GTT to Design LNG Tanks for Sembcorp
French shipping engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has received an order from Singaporeās Sembcorp Marine shipyard concerning the tank design ofā¦
KHI Delivers LPG Carrier Maple Gas
Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivered the Maple Gas, a 82,200 m3 capacity liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, for Astomos Energy.The shipbuilder said that thisā¦
NYK to Conduct IGF Code Training
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)'s training program for seafarers responsible for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other low-flashpointā¦
ASCO Overhauls 'Zangazur' Tanker
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) said that āZangezurā, a tanker owned by Marine Transport Fleet, has been overhauled.The overhaul of the vessel at theā¦
Voith Delivers First U.S.-Built VSP Units
The first two American-made Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) units have been delivered and installed in the Rodanthe ferry.Rodanthe is a ferry to be operated by theā¦
Kongsberg Simulators Train Korean Students
Instructors and students from the Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) and Mokpo National Maritime University (MMU) will be the first to engage with a uniqueā¦
GasLog in LNG Charter Deal with JERA
Monaco-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipper GasLog has agreed a 12-year charter contract with worldās largest LNG buyer, Japanās JERA.The LNG vessel owner saidā¦
LR Launches Ship Noise Guidance Notes
The maritime classification society and consultant Lloyd's Register (LR) has released a new airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meetā¦
Clarksons Acquires Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering
Provider of integrated shipping services Clarksons Platou announced that it is planning to acquire Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering, a Connecticut-based shipbrokerageā¦
ICS Perturbed on Migrant Incident
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is very concerned by reports that a merchant ship, the Palau-flagged tanker āElhiblu 1ā, had been taken over by migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Seaā¦
CPLP Completes DSS Holdings Merger
Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has completed its merger of crude and product tanker business with businesses owned by tanker owner and operatorā¦
ZIM's New Call to Port of Prince Rupert
Canada's Port of Prince Rupert, and DP World Prince Rupert announced a new weekly marine carrier service at the Fairview Container Terminal.ZIM Integrated Shippingā¦
Georgia Ratifies Load Lines Convention
Georgia is the 112th State to accede to the International Convention on Load Lines (1988 Protocol), announced International Maritime Organization (IMO).According to the UN bodyā¦
DNV GL Okays INTELLIMAN Ship Software
DNV GL announced that Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) INTELLIMAN Ship software complies with the EU-MRV and IMO-DCS regulations.The classification society said inā¦
Teekay LNG taps Start Up for Fleet Optimization
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. signed a full fleet partnership with the New York-based startup, Nautilus Labs, to enhance the efficiency of its gas vessels. Nautilus Labsā platform is designed to unify fleet data and leverages machine learning to optimize vessel performance.The partnership actually began in February 2018 with a five ship pilot. Nine months later Teekay LNG Partners agreed to roll out theā¦
DSC Dredge Names Bolling VP & CAO
Christina Bolling has been named Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of DSC Dredge, LLC.She was promoted after serving five years as DSC Dredge Corporate Human Resources Director for DSC headquarters and two production facilities in Greenbush, Michigan and Poplarville, Mississippi. Bollingās background experience of Human Resources, Leadership Development and Operations provide substantialā¦
Tanker Bottleneck Eases for Port of Houston
Four tankers on Thursday were preparing to offload or pick up cargoes in the busiest U.S. oil port, the first signs of an easing of the bottleneck that cut 1 million barrels per day of shipments, according to vessel tracking data.The Houston Ship Channel reopened this week with operating restrictions following a fire at Mitsui & Co Inc's Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) in Deer Park, Texas. That blaze sent fuel and chemicals into the waterwayā¦
Container Rates Alert: Box Industry Builds
Small yet significant rises in European import and export activity, combined with increased Far East imports and continued growth in US exports has fuelled a moderate improvement in long-term global container rates in March. The trend, identified in the latest XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta, builds on the positive rates development recorded last month, which effectively halted a decline underway since August 2018.Oslo-based Xenetaā¦
Digitalization & A Connected Workplace
Technology, from mobile to cloud to social media, have all had an enormous impact on the way companies operate and interact with their staff and customers. However, research from technology media company IDG, found that while 89% of companies plan to adopt a digital-first strategy, only 44% of them have actually done it. While the shipping industry has been slow to adopt digital technology, there are signs this is changing.
Bergink takes over as Framo CEO
Sameer Kalra has passed the helm of pumping system manufacturer Framo over to new CEO Martijn Bergink.Bergink will be based in Bergen, Norway. Formerly President of Business Unit Boiler and Gas System at Alfa Laval, he has held various positions within Alfa Laval since 1998. Educated as a chemical engineer, Bergink holds an McS degree in Chemistry.Kalra, the former Framo CEO moves across to parentā¦
