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Nobody Rides for Free …

Sep 23, 2014

Emissions-compliant fuel and strategies: the decision may ultimately be out of your hands.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission regulations requiring a reduction in sulfur within the…

Sir Frank Chapman Appointed Golar's Chairman

Sep 22, 2014

Golar LNG Limited announced that with effect from September 19, 2014, Sir Frank Joseph Chapman has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and will act as the Company's Chairman. Sir Frank Chapman has worked 40 years in the…

TOTE Receives $324.6m Title XI Loan Guarantee

Sep 22, 2014

New vessels will create jobs, increase amount of cargo moved between Florida and Puerto RicoU.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the approval of a $324.6 million Title XI loan guarantee to TOTE Shipholdings, Inc., to…

Lithuania Appoints Oil Terminal Firm CEO as Energy Minister

Sep 22, 2014

Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite has appointed the chief executive of oil terminal company Klaipedos Nafta as the country's energy minister, the president's office said on Monday.Rokas Masiulis, 45, replaces Jaroslav Neverovic who…

Russia's Yamal LNG Project May Tap Wealth Fund in 2014

Sep 21, 2014

Russia's Novatek may get funds from the National Wealth Fund for its Yamal LNG project before the year-end, a minister said, as part of government plans to support sanction-hit companies.Russia's No.2 gas producer, co-owned by an ally of President Vladimir Putin…

Rotterdam Integrates Safety Research with LNG Training Facility

Sep 20, 2014

The Dutch company Falck Risc is becoming the number one expert on LNG safety in Europe. Together with the Unified Fire Department, Falck Risc will draw up guidelines and recommendations for emergency response services in dealing with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)…

Antwerp Port Seeks Inputs on Setting-up LNG bunkering

Sep 20, 2014

By the beginning of 2016 the port of Antwerp will have an LNG bunkering and filling station for barges.The procedure for construction of the station is currently under way. In order to brief the future constructor as fully as possible about the facilities that the station must offer…

Billionaire Fredriksen Commits to Seadrill

Sep 19, 2014

Shipping billionaire John Fredriksen reaffirmed on Friday its commitment to Seadrill, the world's largest rig company by market capitalisation, whose shares have fallen a quarter in value since the beginning of the year.'I consider my stake…

Ingram to Build 20 Tank Barges in 2015

Sep 18, 2014

Ingram Barge Company announced that it will build 20 tank barges in 2015 to meet growing demand for chemical shipments.While most of the company’s recent tank barges have come through acquisitions, this continued expansion in their barge…

Senator Says 2015 Could Be Time for US Oil Export Bill

Sep 18, 2014

The top supporter in the U.S. Congress for reversing the 40-year ban on crude oil exports, Senator Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, said next year could be the time for a bill on lifting the restriction.'I think it may be timely then,' Senator Lisa Murkowski…

Ferus Smit Building LNG Powered Cement Carrier

Sep 16, 2014

The first unique LNG powered ship that Ferus Smit has on order for Erik Thun A.B. will be built and equipped as a dedicated cement carrier. The ship will be delivered to the joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement from Norway…

Growing American Shipping Act Gaining Support

Sep 11, 2014

Legislation promotes revitalization of maritime industry through export of liquefied natural gas on U.S. flagged shipsChairman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member John Garamendi (D-Calif.) held a hearing Wednesday that brought together…

Shippers Must Reduce Costs, Boost Efficiency

Sep 11, 2014

So what’s keeping ship operators awake at night these days?  Plenty, it seems. Sluggish recovery from a lingering worldwide recession, unsustainable debt loads, endemic overcapacity in most shipping trades, punishing freight rates, rising costs…

Bulk Carriers to Adopt Wärtsilä Dual-Fuel Engine Technology

Sep 11, 2014

The increasing use of LNG as a marine fuel is further emphasized with the latest order for Wärtsilä's dual-fuel engine technology. A new cement carrier being built at the Scheepswerf Ferus Smit yard in the Netherlands will feature a six-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF main engine…

Russia, Japan Hold Shipbuilding and Repair Seminar

Sep 11, 2014

The fourth Russian-Japanese seminar Development of Cooperation in Shipbuilding and Ship Repair, organized by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Japan Ship Machinery & Equipment Association (JSMEA), was held September 4-5 in St…

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