Navico Names Jourlait Deputy CEO
Marc Jourlait has joined Navico’s executive management team as deputy CEO. He has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Jourlait will take direct responsibility for the recreational marine and digital marine divisions, as well as managing the customer service and information technology functions within Navico. Marc Jourlait is a French, U.S. and Canadian national, and he has corporate experience…
Salvors Delay Hoegh Osaka Refloat
The salvage team has decided to delay the refloat of grounded car carrier vessel Hoegh Osaka. The refloat was initially scheduled for Thursday, January 8, but salvors’ calculations revealed that more water has entered the vessel than was previously predicted, according to the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Thus, the preparation for the refloat will take longer than the weather window would allow, forcing the refloat to be postponed.
Insights: Johan Roos, Interferry's Executive Director of EU and IMO Affairs
Johan Roos is Interferry’s executive director of European Union and IMO affairs based in Brussels, Belgium. He took up the newly created regulatory affairs post in September 2011 after previously serving as director of sustainability with Sweden’s Stena Rederi AB. He holds a masters degree in environmental sciences from the University of Gothenburg. In 2000, he left classification society DNV to join…
Marine News January 2015 - Editor's Note
Our annual Ferry and Passenger Vessel edition kicks off the New Year in high gear, even if oil prices aren’t necessarily following suit. As vessel operators – our…
Port of Seattle Co-Presidents Reelected for 2015
The Port of Seattle’s co-presidents Stephanie Bowman and Courtney Gregoire have been reelected by the port’s commission for another full-year term. The commission also elected John Creighton to serve as vice president, Tom Albro to serve as commission secretary and Bill Bryant to serve as assistant secretary. “We began 2014 with a focus on critical issues including enhancing the competitiveness of our seaport…
ACP Administrator to face Panamanian Assembly
National Assembly will question two national leaders, among them the Panama Canal Administrator. The plenary of the National Assembly has approved a proposal to call Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Luis Quijano before the body to answer questions about the waterway's finances and the progress of the expansion. The proposal was presented by a group of deputies from different parties, including Leandro Avila and Raúl Pineda of the PRD…
Pacific Basin Adopts DNV GL’s ShipManager
Pacific Basin will implement the DNV GL’s ShipManager fleet management system on its owned fleet within the next two years. Shipping companies often have various IT systems that cover different aspects of their operations, and therefore have challenges in aligning data input and output for efficient decision-making, reporting and ship-shore communication. The implementation of the ShipManager system in Pacific Basin will simplify and optimize their ship management…
CROE to Supply Scrubbers to STENA RoRo
CR Ocean Engineering, L.L.C. (CROE) has recently been awarded the design and supply of two Open Loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbing systems) from STENA RoRo AB. The two systems will be installed to reduce SO2 from two main engines aboard the STENA Forefunner. The Stena Forerunner operates primarily in the European ECA where new low sulphur fuel regulations went into effect on January 1, 2015.
Navigation Retrofit for Scandlines Ferries
L-3 SAM Electronics has announced that via its Danish subsidiary, L-3 Lyngsø Marine, it has been awarded a contract to retrofit navigation facilities aboard four double-ended passenger and freight ferries operated by the German-Danish ferry company, Scandlines. The four ships being retrofitted are the M/F Deutschland, M/F Prins Richard, M/F Prinsesse Benedikte and M/F Schleswig-Holstein, which all operate the short-distance route between Puttgarden, Germany, and Rødby, Denmark.
NAO's Quarterly Dividend Unchanged
The board of directors at Nordic American Offshore Ltd. have declared a dividend of $0.45 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2014. This is the same as for the first three quarters of 2014 for this newly established company which was stock listed on NYSE June 12, 2014. The payment of dividend is expected to take place on or about February 5, 2015 to shareholders of record as of January 22, 2015. NAO expects to release its 4Q2014 earnings report before NYSE opens February 3, 2015.
Moran Sells Deck Barge to Private Buyers
Moran Towing Corporation of New Canaan, Connecticut have sold their U.S. flag, ocean deck barge “Norfolk” (ex-Columbia Norfolk, Ponce Trader, UMTB 331, MLC-331) to a private buyers on the U.S. East Coast who specialize in the transport of aggregates. The 331.3’ x 78.0’ x 20.3’ depth, double raked barge was built in 1982 by Marine Power and Equipment of Seattle, Washington for their affiliated companies…
ClassNK's Ueda Completes Term as ACS Chairman
ClassNK Chairman and President Noboru Ueda successfully fulfilled his term as Chairman of the Association of Asian Classification Societies (ACS) at the end of 2014…
Bibby Subsea Inks Contract with Bordelon Marine
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea has signed a three year contract with Bordelon Marine to charter a new vessel. The Brandon Bordelon is an ultra…
DP World: Low Bunker Prices to Fuel Economic Growth
Falling ship operating costs and low bunker prices will translate into higher profitability fueling economic growth, says Dubai-headquartered DP World. As bunker fuel prices drop…
Chilean Port Workers Strike Disrupts Container Movements
Over 200 workers at Chile's San Antonio port remain on strike and workers at other ports have said they would not unload San Antonio port operator Puerto Central ships.
India's GAIL Postpones LNG Tender; No Takers
The state-owned gas utility GAIL (India) has postponed the tender date for its $7.6 billion newly built LNG ships for the third time as it did find any takers. The…
Ericsson Maritime Platform Targets Shipping Connectivity
To tap the potential of shipping industry, Ericsson launched its Maritime ICT Cloud platform designed to provide an end-to-end solution targeting connectivity and…
Spanish Warship Joins Maritime Piracy Fight
A Spanish warship ESPS Rayo will be deployed in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden for the next six months. ESPS Rayo is part of Spain's contribution to the European Union's fight against piracy.
Philippines' Subic Shipyard books $5B in Sales
Hanjin Heavy Industries is trying hard to retain its leadership by reviving the shipyard in Subic Bay, the Philippines. HHIC-Phil’s Subic Shipyard is the largest…
World's Largest Container Ship Calls at Port of Felixstowe
The world’s largest container ship CSCL Globe arrives on her first visit to Europe at the Port of Felixstowe today - with hundreds of people expected at viewing points to witness the occasion.
