Transas CEO Coles Salutes the World's Seafarers
As an ex-seafarer, I know of the often challenging circumstances that the seafarer faces in their daily working life. Conversely, I also know how rewarding a career at sea is and therefore, during Seafarer Awareness Week, I implore the younger generation to consider a career at sea when examining their future options. Imagine that video game you are playing across the internet, challenging someone to a strategy game, communicating with several others in a world domination game...
Hapag-Lloyd Selects INTTRA eVGM Service
Shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA announced an agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will connect with the INTTRA eVGM Service for facilitating compliance with new International Maritime Organization container weight requirements. Under the IMO's Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Verified Gross Mass (VGM) amendment going into effect on July 1, every shipping container must have a VGM, or certified weight, in order to be loaded onto a ship.
Rotterdam Implements Paperless Container Transfers
In the near future, a physical Customs document will no longer be required to transfer containers from one Maasvlakte terminal to the other within the Port of Rotterdam. Participating terminals APMT, ECT and RWG have made agreements with the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration for a so-called āpaperless transferā system, which, beginning July 1, 2016, will considerably reduce the administrative workloadā¦
Vittoria Shipyard Partners with Peru
Vittoria Shipyard has extended its horizons to the South American market; the Adria-based firm ā an Italian builder of military, paramilitary, commercial, transport and working ships ā has signed an agreement to work with SIMA Perú, a publicly-owned company that plans, builds and maintains ships, including the naval vessels belonging to the Marina de Guerra (Peruvian Navy), in close agreement with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense.
VARD Orders BWT Systems for Topaz Newbuilds
Ballast water treatment (BWT) system Optimarin has picked up an order covering 15 vessels from VARD shipyards. The vessels, VARD 9 21 Design specialist module carriers, will be constructed for ship owner Topaz at two shipyards in Romania - Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea ā and one in Vietnam, Vard Vung Tau. āVARD knows our systems well, having installed some 55 units on their newbuildings across the world since 2011,ā said Optimarin CEO, Tore Andersen.
Baltic Index Rises on Higher Demand Across Vessels
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday on stronger demand across all types of vessels.
World's First Offshore Fish Farm Rig
Rolls-Royce signed a contract for the construction and delivery of an eight point mooring system to the worldās first offshore fish farm installation being developed for Ocean Farming AS, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group in Norway. The equipment will be used to secure the installation to the seabed at Frohavet, off the coast of central Norway. The 68 meter high rig will have a diameter of 110 meters and a volume of 250.000 cubic meters.
APM Terminals Focus on Safety, Productivity
Speaking on a panel devoted to āRobotics & Automation in Container Terminalsā at the TOC Europeās 40th annual industry gathering devoted to port and terminal technology and operationsā¦
Damen, Ampelmann Team up for Marine Access Demonstration
Damen Shipyards Group has teamed up with the global leader in motion compensation access solutions, Ampelmann, to conduct tests with Ampelmannās L-Type system onā¦
Ocean Cleanup Prototype Set for a Test Run
The first ocean cleanup system ever tested at sea will soon be deployed for trials 23 kilometers (12 NM) off the Dutch coast. The goal of the test is to see howā¦
GTT, Endel Team-up to Roll-out Membrane Containment Systems
21 June 2016. GTT and the Endel company1 reaffirmed their collaboration in the area of LNG as a marine fuel, following the recent signature of a Technical Assistanceā¦
S. Korea, Denmark in Flag State Dialogue
Six government officials from South Korea are visiting the Danish Maritime Authority and, in this connection, they exchange experiences and knowledge about shippingā¦
Ithaca Energy's FPF - 1 Nears Completion
Providing an update on the status of the on-going Greater Stella Area (āGSAā) development programme Ithaca Energy informed that the floating production facilityā¦
CO2 Emissions Reduction Should Apply to Entire Shipping Industry
āWe believe that shipping, together with all other industry sectors, must be part of the solution to limit the increase in global temperature, as we clearly areā¦
EU Ministers Agree on TEN-T
The EU transport ministers convened at the first day of the TEN-T Days in the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam. They discussed the process of implementing the Transā¦
Wan Hai Orders Eight New Containerships
Taiwanās shipping company Wan Hai Lines has placed an order for eight 1,900 teu box ships worth a total of $212 million - $236 million. Wan Hai said that the vesselsā¦
Hess Denmark Renews Integrity Inspection Contract with DNV GL
Hess Denmark ApS has awarded a contract to DNV GL to provide asset integrity inspection management of its South Arne field including Risked Based Inspection (RBI)ā¦
Bangladesh Ship Recycling Project Makes Good Progress
āStakeholders have been updated on progress made by the safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh (SENSREC) project - Phase I. The project is beingā¦
Shippers Donāt Expect Volume Uplift: Drewry
Shippers tell Drewry survey they donāt expect much of a volume uplift in the third-quarter peak season. Nearly half of the 51 shippers who responded to our surveyā¦
US Coast Guard Tows in Disabled Fishing Boat
The 86-foot fishing vessel Buzzards Bay, which became disabled with five people aboard 50 miles northeast of Cape Cod, was towed in by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane on Tueday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England were notified by the captain of the Buzzards Bay at around 3:30 a.m. that the boat was disabled due to a main diesel engine failure. Harriet Lane, a 270-foot medium-endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouthā¦
