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Statement from SOS SaveOurSeafarers

Feb 22, 2012

Following Tuesday’s conference on Somali piracy organised by the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office and held at the IMO’s London headquarters, Giles Heimann, Chair of the SOS SaveOurSeafarers campaign, said, “We welcome the acknowledgement of…

Roundtable Associations: Timing Not Right for MBM

Feb 22, 2012

The RT fully supports the adoption at IMO of mandatory Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships.  It is convinced that the SEEMP will allow shipowners to better…

Excel Maritime Signs New Bulk Charters

Feb 22, 2012

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, entered into new period charter agreements for yet another two of its vessels…

Greeces's Danaos Reports 2011 Results

Feb 22, 2012

Greek-based containership owner Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) reported unaudited results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Highlights for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2011:- Operating revenues of $128…

International Bunkering Opens Singapore Office

Feb 22, 2012

International Bunkering Middle East, headqurtered in Dubai, has opened an office in Singapore. Internatonal Bunkering Pte. Ltd. is headed by newly appointed MD Felix Teo. The office details are:International Bunkering Pte. Ltd.1 Harbourfront Ave…

ISS Launches Joint Venture Ops in Saudi Arabia

Feb 22, 2012

Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) launched new operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, providing ISS with a presence in one of the largest industrial and project-orientated economies within the Middle East. In creating the new entity, ISS…

NOL Group Reports $478m Loss

Feb 22, 2012

NOL Group today reported a $478 mnet loss in 2011 following net earnings of $461m in 2010.  The container shipping and logistics company said unsettled economic conditions, high fuel costs and lower freight rates impacted results. In assessing the market going forward…

Seafarer Voices: Piracy on the High Seas

Feb 21, 2012

A YouTube video series describing pirate attacks. Among discussions of anti-piracy measures in the Gulf of Aden and special courtrooms in the Seychelles and Mauritius, the maritime industry has begun to broach a gentler, less politically…

NOAA's Catch Shares Program Yields Gains

Feb 21, 2012

West Coast groundfish fleet sees higher revenue, lower bycatch in catch shares’ first year.West Coast commercial fishermen who trawl for whiting and other valuable groundfish saw their revenues and efficiency increase substantially over…

Sennebogen Quickens Turnarounds

Feb 21, 2012

Sennebogen accelerates turnaround, reduces costs in Charleston port with supersized electric drive scrap handler.  The port facility receiving scrap metals for the nearby steel mill is now unloading barges and filling haul trucks 25% faster with its SENNEBOGEN 880 R-HD material handler…

LOC Celebrates 25 Years in Singapore

Feb 21, 2012

Planning to Expand Further in the Region. London Offshore Consultants (LOC), one of the world’s leading independent marine and offshore industry consultancy firms, is set to expand its activities and office network in Asia Pacific, it announced…

Thomas Gunn to Outfit Unicom Fleet

Feb 21, 2012

Thomas Gunn Navigation Services won a new contract by Unicom to supply an additional 43 vessels with its outfit management service. Thomas Gunn now supplies navigation solutions to 78 vessels, the bulk of the Unicom fleet. “We value the strong…

Tidewater PSV Named For New Orleans Native Cindy Brown

Feb 21, 2012

Platform supply vessel Cindy Brown Tide was delivered to offshore-service giant Tidewater on Oct. 24, and chartered to oil company BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The boat's namesake is someone missed by many. 'The vessel was named for Cynthia Niklaus Brown…

CMA Shipping 2012: Are You Ready for New ECDIS Regs?

Feb 21, 2012

Admiralty brings free Digital Integration Workshop to CMA Shipping 2012 to help shipping companies plan for digital navigation. Admiralty announced today the next Digital Integration Workshop will be held at the Connecticut Maritime Association’s Shipping 2012 show in March…

Project to Clean Up North Pacific Garbage Patch

Feb 21, 2012

Now in its fourth year, Project Kaisei has come to rely upon satellite communications for effective communication with colleagues ashore as well as its global support base. Mary Crowley talks about how the project’s requirements for communications are continuously evolving…

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