Koningsdam Delivered | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Apr 01, 2016 07:29 |
| Holland America Line’s Koningsdam was delivered on this week by Fincantieri. The signing ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy and was followed by the raising of the Dutch flag, as Koningsdam is registered in the Netherlands. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Spill Control Underway for Grounded Container Ship | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Apr 01, 2016 07:05 |
| TS Lines, the owner of the grounded container vessel TS Taipai, told Taiwanese media that eight containers loaded with hazardous material would be offloaded by means of a floating crane by April 3. A crane vessel reportedly departed Kaohsiung on Wednesday afternoon and is expected to arrive Friday. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Regent Seven Seas Set To Build Yet Another New Luxury Ship | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Apr 01, 2016 06:52 |
| The surge in luxury ship construction shows no sign of abating, which means top cruise lines are betting on a booming future for the luxury travel market. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) said it has signed a contract with Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard to build a 750-guest sister ship to Seven Seas Explorer for its Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand for delivery in 2020. Seven Seas Explorer itself is set to make its debut this July. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Merchant Vessels Conduct Search, Rescue Small Craft | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Apr 01, 2016 06:40 |
| The U.S. Coast Guard's Fourteenth District has reported several simultaneous SAR efforts in the South Pacific this week, including a search conducted by two merchant vessels participating in the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) system resulting in the rescue of three men. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Norwegian Shipowners: Tight Money Prolongs Maritime Downturn in 2016 | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 31, 2016 07:06 |
| Norwegian Shipowners' Association 2016 is to be an extremely difficult year for many segments of the maritime industry, says the Norwegian Shipowners Association in its yearly outlook report, anticipating weaker profitability, job losses and tighter capital access. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Africa to Get First Automated Container Terminal | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 31, 2016 06:39 |
| The world's third largest port operator APM Terminals said it will invest 758 million euros ($858.3 million) in a new transhipment terminal in Tangier, Morocco, that will be the first automated terminal in Africa. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Ten Indonesian Crew Kidnapped off Philippines | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 30, 2016 06:42 |
| An Indonesian crew of ten people have been kidnapped in the Philippines, according to the Indonesian Embassy in Manila, cited by the Jakarta Post. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Bourbon Diversifies into Ethane Transport | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 30, 2016 06:39 |
| Bourbon Offshore has announced the purchase of 100 percent of Singapore-based Greenship Gas, a gas transportation holding company previously belonging to JACCAR Holdings, Bourbon's majority shareholder. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Eighth VLCC Newbuild Joins Gener8 | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 30, 2016 06:35 |
| Crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime has taken delivery of the “ECO” VLCC the Gener8 Success from Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Drunk Captain Runs Ship Aground at Port of Rostock | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 29, 2016 06:50 |
| The captain of the 4,000 dwt specialty cargo vessel Abis Bergen ran her aground on departure at the port of Rostock while allegedly under the influence of alcohol, harbor police say.
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Pirates Kidnap Five Crewmembers Off Nigeria | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 29, 2016 06:45 |
| The product tanker Sampatiki reported a pirate attack off of Nigeria in the early hours last week. The pirates boarded the ship at 04’20”N 005’10”E, about 35 nautical miles off the coast of Rivers State in the Gulf of Guinea, near Port Harcourt, said the British security advising firm Asket. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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COSCO Pacific, PSA to Invest in Mega Berths in Singapore | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 29, 2016 06:39 |
| Hong Kong-based COSCO Pacific and PSA Singapore have signed a new investment agreement in Shanghai, China to co-invest in three new mega berths at the Phases 3 and 4 expansion of the Pasir Panjang Terminal which was opened last year. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Boskalis to Build Five Islands Off Makassar | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 25, 2016 08:38 |
| Dutch dredging firm Boskalis has secured a $90 million contract for the construction of five artificial islands for the Centre Point Indonesia / CitraLand development in Makassar. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Tenth Anniversary of IMO Waste Dumping Treaty | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 25, 2016 08:15 |
| The 1996 "London Protocol" covering the dumping of wastes at sea entered into force ten years ago on March 24. The Protocol modernized the original “London Convention” dumping treaty, bringing in a so-called “precautionary approach” that heralded a new era of prohibition of all dumping at sea with the exception of wastes commonly agreed by Governments and then put on an approved list. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Moore Stephens reports new low in shipping confidence | 4 years 10 months ago | Added: Mar 25, 2016 08:08 |
| Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to a record low in the three months to February 2016, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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