| Concordia Captain Blames Faulty Ship | 2 months 10 days ago | | Added: Sep 27, 2013 08:03 |
| | Captain Steven Werse, International Secretary-Treasurer of International Organization of Master, Mates & Pilots, was interviewed by Erin Burnett of CNN’s Out Front about ex-Captain Shettino’s claim that the Costa Concordia was a faulty ship. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Ship will make its own waves for rig safety | 2 months 10 days ago | | Added: Sep 27, 2013 08:00 |
| | A so-called "hotel" ship to accommodate offshore oil rig workers is under construction, which will be engineered in a way to maintain its stability even over rough seas. The new Norwegian ship will make its own waves with internal water tanks. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| 968 oil tankers lift 82.1m metric tons of crude without piracy attack — Navy | 2 months 10 days ago | | Added: Sep 27, 2013 07:20 |
| | The Nigerian Navy declared, yesterday, that following strong surveillance and response capability of the force at sea with regards to ensuring security and safety, over 968 crude oil tankers successfully lifted 82, 122, 452 metric tons of crude oil on behalf of the federal government between January and September 2013, without being attacked by pirates or robbers. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Italy's new offshore drilling rules risk sidelining independents | 2 months 11 days ago | | Added: Sep 26, 2013 09:48 |
| | Italian environmental regulations will halve the area available for offshore oil and gas exploration and push it out into deep waters where independent producers lack the cash to operate, leaving bigger players to call the shots. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Vladimir Putin defends Russia's seizure of Greenpeace ship | 2 months 11 days ago | | Added: Sep 26, 2013 08:59 |
| | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday defended last week's seizure of a Greenpeace ship but appeared to suggest that the 30 activists and crew taken into custody should not face charges of piracy. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| GL’s Hellas Committee Meeting in Athens | 2 months 12 days ago | | Added: Sep 25, 2013 11:12 |
| | The annual Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd SE (GL) held in Athens yesterday, focused on the recently announced DNV GL merger, challenges in the maritime industry and how costs in shipping can be controlled. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Search Begins for Costa Concordia's Missing Bodies | 2 months 12 days ago | | Added: Sep 25, 2013 09:01 |
| | The search for two lost victims of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster began on Tuesday off the Tuscan island of Giglio, as divers scoured the area between the recently righted ship and the shoreline. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Scorpio Bulkers Inc. Announces Private Placement | 2 months 12 days ago | | Added: Sep 25, 2013 08:22 |
| | Scorpio Bulkers Inc. completed a private placement of 33,400,000 new ordinary shares of $0.01 par value at a subscription price of NOK 53.50, raising approximately $300 million in gross proceeds. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| P&O names biggest ever cruise ship Britannia | 2 months 12 days ago | | Added: Sep 25, 2013 07:38 |
| | P&O Cruises is spending £500m to build its biggest ever ship, Britannia, after ensuring that the Queen had no objections to using a name long associated with the Royal Yacht. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| P&O names biggest ever cruise ship Britanni | 2 months 12 days ago | | Added: Sep 25, 2013 07:38 |
| | P&O Cruises is spending £500m to build its biggest ever ship, Britannia, after ensuring that the Queen had no objections to using a name long associated with the Royal Yacht. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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