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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>| News Headlines Potpora izmjenama Pomorskog zakonika 2 months 2 days ago Added: Apr 18, 2013 07:08 Saborski su klubovi podržali prijedlog izmjena Pomorskog zakonika, ali i upozorili da se prijelazna razdoblja nakon kojih će se u Hrvatskoj omogućiti kabotaža i brodarima iz drugih �lanica EU-a mora iskoristiti za obnovu flote domaćih brodara. Read more Source: Maritime Connector A Practical Guide to Maritime Labour Convention Compliance   2 months 2 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 13:41 10% Maritime Connector discount available – VIP Code: FKT2535MCPR Read more Source: Maritime Connector Focus on International Ocean Governance Changes at the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 09:26 The Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS 2013) will address the significant ocean policy and governance developments underway that have important implications for the future of ocean industry operations. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Bunker station for two new LNG tankers 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:57 Last week Shell puts two inland shipping tankers into use which run on LNG. The 110-metre long ships are ‘single fuel’: they only use one type of fuel, LNG. This is not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands, but also for the inland shipping industry. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Gov't 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:52 The Finnish Transport Agency has signed a contract with Aker Arctic Technology Oy for design of a new icebreaker for the Government. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas details revealed 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:48 Royal Caribbean cruise line dazzled cruise aficionados Tuesday with details of its forthcoming Quantum of the Seas ship, which will be the first at sea to offer attractions like bumper cars, simulated skydiving and an observation capsule called The North Star, with a bird's eye view 300 feet (91 meters) above the water. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Italian marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen could face death penalty as international row 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:38 Italy opposed India's decision to appoint its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the high-profile case of Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen, prompting fresh fears that the men could face the death penalty. Read more Source: Maritime Connector APL to Scrap Four U.S.-Flag Ships 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:30 APL Ltd. said it plans to scrap four 1980s-built U.S.-flag container ships that are seeing reduced demand for military shipments as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars wind down. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Russia to base Mistral-class assault ships in Far East ports 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 08:23 Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an interview, according to RIA Novosti. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Kapetan Slavica: Pomorci kreditiraju HZZO s 24 milijuna kuna 2 months 3 days ago Added: Apr 17, 2013 06:41 Kao puno puta dosad, Hrvatski zavod za zdravstveno osiguranje (HZZO) �ini se kao kamen spoticanja za pomorce. Od 2008. godine, kada je uvedena reforma sustava doprinosa i poreza za �lanove posada, stvari se nisu previše pomaknule od po�etka. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Marlow Navigation and GL Maritime Software cooperate on crew training 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 09:00 Optimising the human element in shipping, requires a holistic approach with owners, operators, regulators, crewing agencies and managers and class all working together. Read more Source: Maritime Connector World sea piracy down 35 percent in first quarter 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 06:52 World sea piracy fell 35 percent from a year ago in the first quarter of 2013, with the spotlight shifting to West Africa as navies helped keep pirates away from Somalia, an international maritime watchdog said Monday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Nigerian ships risk detention under new enforcement law 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 06:50 Effective from August 20,2013, Nigerian ships and vessels are at risk of being detained in other countries and the owners of the ships fined as the International Labour Organisation, ILO, begins the enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention, MLC, 2006. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Chinese ship runs into protected reef in Philippines — while transporting 11 tons of illegal antea 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 06:44 A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 22,000 pounds of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Test-drilling for oil starts in Sea of Japan off Sado 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 06:33 The energy agency said Monday it has started test drilling for oil in a Sea of Japan location that could turn out to be one of the largest oil and natural gas deposits in the country. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Chinese ships back in disputed waters 2 months 4 days ago Added: Apr 16, 2013 06:31 Three Chinese government ships entered the territorial waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Tuesday, Japan’s coast guard said. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Norwegian Government announced plans to build world's first tunnel for ships 2 months 5 days ago Added: Apr 15, 2013 08:11 Norwegian government announced plans on Friday for what is being labelled the world's first tunnel for large ships, aimed at helping them navigate a treacherous section of the southwestern coast. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Carnival's ship Fascination fails health inspection. Why? 2 months 5 days ago Added: Apr 15, 2013 07:48 Health inspectors gave the Carnival cruise ship Fascination a failing grade. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Cruise ship disaster pre-trial hearings due in Italy 2 months 5 days ago Added: Apr 15, 2013 07:41 The deadly Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster returns to court in Italy on Monday with the start of a long series of indictment hearings against six suspects including captain Francesco Schettino. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Ship-breaker potential in UAE. Abu Dhabi firm wants to be recycler 2 months 5 days ago Added: Apr 15, 2013 07:40 The UAE could become a force in the global ship scrapping industry as new regulations arrive. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>|