Quay Contract Awarded at Lerwick Port
Plans for significant further expansion of Lerwick Harbour’s extensive deep-water facilities for the offshore oil and gas industry have advanced with the award of…
Australia’s First Renewable Energy From Wave Power Array
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today joined Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane to officially switch on the Carnegie Perth Wave Energy Project’s onshore power station.
Fusion Unveils Marine Speaker Line
FUSION®, the worldwide leader in marine entertainment, announced today the expansion of its award-winning line of marine audio entertainment systems with the release…
WOC Partners With The Economist for 2014 Summits
For the third Arctic Summit, the WOC is working with The Economist to help ensure Arctic business community participation. The event will gather senior level politicians…
ACR Electronics Debuts USCG Approved Distressed Flares
ACR Electronics, Inc.expands their marine survival gear offerings by adding two new USCG approved distress flares, the Aurora Red Hand Flare and the Orange Hand Smoke signal.
MOL Joins Project to Mark Anniversary of Japan, Brazil Treaty
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that MOL cooperated in the transport of the “Tachinepta” float (*1) Samba Carnival (*2) Components of the float, weighing about 5 tons in all…
ST Engineering Raises Cap In STET
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced today that ST Education & Training Private Limited (“STET”) has increased its issued and paid up capital from S$1m to S$2m.
Israel Rolls Out Port Privatization Program
The Israeli Government will privatize its two main ports, Ashdod and Haifa in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The plans were proposed by the Finance Ministry and have been approved by the Prime Minister.
Maersk Confirms $1.5bn for Ghana Port
The Maersk Group has reaffirmed its commitment to support the expansion of Ghana’s Port of Tema to the tune of US$1.5 billion. The Group Chief Executive Officer…
BEST Set a New Productivity Record
Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) handled the largest containership ever to call at the Port of Barcelona, the 16,600 TEU MSC LONDON and also set a new productivity record.
Turkey Serious about Kanal Istanbul Project
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has released the details of the construction and zoning plans for Kanal Istanbul project, which will be built on the European…
India Seize Russian Ship after 11-Hour Chase
In a dramatic nightlong sea-air coordinated chase, the Indian Coast Guard ship interdicted a Russian Federation Flagged Cargo Vessel MV Sevastopol, which was under…
Gerda Maersk Make Maiden Call at Slovenia's Koper
Slovenia's Luka Koper port welcomed its largest container ship to date, as the 367 metre Gerda Maersk moored on Tuesday, just weeks after completing a long-awaited…
Kintetsu Pays $1.2bln for APL Logistics
Japanese freight carrier Kintetsu World Express Inc is buying Singapore's APL Logistics for US$1.2 billion, paying a higher than anticipated price for an overseas…
China's VLCC, PetroChina Seals Crude Shipping Deal
China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans&CSC, has signed a two-year crude shipping contract with Dalian-based West Pacific Petrochemical (Wepec)…
DeepOcean Deep Water Operations in Brazil
DeepOcean was established in 1999 and is dedicated to subsea services and operations in deep waters, able to take on deep-water assignments anywhere in the world.
SSI Webinar: ShipConstructor P&ID DesignValidation
SSI will host a free webinar covering its ShipConstructor P&ID DesignValidation on February 25, from 8-9:30 a.m. PDT. The technical sales webinar, which aims to introduce end-users to the product…
Chinese Captain Fined for Entering Great Barrier Reef
The senior captain of a Chinese coal carrier was fined $8000 AUD ($6,252 USD) for sailing into a restricted section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef without a pilot…
Calecore Bags Norwegian Contracts
Calecore has been contracted by ABB to supply a pre-lay survey of the Martin Linge PFS (Power from Shore) cable route to be conducted from the DP2 class vessel Seabed Worker with survey sensors mobilized to a 150HP Schilling HD WROV. The Martin Linge Field is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the vessel will be mobilizing from Bergen, Norway in March 2015. The pre-lay survey consists of an ROV visual and magnetic survey along the 163 km center line.
TS Lines Seeks to Restart Shipbuilding Plan
T.S. Lines, Taiwan's fourth largest container carrier, is seeking to restart its dormant shipbuilding plan in 2015, the company announced Monday. In 2011, the company suspended a plan to order four 1,800 teu and four 4,700 teu box ships due to the belief that new building prices would continue to decrease, IHS Maritime 360 reported. But due to slumping oil prices, economic recovery in Asia and the U.S.…
