Maritime Industry Top News
Viking Supply Ships Charters 'Tor Viking' To Major Oil Firm
Viking Supply Ships, subsidiary of Rederi AB TransAtlantic a leading Swedish shipping company with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, has entered into a contract…
LSPL Moves 20 Columns, Reactors to Reliance J3 site
Lift & Shift India Pvt. Ltd. (LSPL) has become the first Indian company to transport and deliver equipment for Reliance Jamnagar expansion J3 project site on behalf…
Iridium OpenPort Double Value Promotion
Iridium OpenPort Double Value Promotion Satcom Global is pleased to announce a limited time promotion from Iridium which will offer service plans that double the…
Veolia Strategy At Sea Over France-Corsica Ferry Stalemate
Veolia Environnement, a global leader in water and waste management, has a little local difficulty: an ailing France-Corsica ferry operator that weighs on its shares…
Terntank Orders 2 More LNG Fueled Tankers
Terntank proclaims its options on two sister ships to the two LNG powered product tankers ordered in the autumn of 2013. The oil company NEOT also confirmed that…
Executive Director Of Lincoln Maritime Center Quits
Ellen Gray has decided to step down as Executive Director of Lincoln Maritime Center at the end of the summer. She informs that over the next two months a search…
Israel Accepts 1st Delivery of Disputed Kurdish Oil
A tanker delivered a cargo of disputed crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan's new pipeline for the first time on Friday in Israel, despite threats by Baghdad to take legal action against any buyer.
Council Approves Deal Alstom General Electric
The board of Alstom unanimously approved the offer from General Electric to buy its energy business, said Saturday the French industrial group in a statement. The final proposal…
Hong Kong Sea Parade on 1 July 2014
A flag raising ceremony will be held at 0800 hours on 1 July 2014 at the Golden Bauhinia Square outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) to…
Habtoor Leighton Awarded Doha Pipeline Project
for KAHRAMAA – Qatar’s General Electricity and Water Corporation. HLG, operating as Leighton Contracting (Qatar) WLL, is responsible for the supply, installation…
China Urges Peaceful Development of Seas
China, involved in a growing dispute with its neighbours over the energy-rich South China Sea, wants to promote peaceful development of the oceans, Premier Li Keqiang said…
Reduced Draft at Berths at New Mangalore Port
Due to monsoon conditions with siltation in the approach channel and lagoon, the maximum permissible draft at [New Mangalore's berths 10, 11, 14 & 15] is reduced to 14 metres…
Additional Yacht Pontoon for Lerwick Harbor
A 50-meter pontoon has been made available by Grieg Seafood Hjaltland from their Girlsta operation for this season. Lerwick Port Authority’s vessel Kebister collected…
Kvichak Quality Returns to Bristol Bay
Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. announced the start of a production run of 32’ Bristol Bay Gillnetters for the 2015 season. This new, top house design all-aluminum…
Ingalls Authenticates Keel of Amphibious Assault Ship
Huntington Ingalls Industries authenticated the keel today for the future multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7). The warship is under construction…
Search On FOR 3 In Cal-Sag Channel - USCG
The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for at least three people in the Cal-Sag Channel near Palos Hills, Illinois, following a vessel collision late Friday evening.
Angola: Tender for 12 Offshore Oil Blocks
Angolan state oil company Sonangol plans to launch a tender for licences to explore 12 new offshore oil blocks in 2015, state news agency Angop cited Oil Minister…
Titanic & the Launch of a Landmark Safety Agreement
When the RMS Titanic made its debut in 1912, the ship epitomized everything new and advanced about shipbuilding and construction. It was the largest ship of its day, a steel-jacketed vessel that featured cutting-edge safety measures such as 16 watertight compartments, 15 bulkheads and 11 remotely activated watertight doors. The ship had her own waterworks, an electrical power plant more powerful than the then typical city power plant, and two wireless telegraphs.
Disasters at Sea & Their Impact on Shipping Regulation
The history of marine safety is soaked in water and written in blood. “I think that most people will tell you that changes in marine safety are almost exclusively disaster-driven,” agrees Dr. Josh Smith, a professor at Kings Point and interim director of the American Merchant Marine Museum. It hasn’t always been that way. Actually, it’s been worse. Despite some efforts early on to exert some control over shipping practices…
Despite Free GUlf Fuel, Egypt Takes Oil Shipments
Egypt is receiving fuel shipments to cover its needs for this month, an energy official said on Friday, despite $6 billion of free fuel given by its Gulf allies after the army took power last year.
