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Weaker Demand for Larger Vessels Weighs on Baltic Index

Aug 30, 2018

Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, dipped on Thursday, pressured by weaker demand for capesize and panamax vessels.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax…

Galloper Contract Goes to Granada

Aug 29, 2018

Galloper Wind Farm Limited Ltd has awarded a contract to Granada Material Handling Ltd for service and maintenance of all 58 davit crane units installed on the 353MW project, 56 on wind turbine foundations and two on the offshore substation…

Noble Chooses Kongsberg for Drillship Monitoring Package

Aug 29, 2018

Noble Corporation has contracted Kongsberg Maritime to deliver an advanced new real-time monitoring and advisory solution for the Noble Tom Madden drillship.The contract reflects a growing requirement for deep technology integration on drilling platforms and ships…

"Huge amount of work to do" in NAFTA talks -Canadian minister

Aug 29, 2018

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday she remained optimistic about progress on negotiations with the United States over a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement, but said there was a 'huge amount of work to do…

HullWiper Secures Business at New Australian Base

Aug 29, 2018

HullWiper Ltd’s underwater hull cleaning technology is marking a successful first month of operations at the Port of Townsville, Australia, with initial contracts already secured following its July 2018 launch. HullWiper’s Remotely Operated…

Ocean Installer Wins First Contract in China

Aug 28, 2018

Ocean Installer has been awarded a contract for 3rd Party Verification and Engineering Support work for the Liuhua 29-1 Gas Field Development located in the South China Sea.The work scope encompasses 3rd party verification of detailed design and subsea construction engineering…

Doubling Down on Domestic Dredging

Aug 28, 2018

U.S. Dredgers Weigh in on Infrastructure, U.S. Capabilities and the road ahead.Domestic dredging firms face many challenges in the coming months and years. At the same time, opportunities abound in a market and political climate that seems to beg for infrastructure upgrades…

Total Pact with Stena Drilling for Laggan Well

Aug 27, 2018

Aberdeen-based Stena Drilling has announced that it has signed a deal with French oil giant Total to drill one well at the west of Shetland, Laggan field.A press release from Stena Drilling said: 'We have signed a contract with Total E&P UK Ltd…

Oldendorff Inks Transhipment Deal in Vietnam

Aug 27, 2018

Oldendorff Carriers said it has signed an integrated coal transport and transhipment agreement for a new power station project to be built in the North of Vietnam at Nghi Son. The customer is a consortium between Marubeni Corp of Japan and Korea…

Solstad Farstad Bags Contract with Fairfield Industries

Aug 24, 2018

Solstad Farstad ASA (SOFF) has entered into a contract with Fairfield Industries Inc. for the CSV “Normand Tonjer”. The contract will commence in 3Q 2018 and has a duration of one year firm plus two yearly options.Fairfield will use the vessel…

Konecranes to Install Container Cranes in Lithuania

Aug 22, 2018

JSSC Klaipedos Smelte in the Port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, has placed a large repeat order with Konecranes for ten Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and two Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes.The delivery of the RTG cranes will be completed in November 2019 and the STS cranes in December 2019…

ZIM Revenue Up by 7.7% for Q2 2018

Aug 22, 2018

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) reported total revenues were $803.2 million in Q2 2018, compared to $745.7 million in Q2 2017, an increase of 7.7%. It  carried 772 thousand TEUs, an all-time record (reflecting a growth of 17.1% compared to Q2 2017)…

Diana Shipping Signs TCC for m/v Semirio with Pacific Bulk

Aug 22, 2018

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract (TCC) with Pacific Bulk Cape Company Limited, Hong Kong, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, the m/v Semirio.The global…

Ship Finance International Acquires Three Box Ships

Aug 22, 2018

Ship Finance International Limited said it has agreed to acquire three large containerships in combination with long term time charters.The vessels were built in 2015 with approximately 10,600 TEU carrying capacity. The company expects to take delivery of the vessels in the near term…

Hansa Heavy Lift Delivers Egina Carousel to Nigeria

Aug 21, 2018

Hansa Heavy Lift  has transported a giant carousel together with eight reels, weighing a total of 3,508.7 metric tonnes, from Newcastle, United Kingdom to Lagos, Nigeria destined for the Egina Oil Field.The voyage took place on board the super heavy lift vessel HHL Lagos…

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