South Africa Improves Pipelines, Ports to Buoy Gas Imports
South Africa plans to improve its pipelines and ports to allow for more gas imports for use in power generation, the acting director general of the department of energy said on Tuesday.
Wärtsilä, Cryonorm to Develop LNGPac Fuel System
An agreement has been reached between Wärtsilä and Cryonorm Systems BV, the Netherlands based developer and supplier of cryogenic vaporizers, to form a consortiumā¦
Sirius Satellite Weather Service Receiver
Whether you are a cruiser looking to avoid a squall on your way back to the harbor, a sailor trying to determine a route with the best wind or a fisherman looking for sea surface temperature breaksā¦
Fugro Launches G4 Service
Fugro has further extended its technology leadership in the field of GNSS augmentation systems for offshore positioning applications with the launch of its G4 service.
Yangzijiang Diversifies into LNG Vessel Buildiing
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Limited āYangzijiangā or āthe Groupā one of PRCās leading and most enterprising shipbuilder listed on the SGX Main Board, isā¦
Advanced Rigging & Hydraulics Debut New Reckmann MF Systems
The new Reckmann MF series of manual furling systems will replace the RS2000, which has been in production since 1990 and Advanced Rigging & Hydraulics have exclusivityā¦
Caterpillar Ships C8.7 Supercharged Engines
Caterpillar Marine has shipped Cat® C8.7 supercharged diesel engines. The electronically-controlled C8.7 is capable of delivering an impressive 650 MHP @ 2300 RPM while meeting EPA Tier 3ā¦
Seakeeper Enters Asia-Pacific Market
Seakeeper continues to strengthen its worldwide sales and service support with its new facility in Raffles Marina in Singapore. The office will serve as a base for all company operations in Asia.
DNV GL Rules for US Fishing Vessels
The fishing vessel industry fatality rate is 30 times higher than the average of all US industries. To address this, US legislation requires that all new fishingā¦
Wärtsilä Scrubber Systems for Stena Line ferries
Two Ro-Ro vessels owned and operated by Stena Line, the Sweden based transport and ferry company, are to be retrofitted with Wärtsilä in-line closed-loop scrubber systems.
UASC to Enter North Atlantic Trade
Container shipping line and global carrier, United Arab Shipping Company has entered into a vessel sharing agreement with CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd to enter the North Atlantic trade.
Great Eastern Shipping to Sell Large Cargo Ship
India's largest private sector shipping firm Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (GE Shipping) has signed a contract to sell a 1996-built capesize dry bulk carrier Jag Arjun by this March-end.
Indian Maritime Sector Seeks Govt Sops
The maritime sector, including, ports, shipping industry and merchant navy in India is expecting the government would allocate a substantial amount of provisionsā¦
Pirates Pillage Thai Oil Vessel
Pirates robbed a Thai tanker in Malaysian waters of some 2,000 tonnes of oil it was transporting from Singapore before planting a bomb on the vessel. According toā¦
Paris Talks to Target Shipping Emissions
194 nations last week agreed at the Geneva Climate Change Talks to a negotiating text which could see international emissions caps placed on the shipping industry by 2020.
PE to Keep Ships Afloat
International accountancy firm Moore Stephens says the shipping sector should approach private equity (PE) providers for funding to support the āsignificant investmentāā¦
Daelim Bags Major Port Contract in Singapore
South Korea's fourth-largest builder Daelim Industrial Co has won a deal valued at US$646.03 million to construct a port facility in Singapore. The project is expected to take about six years.
Golar LNG sells Golar Viking
Golar LNG Ltd has completed the sale and delivery of the LNG carrier Golar Viking to PT Perusahaan Pelayaran Equinox (Equinox) for US$135 million. The 140,205-cbmā¦
Subaru Air Freights Parts, Circumvents U.S. Port Delays
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd , the maker of Subaru cars, said it would continue flying car parts to its U.S. factory beyond an initial arrangement through the end of February, as a labor dispute at U.S.
Logistics Suffer as U.S. Port Dispute Continues
Dozens of ships queuing to dock due to ports dispute; Honda slowing North American car production as parts held up. A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coastā¦
