Navigator Enters Long Term Ethane Transport Charter
Navigator Holdings Ltd. announced today that it has signed a long term shipping agreement for one of its 35,000 cubic meter ethylene/ethane capable semi-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers, currently being built at Jiangnan Shipyard, China. The ten year time charter has been agreed with Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers.
Survitec to Exhibit Escape Slides at SMM
Survitec Group announced that it will showcase its SurvitecZodiac range of escape slides and liferafts at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg as part of the Survitec Group Stand (Hall B5, Booth 324) and will include presentations of what the company calls the most advanced escape slide systems on the market. Notable among these is the fully automatic ESS (Escape Slide System) MES escape slide system that can be launched at the touch of a button and made ready for use without any crew involvement.
Diana Containerships to Buy Two Post-Panamax Vessels
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, announced that it has signed, through two separate wholly-owned subsidiaries, two Memoranda of Agreement to purchase from an unaffiliated third party two Post-Panamax container vessels, the m/v YM March and the m/v YM Great. The m/v YM March and the m/v YM Great are both 2004-built vessels of 5,576 TEU capacity. The purchase price for each vessel is $22.175 million.
Defender Brings MagicEzy Products to N. America
MagicEzy, Australian manufacturer of new MagicEzy9-Second Chip Fix, MagicEzyHairline Fix and MagicEzyMega Fusionboat surface repair products, has announced that American marine outfitter Defender Industries is now offering its products nationwide through its website, mail order catalog and 110,000-square-foot warehouse outlet store in Waterford, Connecticut. A marine outfitter since 1938, Defender offers an array of products covering every aspect of boating equipment, gear and supplies.
Lakes Record Best Month for Limestone in Two Years
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,090,079 tons in July, the highest total for the trade since July of 2012, the Lake Carriers’ Association said, adding that loadings that month totaled 4,083,753 tons. Loadings out of U.S. quarries totaled 3.5 million tons in July, an increase of 17.7 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 555,000 tons, a slight increase over a year ago.
GEA Heat Exchangers to Present at SMM
GEA Heat Exchangers said it will present its latest innovations at SMM 2014, the maritime-business trade fair for shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology from September 9-12 in Hamburg Germany. The company will exhibit in hall A3, at stand 212, where visitors can become acquainted with a variety of product innovations for maritime operations and offshore applications. In addition to its already proven exhaust gas recirculation coolers (EGR) for four-stroke diesel engines…
Ocean Drone Live-tweeting Hurricane Iselle
As Hurricanes Iselle and Julio approach the Big Island of Hawai'i, Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider, named Holoholo, is swimming near Kawaihae Harbor north of Kona, in the path of the storm. Not only is the glider navigating through the impending storm, it is also tweeting photos as it develops. Check out the latest photos and weather reports at https://twitter.com/Holoholo_WG. The waves are getting big! The Wave Glider Holololo is communicating via cellular network.
Lower Chance of El Nino in Autumn
A U.S. weather forecaster decreased its outlook for the El Nino weather phenomenon in its monthly update on Thursday, estimating the chances of the weather pattern occurring during the Northern Hemisphere autumn and early winter at 65 percent. The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the National Weather Service, lowered its estimate from an 80 percent chance. (Reporting by Marcy Nicholson; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
Paris and Tokyo MOUs to Launch Joint CIC
The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC)…
General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend
The board of directors of General Dynamics today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 62 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable November 14, 2014…
USCG Foundation to Honor Fellowmen in Alaska
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that…
Protecting Crews During Disease Outbreak
Global maritime organizations have issued health guidance on the risks posed to ships’ crews calling in countries affected by the Ebola virus. International ship supplier, Hutton’s Group, is responding to requests for information and assistance from its maritime customers by highlighting the range of medical protective equipment available for use in pandemic situations. Infection Containment Personal Protective Equipment kits…
Deltamarin to Outfit First LNG-powered Icebreaker
Deltamarin Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. for the entire machinery and technical spaces outfitting production design of the first LNG-powered icebreaker. The vessel is to be built for the Finnish Transport Agencey, and aims to reduce emissions and fuel costs by using both diesel and LNG as fuel. The icebreaker is designed especially for operations in the most challenging icebreaking conditions in the Baltic Sea.
Wärtsilä Wins Another Design Contract for Arctic Operations
A second confirmed design contract for Wärtsilä's new series of arctic platform supply vessels has been signed. This latest order is for a multi-purpose platform…
Second Jack-up Rig Joins Maersk Drilling’s Fleet
Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its second ultra harsh environment jack-up, XLE-2, from the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore on time. The rig will start its…
Mermaid Marine Fleet Adds Two Newbuilds
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited announced that the company has this week delivered two newbuild vessels into its international fleet; Jaya Majestic, an Anchor Handing…
StealthGas Prices Offering
StealthGas Inc., a shipowning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today that it…
DNV GL to Class ALP's Ocean-Going Tugs
DNV GL congratulates ALP Maritime Services on the development of its next-generation “ALP Future Class” ocean going tugs. The vessels, developed by Ulstein Design…
Hu Hanxiang Quits Sinotrans Shipping Ltd
The board of directors of Sinotrans Shipping Limited announced that due to retirement, Mr. Hu Hanxiang has tendered his resignations as independent non-executive director…
Austal Launches Montgomery (LCS 8)
On August 6, 2014, Austal USA successfully completed the launch of the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a fast, agile, focused-mission…
