Robot boat takes itself to sea | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 23, 2016 07:49 |
| A new 'intelligent' robotic boat designed by Exeter researchers made its maiden voyage this week. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Grounded Bulker in Oregon Has "Significant" Damage | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 23, 2016 07:24 |
| The U.S. Coast Guard's Thirteenth District has released results of a damage assessment for the grounded bulker Sparna, showing significant damage to the vessel's hull. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Fourfold Profit Jump for SCF | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 22, 2016 07:29 |
| Russia’s largest shipping company SCF Group (PAO Sovcomflot) saw a major upswing in its full-year results recording a net profit of USD 354.5 million against USD 83.9 million reported in 2014. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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LNG terminal, Norway link could help Poland become gas trading hub | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 22, 2016 07:23 |
| A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and a planned pipeline to Norway will help Poland to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies and boost its goal of becoming a regional gas trading hub, government and utility officials said this week. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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The 6th Offshore Mariculture Conference is just over a fortnight away | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 21, 2016 09:55 |
| In 2014, the Conference attracted delegates from 28 countries from a plethora of sectors that make up the offshore mariculture and aquaculture industry. 51% of attendees came from Europe, whilst the majority of the remainder came, most noticeably, from the Americas. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Most Powerful Seismic Ship Named | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 21, 2016 07:57 |
| The third of four Ramform Titan-class vessels, the Ramform Tethys, was celebrated in a naming ceremony at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding yard in Nagasaki, Japan last week. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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OMV Signs Abu Dhabi Deal | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 21, 2016 07:36 |
| OMV has signed a four-year program to evaluate offshore oil and gas fields northwest of Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum, the Austrian company said. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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First Chevron Gorgon LNG Cargo Departs for Japan | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 21, 2016 07:32 |
| Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gorgon Project has departed Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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A New Agenda for the Maritime Supply Chain | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 21, 2016 07:25 |
| Sustainability expectations are growing in the shipping industry, and a new agenda is emerging. Dr Henrik Sornn-Friese is working to unify what have been, until now, fragmented attempts to bring best environmental practices to the maritime supply chain. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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d’Amico Tankers Lands USD 250M Loan | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 08:55 |
| d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), a product tanker subsidiary of d’Amico International, has secured a new USD 250 million term loan facility with a pool of nine primary financial institutions, the company said. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Gibdock Gets Strategic with HMS Scott | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 08:48 |
| Gibdock’s strategic location has been brought into sharp focus with the docking of HMS Scott, the largest vessel in the Royal Navy's Hydrographic Squadron, for a recent 19-day maintenance period at the Gibraltar yard. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Shipping industry signs up to pilot XVELA platform | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 08:25 |
| US-based XVELA, creators of a cloud-based vessel stowage and collaboration platform for ocean carriers and terminal operators, has announced that a wave of new terminal operators and shipping lines have signed on for pilot programs to put the XVELA platform to the test. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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US Eases Security On Ocean Travel To Cuba | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 08:01 |
| The Obama administration has removed Cuba from a list of countries considered security risks - a move that will ease restrictions on ocean travel to and from the island nation. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Hoegh Osaka Grounding Blamed on Shortcuts | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 07:49 |
| The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Board’s investigation of the listing, flooding and grounding of pure car and truck carrier Hoegh Osaka on January 3, 2015, is now published. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Navig8 Product Tankers Inks Sale-Leaseback Deal for Two Newbuilds | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 18, 2016 07:43 |
| Navig8 Product Tankers, a joint venture between the Navig8 Group and DVB Bank, has entered into sale and leaseback agreements with CMB Financial Leasing for two 74,000 dwt LR1 product tankers being built at Korean shipbuilder SPP Shipbuilding. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Oil Spill, Tank Fire at Platform in Louisiana | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 17, 2016 08:09 |
| Authorities are responding to a fire on a defunct oil production platform near Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard, state and local agencies, salvage firms and spill response contractors are on site and monitoring the blaze. Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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Building A Resilient Maritime Industry At Asia Pacific Maritime 2016 | 5 years 1 month ago | Added: Mar 17, 2016 08:01 |
| Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2016, Southeast Asia largest maritime trade exhibition, and Asia’s premier event for international marine, workboat and offshore communities, opensthis week in its 14th edition, with Guest-of-Honour, Chairman of the Maritime Port Authority Singapore, Lucien Wong, Read more | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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