Post Panamax Car Carrier Enters Operation for WWL
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics welcomed into operation the M/V Thermopylae, the first of its new generation of Post Panamax HERO (High Efficiency RoRo) PCTC vessels. The ship arrived in Zeebrugge March 27. Measuring in at 36.5 m wide and 199.99 m long the Thermopylae provides the right capacity and fulfils WWLās frontrunner commitment to the environment. The Thermopylae features five liftable car decksā¦
Faststream Wins Chevron Recruitment Contract
Maritime, offshore and oil and gas recruitment group Faststream has been awarded a two-year supplier agreement by Chevron Products UK Limited. The agreement will see Faststream supply permanent recruitment services to Chevron in the U.K. and Europe within four of its operating companies covering gas and midstream, downstream and chemicals, technology, products and services and corporate/business services.
Trelleborg's Fender System Patented
Trelleborgās marine systems operation has received a patent for its innovative āslide in, slide outā or āSISOā marine fender system, which is now in operation in Dampier, Western Australia, in addition to a number of other sites across the region. The system has been designed to make fender maintenance more straightforward and less time consuming, by utilizing removable sliding panels, reducing the time taken to complete a fender wear pad change-out.
Panamax Vessel Delivered to Diana Containerships
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v YM New Jersey, a 2006-built Panamax container vessel of approximately 5,000 TEU capacity that the company entered into an agreement to purchase on March 19, 2015. The YM New Jersey is chartered to Yang Ming (UK) Ltd.ā¦
Kleven Delivers Construction Vessel to Olympic Shipping
Offshore construction vessel Olympic Bibby, build no. 371 from Kleven Verft, has been delivered to Norwegian shipowner Olympic Shipping. The vessel has a long term charter with Bibby Offshore, and its first job will be on the British sector of the North Sea. The naming ceremony was held in Olympicās home harbor Fosnavåg April 9. The vessel is 87.5 m long and 19 m wide, making the entrance to the narrow harbor (22 m wide) a spectacular sight, the builder noted.
SCA Stresses US Shipyards' Role to National Security
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), a national trade association representing the nationās shipbuilding and repair industry is hosting a fly-in beginning today. More than 85 members of SCA will participate to share the strength of Americaās shipbuilding and repair industry, outlining the critical role our nationās shipyard industry plays in sustaining jobs and protecting national and economic security. Currently U.S.
UASC Umm Qasr Named āGreen Ship of the Yearā
The 9,000 TEU containership UASC Umm Qasr was designated āGreen Ship of the Yearā by the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore. Built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI), a shipbuilding affiliate of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the containership, which measures 300 m in length, 24.8 m in height and 48.2 m in width, was delivered to Singapore-based Asiatic Lloyd on July 31, 2014 and is currently chartered to Dubai-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC).
South Korea Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure fromā¦
Storm Shutters Australia's Newcastle Coal Port
Coal port shut since Monday night; seven coal ships waiting to leave, ship queue undisclosed. MELBOURNE, April 22 (Reuters) - Australia's Newcastle port, the world's biggest coal export portā¦
China Defends Aggression against Philippine Fishing Fleet
China on Wednesday defended the actions of its vessels in the disputed South China Sea after the Philippines accused China's coast guard of using water cannon onā¦
USCG Medevacs Injured Mariner Near SW Pass
A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medevaced a man south of Southwest Pass, at around 12 p.m., Tuesday. The crew of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guardā¦
Synergi Plant gets New Dashboard
Synergi Plant version 5.2, the latest DNV GL plant integrity software solution, has now been released. It includes a brand new user interface and several new modulesā¦
Durkin Appointed COO of Maersk Drilling
Angela Durkin from Baker Hughes will join Maersk Drilling as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). She will assume her new role 1 May 2015 taking over from Jørn Madsen and report directly to CEO Claus V.
Port Klang Ensures Faster Turnaround for CMA CGM KERGUELEN
The CMA CGM Group reported that during the CMA CGM KERGUELEN first call at the Port Klang Port Terminal in Malaysia, the terminal set up a unique arrangement forā¦
Singapore Port, Industry Honor MOL
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that its group company in Singapore, Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (Asia Oceania) Pte Ltd -which plays a central role in developing MOL Group business in Asiaā¦
East to Succeed Rishton as Rolls-Royce CEO
John Rishton will retire as chief executive of Rolls-Royce on July 2, 2015 and will be succeeded by Warren East, whose appointment follows an extensive international searchā¦
Keel laying Ceremony of Damen PSVs for Atlantic Towing
In a keel laying ceremony attended by key client representatives, Damen Shipyards GalaÅ£imarked the start of construction of two Platform Supply Vessels ā PSV 5000ā¦
Kalmar RoRo forklifts for Messina Line
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has clinched a further order to supply seven new Kalmar DCE330-RORO units to the leading Italian shipping firm Messina Line (Ignazio Messina & C S.p.a).
VOS BWTS to Be Tested on APL Containership
Shipboard testing to be conducted on the vessel APL England as NEI takes the next step towards full USCG Type Approval for its Venturi Oxygen Stripping (VOS) Ballast Water Treatment System.
Rough Weather Force Australian Ports closure
A slow moving low pressure system is bringing severe weather conditions off the New South Wales coast, prompting port closures at Port Kembla and Sydney and theā¦
