Mombasa Hit By Strike
Workers at Kenya's main port of Mombasa stopped operations for hours on Thursday, demanding more pay and paralysing dock work at the region's main gateway, union and management officials saidā¦
Wärtsilä Reinforces West Coast Presence with Seattle Facility
Wärtsilä inaugurated its West Coast workshop in Seattle with a customer appreciation lunch on May 20, 2014. The event was held in the new facility located just minutes away from the Port of Seattle. Guests were invited to tour and learn about the comprehensive portfolio of services that Wärtsilä provides. The occasion opened with Frank Donnelly, Managing Director, Wärtsilä North America, Inc., welcoming the group and Walter Reggenteā¦
"Walking" Offshore Platform Wins Innovation Award
The innovative walking jack-up platform WaveWalker 1 was presented with the Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the prestigious Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London earlier this week. WaveWalker 1, developed by Fugro and Van Oord, is an innovative, eight-legged 'walking' jack-up barge (self-elevating work platform - SEWP) designed especially for marine operations in rough seas, surf zonesā¦
Harmonizing LNG Bunkering, Safely and Efficiently
DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia. The launch in Doha is in conjunction with Qatarās announcement that it is going to establish a strategy of supplying LNG as a marine fuel in Qatar and the other countries forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). āQatarās entry as a provider of LNG for the marine industry will be a game-changer given that it is the largest single exporter of LNG globally.
Drydocks World, DMC in MoUs with Wartsila, DCCE, TASNEEF
Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC) is supporting the "Green Economy for Sustainable Development" initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. As part of this initiative, the company has entered into Memoranda of Understanding with Wartsila and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence for building the worldās first LNG powered harbor tug.
NATO Bolsters the Baltics
Four Allied nations deploy five ships to reinforce Baltic waters in response to manoeuvres by Russian troops in the areas bordering Allied countries. A naval operation is prepared to react efficiently in potential moments of crisis. In light of the crisis in Ukraine, NATO is boosting its presence in Alliance member state waters in Eastern Europe. NATOChannel is on board HNoMS Valkyrien, the current flagship of one of NATO's four naval fleetsā¦
Concordia Maritime, P-Max in Charter Deal
Concordia Maritime has just won a new contract with a major oil and gas company for a consecutive voyage charter arrangement for the P-MAX tankers Stena Provence and Stena Polaris. The agreement is for 6 months initially and will run until the end of 2014. "We are very proud to have concluded this deal and we are looking forward to continuing to develop this growing trade with refined petroleum products into the Asia Pacific with our business partner,ā says Kim Ullman, CEO of Concordia Maritime.
Promas Lite System Contracted on 4 Finnlines Ships
Rolls-Royce has been contracted to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Finnlines ships, all to be delivered later this year. Promas Lite is an integrated propeller and rudder system designed to increase efficiency, specifically for retrofitting to existing ships. Finnlines is part of the Grimaldi Group, which has over three years of experience with Rolls-Royce on a series of projects to re-blade propellers to improve efficiency.
White House Supports Legal action in South China Sea Dispute
The White House said on Thursday it would support the use of legal action by Vietnam against China to resolve a dispute after the deployment of a Chinese oil rigā¦
NOAA: "near or below normal" 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a "near or below normal" 2014 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, with eight to 13 tropical storms and three to six hurricanesā¦
Stolt-Nielsen, Trafigura Partners in Bitumen Terminal
Trafigura Beheer BV, an international commodities trading and logistics company, has announced that it has joined forces with the global bulk-liquid transportation, storage and distribution services firm, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, to develop a new bitumen distribution centre at Stolthaven Terminalsā Dagenham site, east of London. Trafigura is expecting to invest a minimum of GBP 15 million over ten years in this significant long-term bitumen storage arrangement.
Videotel Adds āWorking with Maritime Security Guards'
It is easy to forget that the use of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) has only become commonplace in the last few years and that the selection and deployment of armed guards is still an unknown quantity for many operators and crew. In response to this, Videotel has made a new addition to its armoury of training materials with the creation of a brand new program ā Working with Maritime Securityā¦
JES Inks $1 Billion USD Newbuilding Deal
Mainboard-listed JES International Holdings Limited announced that the Group has successfully secured contract plus options worth close to US$1.0 billion, continuingā¦
Maritime Single Windows Solution Unveiled
Inlecom Systems Ltd (Inlecom), is presenting, for the first time, its Maritime Single Windows solution to an exclusive group of shipping experts at the Yachting Club of Greece, in Athens, Greece on May 27th 2014. At the event, Inlecom will describe the methodology that it has developed to enable maritime authorities and trade organizations to fulfil their obligation to deliver ship reporting formalities in electronic format via a Single Window.
LNG America Selects ABS for LNG Bunker Barges
LNG America announces the selection of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as the classification society for North Americaās first LNG bunker barges, currently being designed by Jensen Maritime. ABS will assist LNG America in working with shipbuilders and regulators in developing these first-of-their-kind barges that meet or exceed all technical and regulatory requirements. āWe are pleased to be working with ABS on this important domestic initiative.
Portable Multi-Story Office Systems Used for Navy
SG Blocks, Inc. has executed a multi-million dollar agreement with a U.S. Navy contractor for an additional delivery of the unique SG Blocks multistory hoteling system that it will lease to the U.S.
Carnival Corp. to Invest $400m in Scrubber Technology
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald announced that Carnival will significantly extend its installation of exhaust gas cleaning technology, investing $400m in the coming three years to install the technology on 70 ships across its brand, a significant jump from the 32 announced last year. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) is the worldās largest cruise company, and Donald stressed that it is the companyās intention to use ācommunicationā¦
Vietnam Considers Legal Action Against China
Vietnam says will "resolutely defend its sovereignty." China says Vietnam making "irresponsible accusations" against it; Philippines submitted arbitration case against China in March.
Debris found in Atlantic search for missing UK sailors
The crew of a charter boat taking part in a search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean has found some floating debris in the area where their yacht went missing six days agoā¦
Angola LNG to Charter Out Tankers After Pipe Rupture
Angola's new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project aims to charter out its entire tanker fleet for at least a couple of months after a major rupture on a flareā¦
