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1 2 News Headlines Chinese fishing boat seized by North Koreans 1 day 8 hours ago Added: May 20, 2013 07:22 China has urged North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, state media have reported, after its owner announced it had been seized more than two weeks ago. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Robert Allan Ltd. to design more OSV Icebreakers for the Caspian Sea 6 days 8 hours ago Added: May 15, 2013 07:54 Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the recent award of contracts for two new designs of icebreaking OSVs for use in the North Caspian Sea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector MOL Conducts Tabletop Drill Centers on Collision Involving Container Vessel in Osaka Bay 4 days 2 hours ago Added: May 17, 2013 13:21 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of a tabletop drill done in cooperation with the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. Read more Source: Maritime Connector North sea: new shipping routes 6 hours 28 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 09:26 On Thursday 1 of August 2013 00:00 UTC (02:00 local time) the routeing system in the Dutch part of the North Sea will change extensively. Read more Source: Maritime Connector North Pole drifts east due to climate change 5 days 8 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 07:20 Around 2005, accelerated melting of polar ice sheet and mountain glaciers, together with rising sea level, caused the North Pole to drift towards east, marking an “abrupt departure� from the direction recorded over the past century. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Martek Marine: ‘Shipping Companies Face Potential Manslaughter Charges’ 5 days 8 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 07:31 Martek Marine is advising shipping companies that they are putting themselves at risk of facing corporate manslaughter charges if they do not carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Ulstein Delivered the PSV 'Blue Thunder' 5 days 8 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 07:22 Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Thunder’, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on Monday 13 May 2013. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Passenger ship back to safety after running aground in Oban Bay 6 hours 37 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 09:17 A passenger ship has been brought safely to anchor after it ran aground on the west cost of Scotland. Read more Source: Maritime Connector COOEC, BMC to Jointly Launch China Modular Fabrication Conference 6 days 2 hours ago Added: May 15, 2013 12:57 China’s top offshore yard Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC) and BMC China Exhibition announce the launch an international conference on modular fabrication technology and management. Read more Source: Maritime Connector IRN held successfully the 2nd Annual Cypriot-Greek Oil & Gas Summit, April 18th-19th, Limassol 4 days 5 hours ago Added: May 17, 2013 10:42 The 2nd Annual Cypriot-Greek Oil & Gas 2013 was held successfully on 18th and 19th April at the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol gathering 160 senior level delegates from international oil companies, governmental officials, university experts and service providers. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Viking launches new Ocean Cruise Line 7 hours 13 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 08:41 Viking Cruises announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises (www.vikingcruises.com/oceans), marking the introduction of the travel industry’s first new cruise line in nearly a decade. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Taiwan to sanction Philippines, send naval ships in fishing spat 6 days 8 hours ago Added: May 15, 2013 07:38 Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Small Scale “Gas Age� by sea or by land? 5 days 4 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 11:11 Rotterdam, November 7th 2013. Gathered at one of Europe's largest hubs for Shipping, Logistics, and Refining, both ship's captains and captains of the Natural Gas industry, along with technologists and business executives meet at Fleming Europe's 2nd Annual Small Scale LNG Forum to steer LNG into the fuel tanks of an increasingly cost sensitive transport sector. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 7th Annual FLNG (Korea) 5 days 4 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 11:36 With a proven track record of engaging leading FLNG stakeholders, IBC Asia’s 7th Annual FLNG Conference has become THE event to attend for the latest FLNG industry updates and critical investment insights. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Positive view of North Sea oil reserves 1 day 8 hours ago Added: May 20, 2013 07:23 The bright future ahead of the oil and gas sector has been highlighted as the CEO of Oil and Gas UK made clear that he personally expects North Sea reserves to be higher than current estimates of 24 billion barrels. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Indonesia LNG 5 days 4 hours ago Added: May 16, 2013 11:42 IBC’s Indonesia LNG Conference is the leading event examining current LNG projects in Indonesia, opportunities for investment, new small scale LNG solutions, the latest LNG technology and LNG plant and terminal operational best practices for the long term sustainability of LNG in Indonesia. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Luka Rijeka: Od srpnja rad nove obale i kontejnerskih mostova 8 hours 52 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 07:02 Na kontejnerski terminal Brajdica ju�er je uplovio brod »Zhen Hua 20«, koji je nakon dva mjeseca plovidbe iz Šangaja dopremio dva kontejnerska mosta i drugu lu�ku opremu vrijednu 23 milijuna eura, koja će se u narednih nekoliko tjedana iskrcavati i instalirati na novu obalu Brajdice. Read more Source: Maritime Connector ZIM ranked first in Lloyds List’s Asian Shipper Sentiment Survey 7 hours 32 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 08:22 Lloyds List reports a “seismic shift in carriers’ performance� in the 2013 Shipper Sentiment Survey, published May 3rd, with ZIM receiving above average scores in most categories in 2013. Read more Source: Maritime Connector MHI Signs Agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to Build "Sayaendo" New-generation LNG Carrier 7 hours 34 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 08:20 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. to build a "Sayaendo" series new-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. Read more Source: Maritime Connector MLC 2006: Get prepared with GL Academy – it isn’t too late 2 hours 19 minutes ago Added: May 21, 2013 13:35 The 20th of August will change the maritime world: The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) will enter into force and will have a significant impact on the minimum standards for seafarers' living and working conditions onboard ships. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 1 2