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¦
Indonesia Woos Jokowi Netherlands for Investment in Maritime
Indonesian President Joko āJokowiā Widodo has invited the Netherlands to invest in Indonesian infrastructure projects, particularly those that support Jokowiās maritime sector development programā¦
ExxonMobil, Employees Donate $45 Mln for Higher Education
ExxonMobil and its employees contributed a total of $45.4 million to institutions of higher education across the country as part of the ExxonMobil Foundationās 2015 Educational Matching Gift Program.
Qatargas' Beach Clean-up Day at Al Ghariya
A large number of Qatargas employees participated in the third annual Qatargas beach clean-up held on Saturday (23rd April) at Al Ghariya beach, 85 kilometers North of Doha.
Scandlinesā Ferry leaves FAYARD Shipyard
The new Scandlines ferry for the route Rostock-Gedser left the Danish shipyard FAYARD on Wednesday 20 April 2016. The vessel will be named M/V Berlin on Tuesday 3 May 2016.
ExxonMobil Starts Production at Point Thomson
ExxonMobil said today it has started production at its Point Thomson project, the first company-operated project on Alaskaās North Slope. Central pad facilitiesā¦
Seattle Port's Green Gateway Award for Holland America Line
The Port of Seattle presented Holland America Line with its sixth consecutive Green Gateway Award. The Port of Seattle also presented Seattleās hometown cruise lineā¦
