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Election to Statoil's Board

Sep 14, 2012

Stock Market AnnouncementThe corporate assembly of Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) has elected Marjan Oudeman and Børge Brende as new members of Statoil's board of directors. In addition, Grace Reksten Skaugen has been elected as new deputy chairman of the board.

ECDIS Training Course Now Revised

Sep 14, 2012

Interschalt advises STCW signatory Germany and helps to improve ECDIS Model Course 1.27 At the request of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs  (BMVBS), Interschalt joined the German delegation attending the London…

Middle East Maritime Professionals Flock to North's P&I Course

Sep 14, 2012

A wide variety of shipowners, operators and other senior maritime professionals from throughout the Middle East region have attended North P&I club’s residential course in P&I insurance and loss prevention held in Dubai this week. A total…

Immigration Officers Start New Wave of Strike Action

Sep 14, 2012

Immigration officers start new wave of strike action in Brazil ahead of cruise season.Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of a new wave of strike action by immigration officers in Manaus…

US Coast Guard Gets New Cutter from Bollinger

Sep 14, 2012

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the WILLIAM FLORES, the third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president of new construction, Chris Bollinger, “We are…

DOJ: Vessel Operator Admits Pollution

Sep 14, 2012

United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced that, yesterday, CLEOPATRA SHIPPING AGENCY, LTD., a Greek vessel management company, pled guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and was sentenced to pay a $300,000…

Towering Mast Fitted to Sailing Superyacht

Sep 14, 2012

Wally-built yacht 'Better Place' sails the Mediterranean with a Hall Spars 67.5 m (221.4 ft) high modulus carbon mast.Wally, a leading builder of innovative state-of-the-art sail and power yachts, has successfully launched the stunning Bugatti blue colored 50-meter sailing yacht Better Place…

UK's Latest Sub Ready for Sea Trials

Sep 14, 2012

'Ambush', the second of the Royal Navy's Astute-Class attack submarines prepares to leave the builder's yard.In the next few days, the 7,400-tonne submarine will leave the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where she was built…

OceanWorks Names GM for Turkish Operations

Sep 14, 2012

US-based subsea technology company OceanWorks International names Billy McKeown as General Manager in Istanbul, Turkey.Billy Mckeown becomes General Manager for Aykor Teknolojik Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (OceanWorks Aykor) in Istanbul Turkey…

China Shipyards Deliver Three Bulk Carriers

Sep 14, 2012

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) announce deliveries of three bulk ships from its shipyards in China.Subsidiaries of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd have made the following deliveries:COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co.…

Barents Sea Drill Rig Stability Incident to be Investigated

Sep 14, 2012

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will investigate the recent stability incident on the mobile rig 'Scarabeo 8'.Scarabeo 8 is a semi-submersible drilling facility owned by Saipem SpA Norwegian Branch (Saipem). The facility is currently…

DFDS Cancels P+S Werften Shipbuilding Contracts

Sep 14, 2012

Short sea RoPax ferry operators DFDS cancel contracts for two RoRo freight ships from Gernan shipyard in liquidation.DFDS say that the  contracts worth DKK 1.0-billion are cancelled on account of the shipyard’s breach of several terms of the contracts…

Underwater Salvage Work on 'Rena' Starts Soon

Sep 14, 2012

A specialist team of divers from the United States, plus the RMG 280 crane barge due to arrive shortly, reports the wreck salvors.Latest reports from the site follow:Salvage (Resolve Salvage & Fire)    •    The total combined weight of steel removed is now approximately 430 tonnes…

ENC Production Fast & Easy Way Demo at HYDRO 12

Sep 14, 2012

Germany's SevenCs to demonstrate Electronic Navigational Chart production & distribution at upcoming Rotterdam expo.The features of the product mainly focus on easy data production and effective validation of ENCs for Hydrographic Offices…

Costa Execs, Captain, Blamed in 'Concordia' Report

Sep 14, 2012

Experts state in a leaked pre-trial report that the cruise giant failed to act in 'Costa Concordia' accident.Europe’s biggest cruise operator Costa Crociere may have failed to act promptly in the Costa Concordia disaster, according to a…

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