Glosten Opens US East Coast Office
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has opened a new office in New Bedford, Mass. The office is the company's second location.Glosten said its expansion to the East Coast is in direct response to increasing client demand and opportunities in the region.āIn our 60th year serving the marine industry, weāre reminded that our ability to endure is based on building strong relationships,ā said Glosten President Morgan Fanberg.
Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Rises in August
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.4 million tons in August, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to a year ago, the Lake Carriersā Association reported. Shipments outperformed the monthās five-year average by nearly 13 percent.Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 33 million tons, a decrease of 2.4 percent compared to the same point in 2017. The gap has been steadily decreasing over the course of the shipping season.
GTT Bags Order for Capital Gas Newbuilds
GTT said it received an order from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) concerning the tank design of four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriersā¦
Torm Orders BWTS for 47 Tankers
Denmark-based product tanker owner and operator TORM has ordered ballast water treatment systems from manufacturer Alfa Laval for 47 of its vessels, including 11 newbuilds.TORM has worked with Alfa Lavalās PureBallast 3 Ex since 2017 and retrofitted its first system in 2018. Having recently ordered PureBallast 3 Ex for newbuild projects in China, TORM will now retrofit the same across its product tankerā¦
SeaKing Delivers Ferry Upgrades for DFDS
SeaKing completed extensive upgrade work on three shortsea ferries operated by DFDS Seaways of Denmark.The four-week project took place at Damen Dunkerque Shipyard in France involving MS Dunkerque Seaways, MS Dover Seaways and MS Delft Seaways.SeaKing Electrical managing director Dave Gillam said a 10-man team of engineering specialists were sent to complete the job.āWork consisted of electrical upgradesā¦
Kuehne Named GM of Bollinger Quick Repair
Louisiana based shipbuilding and repair group Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, announced it has promoted Matthew Kuehne to General Manager of Bollinger Quick Repair.Bollingerās CEO and President, Ben Bordelon, said, ā[Kuehne] will be responsible for leading and growing the facility as we continue to service the needs of our current and future customers.āKuehne joined Bollinger in 2011 and has held the positions of Assistant Estimating/Project Coordinatorā¦
Baltic Index Falls as Capesize Rates Touch 10-Week Low
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dipped on Monday as the capesize vessel segment touched its lowest in 10 weeks.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, fell 8 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,482 points.* The capesize index lost 48 points, or about 2 percent, to 2,363 points, its lowest since July 2.* Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 170,000-180,000
Kansas Man Charged for Cruise Ship Murder
A man from Topeka, Kan. has been arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend on board a cruise ship in January 2018, prosecutors said.The indictment alleges that 53-year-old Eric Newman killed Tamara Tucker, 50, of Lawson, Mo. while on board the Panama-flagged Carnival Elation on January 19 during a four-day cruise to the Bahamas from Jacksonville, Fla.On the day after her death, Carnival saidā¦
Port Hedland Iron Ore Shipments to China Jump
Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose nearly 10 percent in August from a month earlier, port data released on Monday showed.Iron ore shipments to China from the world's biggest iron ore port totalled 35.5 million tonnes in August, up from July's 32.4 million tonnes, according to the Pilbara Ports Authority.Total August iron ore shipments from the port totalled 42.4 million tonnes, higher than the 40.7 million tonnes shipped a month prior, but 1 pct lower than Au
Djibouti Nationalizes Stake in Doraleh Container Terminal
Djibouti has nationalized the two-thirds stake in its Doraleh Container Terminal held by the Port of Djibouti, the government said in a statement, the latest twist in a dispute with Dubai's government-controlled DP World dating back six years.In February, Djibouti ended a contract with DP World, one of the world's biggest port operators, to run its Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), and seized control of the terminal.A London court later said DP World's contract to run the terminal was still vali
MV WERFTEN Building Accommodation Facility
After six months of construction, shipbuilder MV WERFTEN and Genting Hong Kong, together with companies tied to the project and representatives of the city of Wismar, celebrated a traditional topping-out ceremony at MV WERFTEN's new accommodation facility ā the MVW Alter Holzhafen Beherbergungsstätte. Partners and guests of the shipyard will be able to stay in the facility from 2019.MV WERFTEN will be investing just over 10 million euros in the accommodation projectā¦
Disabled Cruise Ship Regains Power off US East Coast
The cruise ship Star Pride has regained power after becoming disabled about two miles off the coast of Cuttyhunk, Mass. last week.The shipās captain reported to U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England at about 3:20 p.m., Friday that the vessel had lost power and was disabled.Coast Guard crews and the Buzzards Bay Task Force launched and surrounded the 440-foot, 9,975-grt cruise ship to ensure the safety of 191 passengers and 160 crewmembers on board the ship.
ZF to Launch New Marine Transmission Series
The ZF 8000 model range is a new marine transmission family for outputs up to a maximum of 3,000 kW. The ZF 8000 range is available in multiple transmission ratios, housing sizes and variants giving manufacturers a high degree of flexibility for new build projects and retrofits.To this end the ZF 8000 covers a wide-ranging field of applications, from coast guard vessels and yachts to ferries, supply ships and small tankers.
Vecchiolla Takes the Helm at VT Systems
ST Engineering announced the appointment of Tom Vecchiolla as President & CEO (Designate) of its US Headquarters, VT Systems. He will take over as President & CEO from General (Ret.) John Coburn on 1 December 2018, who will relinquish his CEO position but remain as non-executive Chairman of VT Systems.Gen. Coburn has been at the helm VT Systems for 17 years since it was set up in 2001 to support the Groupās overseas expansion.
Global Oil Demand to Peak in 2023
While DNV GLās model predicts global oil demand to peak in 2023, demand for gas will continue to rise until 2034. New resources will be required long after theseā¦
CMA CGM Inaugurates Antoine de Saint Exupery
French shipping group CMA CGM inaugurated its new flagship vessel 20,600 TEU-containership CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery in Le Havre, France.Two French ministersā¦
Port of Long Beach Sees Cargo Dip
Container volumes at the Port of Long Beach were 1.9 percent lower in August compared to the same month the year before.A total of 679,543 twenty-foot equivalentā¦
TOTE Maritime Happy with ME-GI Engine
American shipping company, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, has returned very positive reports on its LNG-powered containerships, āIsla Bellaā and āPerla del Caribeā asā¦
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-Kg Signs BWTS Deal with Erma First
German based company, Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG signed an Agreement with Erma First S.A., manufacturer of Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS), for the installationā¦
CMA CGM Margin Hit in Q2
French shipping liner CMA CGM said that rising oil price impacted its operating income in second quarter of 2018. "Volume growth and positive net income in a marketā¦
