New Boxes Developed to Ship Live Lobsters
The CMA CGM Group has launched a new generation of containers which allows for the safe carriage of live lobsters in their original water in conditions maintaining their natural habitat. The development, called AQUAVIVA, relies on CMA CGMās reefer specialist expertise and the technology INNOPURE, developed by EMYG Environnement & Aquaculture. According to CMA CGM, lobsters were previously carried either frozen by sea or alive and on ice by airfreight.
CASPER Teams up with ECKS MARINE
Copenhagen-based Propulsion Dynamics and Hamburg-based ECKS MARINE have signed an agreement to work together on the German maritime market with the goal of improvingā¦
Golden Ocean Names New CEO and CFO
The board of Golden Ocean Group Ltd. announced a pair of leadership appointments, naming Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal as the new Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS and Per Heiberg as the new Chief Financial Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS. Vartdal, who has held the position as Chief Financial Officer since June 2010, will replace Herman Billung, who has been the company's CEO since 2005.
BigOceanData Provides VMS to Falkland Islands
BigOceanData has been awarded a contract to provide the Government of the Falkland Islands with its vessel monitoring system (VMS) capability for another five years. For the first time the system will include AIS data, which will be integrated with existing Inmarsat tracking data from the fishing vessels. BigOceanData has been supplying the Falkland Islands government with its vessel monitoring system (VMS) for over 10 years.
New Condition Monitoring Guidance from ABS
ABS has published two documents to help industry with condition monitoring. The new ABS Guidance Notes on Condition Monitoring Techniques helps owners choose appropriate monitoring techniquesā¦
First Ocean Ship of 2016 Docks into Indiana Port
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2016 international shipping season today with the arrival of the M.V. Lubie , a 623-foot bulk carrier from Europe. "Ourā¦
Keel Laid for Cruise ship Mein Schiff 6
The assembly of TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 6 at Meyer Turku shipyard started today 25.4.2016 with the laying of the first grandblock in the big building dock.
Statoil Buys Half Arkona Offshore Wind Farm Stakes
Statoil today enters the German offshore wind market, through a 50% acquisition of the Arkona offshore wind farm. Statoil and E.ON also announced the final investmentā¦
Faulkner Joins Braemar SA as Manager
Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) has appointed David Faulkner as āManager, Ports and Harbours (Middle East)ā. David is a Master Mariner and pilotā¦
ABS' New Condition Monitoring Guidance
Guidance Notes and Guide provide information for choosing monitoring techniques and insights for achieving classification. ABS has published two documents to help industry with condition monitoring.
Mitsubishi Books Loss from Cruise Ship Business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) hereby announces its intent to book an extraordinary loss from its cruise ship business in the company's consolidated financialā¦
VPS, Seagull Maritime Join Forces for Fuel Management Training
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) and Seagull Maritime AS announced today that they have signed a collaborative agreement that will capitalise on their complementaryā¦
Maersk Cuts Landing Certificate Issuance Time
Mumbai, 25th April, 2016: Maersk Line India has taken a major leap towards simplifying the Landing Certificate process by drastically reducing the time of issuance to just 12 hours.
AET Buys All of Paramount Tankers
AET will purchase the remaining 50% of Paramount Tankers that it currently jointly own (under a 50/50 joint venture agreement) with Golden Energy Tanker Holdings.
First Call of MSC's Vessel Received at Sohar
Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) received the first call of the Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the worldās second largest container shipper with overā¦
Maersk Opens Direct Cork-Cuba Service
Danish shipping giant Maersk ā the worldās largest container carrier ā began its first ever connection between northern European ports and Cuba last Friday, promisingā¦
Hanjin Shipping Opts for Debt Restructuring
South Koreaās Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd will work with lenders to restructure debt after years of weak demand resulted in losses and cash erosion, reports Bloomberg.
South Korea Eyes Iran's Shipping Industry
South Korean companies are briskly moving to tap into Iran's fast-growing shipping industry, regarding the Iranian boom as a breakthrough to their prolonged businessā¦
IMO Takes Further Action on Climate Change
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumptionā¦
IMO Supporting Kenyaās Maritime Security
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is leading a maritime security table-top exercise in Mombasa, Kenya (April 21-22) as part of the Organizationās continuingā¦
