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Severe Floods in Argentina Affect Port Terminals

Oct 25, 2012

ISS Argentina is advising that severe floods are affecting shore-based logistical support at a number of port terminals in San Lorenzo – San Martin Port.   Terminals disrupted include Vincentin, Nidera, Toepfer and LD-Timbues-Noble.Latest…

NOL Reports $50 Million Profit

Oct 25, 2012

Increased operational efficiency, better market conditions boost Group’s performance. NOL Group  reported net earnings of $50 million for the third quarter of 2012, a $141 million turnaround from the $91 million net loss in the third quarter of 2011…

Investigation Reveals Queensland Pilotage Safety Concerns

Oct 25, 2012

Systemic safety issues in Queensland coastal pilotage operations have been identified in an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation report.Coastal pilots form a key defence against a serious shipping incident in parts of…

SFL Buys Two Car Carriers, Charters Them Out

Oct 25, 2012

Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) acquire two car carriers & both have been chartered out.The Japan-built vessels have a capacity of approximately 6,500 car equivalent units (CEU) and were built in 2005 and 2006, respectively.The…

Seaway Heavy Lifting Hoists North Sea Contract

Oct 25, 2012

Cyprus-based Seaway Heavy Lifting awarded a transportation and installation contract for UK's East Anglia offshore wind zone.Aberdeen based Wood Group Engineering (North Sea) Ltd awarded the contract to Seaway Heavy Lifting Contracting Ltd…

Estonian Port Buys Icebreaker

Oct 25, 2012

Port of Tallinn signs the purchasing agreement for icebreaker 'MSV Botnica'.The 50 million euro agreement is with the Finnish shipping company Arctia for the outright purchase of the icebreaking vessel. MSV Botnica is a multipurpose icebreaker built in 1998 by Aker Finnyards in Rauma…

GD NASSCO Delivers USNS Cesar Chavez

Oct 25, 2012

General Dynamics NASSCO delivers 'USNS Cesar Chavez' (T-AKE 14) to the U.S. Navy.USNS Cesar Chavez is the fourteenth and final ship of the T-AKE class of dry cargo-ammunition ships built by General Dynamics NASSCO for the U.S. Navy.  NASSCO…

ABB Reports Steady Orders, Higher Revenues in Q3 2012

Oct 25, 2012

ABB report solid performance in an uncertain market in its third quarter 2012 financial report.Financial highligts:    •    Group operational EBITDA1 margin stable vs Q2 2012, including Power Products    •    Orders and revenues supported…

FLIR's Thermal Night Vision Equipment Now Touch-screen Accessible

Oct 25, 2012

FLIR M‐Series is now compatible with TZTouch through Furuno’s Navnet TZTouch touch‐screen MFDs.FLIR’s popular M‐Series line of thermal night vision just got easier to use than ever, Now all M‐Series functions can be directly accessed through Furuno’s Navnet TZTouch touch‐screen MFDs…

Leaner US Navy Predicted by Admiral

Oct 24, 2012

Adm. Mark Ferguson, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, offered a revealing look at the future of the Navy if budget cuts are approved.The admiral gave the keynote address at the recent opening of the ONR (Office of Naval Research) Naval S&T…

Port of San Diego Plans 'Cold Ironing' Facility

Oct 24, 2012

Port of San Diego's Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal proposes shore-to-ship power provision (subject to project's public approval).The project would allow vessels such as container ships and refrigerated cargo ships to 'plug in' and use electrical power from San Diego Gas & Electric…

Tankship Sold For Conversion to FPSO

Oct 24, 2012

Belgian owners, Euronav NV, of  the VLCC 'Algarve' announce its delivery to the new owner for conversion.The 298,969 dwt VLCC Algarve, built in 1999, was sold for USD 35,875,000 yielding Euronav a capital gain of USD 7.3 million which will be recorded…

ITF GenSec David Cockroft to Retire

Oct 24, 2012

David Cockroft general secretary of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) since 1993 reaches retirement age.The announcement was made at the meeting of the ITF executive board in Copenhagen, Denmark, which also agreed to appoint Stephen Cotton…

Austal Completes Warship Main Engine Light-Off

Oct 24, 2012

Main engine plant of  USN 127-meter Littoral Combat Ship 'Coronado' (LCS 4) powered up by shipbuilders, Austal.Austal has completed main engine light off of the two MTU 9,100kW 20V 8000 M71 propulsion diesel engines and the two 22,000kW GE LM2500 gas turbine engines…

GE Deliver FREMM Warship Gas Turbines

Oct 24, 2012

GE delivers two LM2500+G4 marine gas turbines to Avio for French and Italian FREMM frigates. GE Marine has delivered two LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbines to Avio S.p.A. of Turin, Italy, a GE Marine System Supplier. The gas turbines…

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