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5 Tips to Manage Wellness at Sea

Nov 10, 2017

The safety, health and wellbeing of Wallem’s seafarers is something which is top priority and reinforced at every level of the organization. Clinical psychologist and author of Wallem’s Wellness@Sea guide Kevin Menon has been working with Wallem Ship Management for over two years…

Victoria Port Minister Approves BMT as an Official Auditor

Nov 10, 2017

BMT said it has been accredited by the Victorian Government’s Minister for Ports as an official auditor under Part 6A of the Port Management Act 1995 (PMA) to audit port Safety and Environment Management Plans (SEMPs) until 2021. A complementary team of auditors from BMT in Melbourne…

Port Canaveral Names German as Director

Nov 10, 2017

Port Canaveral's Cruise Team is gaining a new dimension with the appointment of Dave German as Director, Cruise Business Development, effective Friday, November 10, 2017. German previously served as Port Canaveral's Senior Harbormaster. In his new role…

Port of Long Beach Sets Record for October Cargo

Nov 10, 2017

A year of records continues at the Port of Long Beach, where this October was the busiest in history, as container volumes surged 15 percent compared to the same month a year ago. Trade has been growing so rapidly in 2017 that the record-setting October — at 669…

TOTE Maritime Prepares for Largest Cargo Week Since Maria

Nov 10, 2017

Since Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 19th, TOTE Maritime and its employees have been working around the clock to get relief and commercial goods to the people of Puerto Rico.  Certainly, the largest effort is underway in San…

Pakistani Shipbreaking Plot Sealed Off

Nov 09, 2017

Shipbreaking plot no. 54 in Gadani, Pakistan, was sealed off after a massive fire broke out on-board the ship ACES (IMO 8021830), said NGO Shipbreaking Platform. This is the same floating oil production tanker that blew up on 1 November last…

Guadeloupe Ports Caraïbes wins ESPO Award

Nov 09, 2017

Guadeloupe Ports Caraïbes was awarded the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2017 in recognition of its engagement with the city or wider community, through involvement in art or culture.  The ESPO Award was handed out by the…

Speedcast Launches CrewReach

Nov 09, 2017

Speedcast International Limited, provider of reliable, fully managed, remote communication and IT solutions, announced the release of CrewReach, a new global prepaid mobile SIM card designed with crew members in mind.  Powered by a Multi-IMSI global network…

Indian Ports Register Positive Growth of 3.27% in H1

Nov 09, 2017

The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 3.27% during the period April to September, 2017 and together handled 383 Million Tonnes of cargo as against 371 Million Tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year. The Eight Ports i…

Speedcast, SRH Marine Pact for Maritime Solutions

Nov 09, 2017

Speedcast International, provider of reliable, fully managed, remote communication and IT solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with SRH Marine. The strategic agreement redefines the management of navigation and communications across…

Chinese Shipbuilder Wins Award for Largest Heavy Lifting Vessel

Nov 09, 2017

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company has built the largest heavy lifting vessel in the world which can carry up to 12,000 tons. The vessel, which took eight years to design and build, was awarded a special prize at the 19th China International Industry Fair in Shanghai…

COSCO: 10 Vessels with Hans Jensen Lubrication System

Nov 09, 2017

One of the world’s biggest shipping companies, China COSCO Shipping Group, has placed an order for 10 large ore carriers from China State Shipbuilding Corporation. COSCO specified the order to include the cylinder lubrication system ‘HJ Lubtronic SIP’ from Hans Jensen Lubricators A/S…

Attollo Offshore Joins ELITE

Nov 09, 2017

Attollo Offshore, an offshore marine operator, has announced it has joined London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) international business support and capital raising ecosystem, for high growth companies, ELITE.   The Aberdeen-based company…

Smit Lamnalco Orders Four Tugs

Nov 09, 2017

Rotterdam-baed towage and marine services company Smit Lamnalco  ordered four Damen ASD 3212 tugs.Two of the new Damen ASD 3212 tugs will head for the mining town of Weipa in Queensland, Australia in the third quarter of 2018, where they will be deployed on a Rio Tinto project…

TOTE Invests (again) in LNG Conversions

Nov 09, 2017

TOTE Inc., courtesy of being the first in the world to order containerships powered by LNG, have been leaders in the push to design and build tonnage ahead of the emissions regulation curve. The company again makes headline with the announcement…

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