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Fugro Expertise for Wind Farm Developers in Netherlands

Apr 15, 2015

Fugro has been contracted by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, to execute the geotechnical site investigation and geological modelling of sites I and II of the future Borssele wind farm park. The 1…

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Delaware

Apr 15, 2015

The 32,000-ton Nord Explorer Cargo ship ran aground in the Delaware River around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning near the Riverton Yacht Club. No injuries or river pollution were reported by a spokeswoman from the U.S. Coast Guard. This is the second…

China Gets 40-Year Rights at Pakistani Port

Apr 15, 2015

China has been allowed operation rights for 40 years at a port in Gwadar, a planned deep-water harbor in Pakistan. This move will give China access to Gulf countries, and the possibility of building a naval base on the Arabian Sea in future…

Staff to Strike at Vopak after Wage Talks Break Down

Apr 14, 2015

Unions at Dutch oil storage company Vopak said staff would begin a series of strikes at the company's terminals after talks aimed at securing improved employment conditions for 800 staff broke down on Tuesday afternoon. A union official…

Box Ship Freight Rates Fall on Declining Chinese Exports

Apr 14, 2015

Since February, freight rates on the three key container shipping lanes has left the erratic up and down movements behind only to slide week after week.On Friday April 10, 2015 the freight rate including ocean freight and surcharges, i…

Yemen Conflict: Shipping Lines Pull Back

Apr 14, 2015

The Saudi Arabian-led coalition of anti-Houthi forces attacking Yemen has tightened the blockade on Yemen's ports affecting shipping activity including the delivery and loading of oil and gas shipments.  Ships are unlikely to be able to…

Milaha and UACC Mull Tanker Fleet Merger

Apr 14, 2015

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) is in talks with United Arab Chemical Carriers Ltd. (UACC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding a possible combination of their respective product and chemical tanker businesses.   Currently Milaha operates…

Cuban Port Eyes Pact with Panama Canal expansion

Apr 14, 2015

The Port of Mariel, Cuba, aims to become the best choice transshipment in the region from the Panama Canal expansion. According to the Mariel terminal sources, 'The port has possibility to connect with everyone from the Panama Canal expansion'…

Hapag-Lloyd and the Chinese port of Shenzhen Pact to Reduce Port Emission

Apr 14, 2015

Hapag-Lloyd and the Shenzhen Port Green Convention have entered into an agreement to cut back on sulphur oxide while the company's vessels are docked at port. 'By joining the Shenzhen Port Green Convention, Hapag-Lloyd has demonstrated its commitment to environment…

Singapore Registers Double-Digit Bunker Fuel Sales Growth

Apr 14, 2015

Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore said that Singapore bunker fuel sales rose 5.34% month on month and up 12.33% year on year, to 3.58 million mt in March reports Platts. The vessel arrivals in Singapore for bunker fuel rose to 3…

Dubai: New Drydocks Record

Apr 13, 2015

Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, handled 37 projects simultaneously in the Dubai yard, exceeding the previous record of 35 vessels. “Since January 2015 Drydocks World has increased the rate of vessel completion…

US Navy Cargo Ship Drifts Powerless

Apr 13, 2015

The U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command cargo ship Cape Intrepid lost power and drifted in the Strait of Juan de Fuca for about 3 miles before a tug intervened to take control of the vessel on Saturday. The 685-foot Navy-contracted cargo…

Kamarajar Port Posts 10.7% Growth, Plans Free Trade Warehousing Zone

Apr 13, 2015

Throughput at Ennore-based Kamarajar Port Ltd increased 10.6 per cent in 2014-15 to 30.25 million tonne as against 27.34 mt registered during the previous year.  The port has posted a 5 percent growth in pre-tax profit to Rs 421.47 ($70 million)…

Crowley Ships Donated Health Clinic to Haiti

Apr 10, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corp. is providing shipping services to The Blood Alliance of Northeast Florida as they work to give a retired bloodmobile new purpose in Haiti this week. The bloodmobile will be donated for use as a Zanmi Lasante mobile health clinic serving more than three million people…

Women's Conference Aims to Establish Caribbean Association

Apr 10, 2015

Jamaica is to host the Caribbean’s first ever Women in Maritime Association Conference as a first step towards establishing an IMO Women in Maritime Association for the region.Taking place in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from April 13-17, the Conference…

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