DP World Awarded Limassol Port Concessions
DP World has been awarded a 25-year concession by the Cypriot government for the exclusive rights to operate Limassol port, the Dubai-based ports operator said on Monday.
Great Lakes Shipyard Hires Skeeter as GM
The Great Lakes Towing Company announces the addition of Nikita Skeeter, a maritime professional with over 25 years of experience in shipbuilding and production management, as General Manager of Great Lakes Shipyard. Skeeterâs management experience includes multiple, simultaneous shipyard projects with budgets up to $1 billion, as well as responsibilities for more than 400 maritime professionals and production tradesmen including: DesignâŚ
Europa 2 to Call Cuba for the First Time
Sun, sand and Caribbean âjoi de vivreâ â Hapag-Lloyd Cruisesâ Europa 2 will visit the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles for the first time on two cruises in October and November 2016. Maiden ports of call are special moments on cruises with Hapag-Lloyd Cruisesâ ships and never fail to be a highlight for both the passengers and crew. For the first time, several visits to Cuba, the largest of the Antilles, are featured on Europa 2 itineraries in autumn 2016.
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 CGMâs 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 improvingâŚ
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 techniquesâŚ
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. "OurâŚ
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 investmentâŚ
Faulkner Joins Braemar SA as Manager
Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) has appointed David Faulkner as âManager, Ports and Harbours (Middle East)â. David is a Master Mariner and pilotâŚ
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 financialâŚ
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 complementaryâŚ
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 worldâs second largest container shipper with overâŚ
Maersk Opens Direct Cork-Cuba Service
Danish shipping giant Maersk â the worldâs largest container carrier â began its first ever connection between northern European ports and Cuba last Friday, promisingâŚ
Hanjin Shipping Opts for Debt Restructuring
South Koreaâs Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd will work with lenders to restructure debt after years of weak demand resulted in losses and cash erosion, reports Bloomberg.
