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|<< << 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 >> >>| News Headlines Nakilat Holds 21st Qatar Project Shipping Forum 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 20, 2017 06:44 Nakilat organised the 21st Qatar Project Shipping Forum (QPSF) in London from 18th– 19th April 2017. The bi-annual Forum gathered Nakilat’s joint venture partners, ship operators and charterers to discuss numerous matters concerning the... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Seaborne demand for Arabian Gulf crude exports down 14% in first quarter 2017 in VLCCs and Suezmaxes 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 20, 2017 06:38 In Q1 2017, over 2.5 trillion ton miles were completed by the global VLCC and Suezmax fleet. This was down 4.6% from the previous quarter with a reduction in VLCC work done being the... Read more Source: Maritime Connector IMO MUST FULLY INVESTIGATE RETURN OF TIN IN SILICONE HULL COATINGS 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 20, 2017 06:29 The re-emergence of organotin in marine hull coatings is of increasing concern, with academics and environmentalists calling on IMO to investigate the use of tin in silicone-based foul release systems and other... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Norwegian's Latest Cruise Ship Will Have a Race Track 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 19, 2017 07:33 Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Lines announced this weeki that its newbuild Norwegian Joy will feature a two-deck race track, with enough room to accommodate 10 electric go-karts at one time. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Wärtsilä to power world’s first LNG fuelled offshore construction vessel 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 19, 2017 07:12 The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and other propulsion machinery for a new offshore construction vessel being built at the Cosco shipyard in China. The ship owner is... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Details Muddy Mega Container Ship Record Setting 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 19, 2017 06:49 Madrid Maersk has been hailed as the largest container ship in operation, stealing the title from MOL Triumph just days after she entered operation. Now, OOCL Hong Kong is next in line for the... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Bahri set to register 32 VLCCs and 5 mid-size carriers under Saudi flag by end of 2017 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 18, 2017 13:11 Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, announces that the Public Transport Authority (PTA) has completed the registration of Amjad, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) owned and operated by Bahri, under the... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Taiwanese Shipyard Workers Killed in Welding Accident 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 18, 2017 07:07 This weekend, two shipyard workers at CSBC Corporation's Kaohsiung yard were killed in a welding accident while working on a semisubmersible heavy lift ship. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Panamanian Tanker Attacked in Gulf of Aden 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 18, 2017 06:57 A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Alheera was rescued by Chinese Navy from a pirate attack while underway in the Gulf of Aden. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Iran Boosts Gas-Output Capacity With New Projects at Giant Field 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 18, 2017 06:47 Iran, holder of the world’s biggest natural gas reserves, boosted output by inaugurating six projects at the giant South Pars offshore field. Read more Source: Maritime Connector The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference 2017 - date and location confirmed 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 18, 2017 06:27 The second annual The Maritime Tanker Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th October 2017 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai. The event is expected to attract over 150 top executives from across the regional tanker business, as well as global participants. Read more Source: Maritime Connector CRUISE SEASON GETS UNDER WAY IN GOTHENBURG 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 09:01 The cruise season in Gothenburg will get under way over the Easter weekend. During the next few months, 60,000 tourists are expected to arrive by cruise ship to discover the sights of the city. There will... Read more Source: Maritime Connector March volume up 29% at Port of L.A. 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 08:54 March cargo volumes jumped 29% at the Port of Los Angeles compared with the prior-year month. Read more Source: Maritime Connector DSME to Take Back Part of Workers' Prior-Year Wages 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 08:51 This week, struggling Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) announced rare good news: it has secured $1.5 billion in sales over the year to date; it foresees a... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Search Winds Down for Stellar Daisy's Missing Crew 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 08:48 Two weeks after the sinking of the Stellar Daisy, the search effort for her 22 missing crewmembers is winding down, and several government assets and merchant vessels have returned to... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Straitsman first vessel certified under MLC 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 07:48 Cook Strait passenger ferry the Straitsman is the first New Zealand ship to be certified under the international Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). Read more Source: Maritime Connector Rotterdam’s container throughput grows by 8.8% in first quarter 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 07:12 In the first quarter of 2017, 2.0% more goods passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year. The growth in the container... Read more Source: Maritime Connector Very Large Crude Carrier Aground in Java Sea 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 06:45 A very large crude carrier belonging to Belgian tanker company Euronav ran aground this week while carrying a cargo of crude oil through the Java Sea, but the ship manager says the vessel is... Read more Source: Maritime Connector How your ship has probably been Cyber Attacked already 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 14, 2017 06:25 You have been either hacked... or just didn’t know you have been hacked! Read more Source: Maritime Connector Somali pirates flee hijacked Indian dhow, taking crew 1 year 6 months ago Added: Apr 13, 2017 07:03 Somali security forces rescued a hijacked Indian cargo dhow this week, but pirates took the 11-member crew with them when they fled to land, authorities said. Read more Source: Maritime Connector |<< << 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 >> >>|