Freight Investor Services launches a live bunker fuel pricing service that for the first time makes bunker hedging practical for its biggest users. Firm bids and offers, updated in real time for six months of bunker forward curve will provide…
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is committed to development of alternative energy sources, moves ahead with new research effort.The Energy Systems Technology and Evaluation Program (ESTEP) that has started in FY13 is bringing together…
Decision made: ASRY, Bahrain, to scrap 'Stolt Valor, seriously damaged by explosion & fire in the Arabian Gulf in mid-March 2012.The 2004-built 25,268dwt chemical tanker arrived at the yard under tow at the end of June, following a major salvage operation carried out by Holland’s Smit…
World City America Inc. writes second open letter to ask the President how Fair Trade 'task force' overlooks the foreign flag cruise industry.The letter asks President Obama how his Fair Trade 'Task Force' happened to miss the $40-billion…
Cal Dive International charters out diving vessel & also wins 3 Australian saturation diving contracts.The company's diving vessel Kestrel is chartered to a major contractor in Mexico to perform repair and maintenance work for Pemex. The…
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) contracts Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build world's largest largest RORO/Containerships (CONRO's).The G4 (Generation 4) vessels will replace ACL's existing fleet of G3 CONROs operating in the company's transatlantic service…
NOAA and the National Archives seek citizen science volunteers to transcribe weather data from historic ship logs.NOAA and the National Archives and Records Administration are turning to citizen science volunteers to make a wealth of weather…
KPI Bridge Oil, worldwide bunker broking and trading company, appoints Bunker Broker & Trader Mauro Agostini for its Miami office.Mauro, 40 years old, has been working in the bunker industry since 2006. He has in depth knowledge of the yacht…
Ten Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes are now all running smoothly at Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT).Having received five RTGs previously, BICT now operates a fleet of fifteen Konecranes RTGs.These ten RTGs are technically very similar to the ones already delivered…
New giant offshore wind turbines need specialized equipment to connect to the electricity grid to minimize power losses.As offshore wind farms move towards deploying higher capacity turbines of 5MW and above, energy losses during energy…
The 'K' Line managed Amver ship diverts to the rescue 270 miles SE of Sri Lanka.The 738 foot Singapore flagged bulk carrier, M/V Pinnacle Bliss safely embarked the fishermen after their unknown distress, been diverted to the scene by the…
Euroferries' express Ramsgate – Boulogne cross channel service to launch in 2013 with the Austal hi-speed 102m trimaran.The vessel will arrive in January 2013, with the service becoming fully operational between Boulogne and Ramsgate during February 2013…
Environmental and Project Approvals Advance Visionary Concept. The Los Angeles Harbor Commission today certified the final Environmental Impact Report for the proposed redevelopment of City Dock No. 1 and approved the framework for bringing…
Representatives from Oceanex Inc., were in Flensburg, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra…
Maritime investigations are a fact of life yet it’s all too easy to assume that they are about finding fault. In fact they are about protecting the seafarer, protecting the crew and of course, protecting the company from liability claims.The…