city. DP World Aden management mobilised a meticulous plan to welcome the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s 332-metre [...]

  • UAE: Topaz to Complete Structural Work of Two Crew-Cargo Vessels
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:03:36 +0000
    Renaissance Services subsidiary Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading provider of offshore support vessels and engineering services, has been awarded a contract from GAC Group to provide completion services for two crew/cargo vessels. Topaz’s NicoCraft shipyard in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the contract based on the shipyard’s capabilities and established track record. The construction [...]

  • Van Oord Secures SPM Installation Contract in Fujairah, UAE
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:39:03 +0000
    Van Oord has been awarded the EPC contract for the installation of a Single Point Mooring (SPM) system in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The client is Fujairah Asia Power Company and the contract value amounts to approximately EUR 30 million. Work will start immediately and continue until the end of February 2013. The project includes [...]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards to Contract Offshore Converter Platform for Siemens
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:35:04 +0000
    Nordic Yards, manufacturer of innovative special ships and major maritime projects, including for the offshore wind industry, has received a further order from Siemens Energy to build a self-erecting offshore HVDC converter platform. Work will start from May 2, 2012 on the SylWin alpha platform, which has the construction number 210 and consists of two [...]

  • USA: LEEVAC Launches New Lightering Support Vessel
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:19 +0000
    LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC and LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings, LLC  launched the AET “Partnership”. LEEVAC was recently contracted by AET Lightering Services, LLC., Houston, TX, to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessels will primarily service the lightering activity [...]

  • UK: Craig Group Plans to Invest in New Vessels
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:13:07 +0000
    Craig Group to invest £50million in new vessels with Talisman Energy contract North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major new contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. Under the contract the company, which provides offshore support vessels to the industry, will [...]

  • Japan: MOL Introduces Diesel Particulate Filter System
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:58:05 +0000
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the start of a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. This is the world’s first application of the self-cleaning DPF on an ocean-going ship. With research support from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai [...]

  • Bermuda: Seadrill Wins New Contracts for Three Jack-up Rigs
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:42:18 +0000
    Seadrill has secured new contracts for the three jack-up rigs Offshore Mischief, Offshore Defender, and West Leda. The aggregated revenue potential is estimated at US$311 million inclusive of mobilization fees and assignment specific rig modifications. Offshore Mischief has been awarded contract by Equion Energia Limited in Colombia. The assignment is for a firm period of [...]

  • Canada: Vancouver Shipyard Builds CCGS Icebreaker
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000
    The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Official Languages and Regional Minister for British Columbia introduced on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, an important step forward for Canada’s Northern Strategy: [...]

  • Guarapari Drilling Orders Drillship from Brazilian Shipyard
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:01:04 +0000
    Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned Brazilian shipyard Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has secured a contract worth approximately US$792.5 million from Guarapari Drilling BV, Netherlands, a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participacões S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a drillship based on Jurong Shipyard’s proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship design. The Jurong Espadon drillship represents the next generation [...]

  • Germany and Neighbors Form Co-operative CF Container Feeder eG
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:29:27 +0000
    Representatives of shipping companies from all over Northern Germany and the neighboring Netherlands have founded the co operative “CF Container Feeder eG”. The purpose of the co operative is the coordination and bundling of the shipping activities for feeder container ships provided by the members. Within a few weeks after the formal founding at the [...]

  • USA: Unique System LLC Implements Kongsberg cNODE on Its Vessels
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:48:03 +0000
    Unique Maritime Group introduced the Kongsberg cNODE family of transponders to their rental pool inventory. The cNODE transponders are for underwater acoustic positioning and data link that can use both the traditional frequency shift (FSK) modulation technique and the new Cymbal acoustic protocol which utilizes wideband Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) signals. Its US Subsidiary, [...]

  • Malaysia: Hydrex Coats Odyssey Platform with Ecospeed
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:39:07 +0000
    Last month the application of Ecospeed on the two floaters of the semi-submersible mobile spacecraft launch platform Odyssey started in Malaysia. The vessel was converted from a mobile drilling rig in 1997 and is used for equatorial Pacific Ocean satellite launches. She is stationed in the Port of Long Beach, California. In total 8500 m² [...]

  • USA: Port of Seattle Names APL Top Shipping Line for Environment
    Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:29:20 +0000
    Global container carrier APL has been named the most environmentally responsible shipping line at the Port of Seattle. The Singapore-based line topped all applicants in the port’s Green Gateway Partners Award program. The honor, to be presented later this month, is the second in two years for APL. “APL has done an exceptional job with [...]

  • Chinese Shipyard Upgrades Bulk Carrier ‘Ore Fabrica’
    Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:26:46 +0000
    M/V Ore Fabrica, which belongs to Seamar Shipping Corporation with a overall length 322 meters, breadth 56 meters and a deadweight of 28,0815 tons, successfully sailed out from Jiangsu Xinrong Shipyard after upgrading from bulk carrier to self-unloading ship. The major work included: loading system installation and 5 sets crane installation; accommodation port side and starboard [...]