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Nauta Yard Cuts First Steel for Trawler Newbuild

Apr 26, 2016

Newbuilding Department of Nauta Shipyard has begun construction of fully equipped fishing vessel - Ocean Star with a steel cutting ceremony held on April 26. The ceremony was attended by representatives of shipowner, DnV and Warthill Design…

Ocean Rig buys Cerrado drillship

Apr 26, 2016

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig has stepped in to buy the sixth generation ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillship Cerrado, which once drilled the giant Libra prospect offshore Brazil, following its owner Brazil-based Schahin Group bankruptcy declaration last April…

Iranian Ships to Make Trips to Europe, Americas

Apr 26, 2016

Iran all set launch a shipping line to Europe, North and South American countries, as sanctions against Iran’s shipping industry has been recently lifted. The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has resumed its routes to various destinations across Europe…

V.Ships Wins Fortress Deal

Apr 26, 2016

V.Ships Offshore, part of V.Group has been awarded a ship management contract by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC to provide full technical and crew management services for an advanced SURF/IMR vessel.The ship management…

IRClass Enhances Services to Indian Navy

Apr 26, 2016

IRClass, the Indian Register of Shipping, today announced an increase in the range and level of services it provides to the Indian Navy, with the advent of naval vessels in service being maintained in IRClass.“Several types of Indian Naval vessels have been…

APT’s 2nd ECO Class Product Carrier Christened

Apr 25, 2016

On Saturday, April 23, General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a christening ceremony for the second Jones Act ECO Class tanker for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) under construction at the company's shipyard in San Diego. U.S. Representative Scott Peters spoke at the ceremony…

James Troop Receives Navy Accolade

Apr 25, 2016

Liverpool City Region specialist marine engine supplier James Troop & Co received a special presentation in Liverpool from the Royal Navy’s Northern England and Isle of Man commander for its outstanding work on seven Mine Hunter vessels.  Commodore…

Keel Laid for Cruise ship Mein Schiff 6

Apr 25, 2016

The assembly of TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 6 at Meyer Turku shipyard started today 25.4.2016 with the laying of the first grandblock in the big building dock. When ready in 2017, Mein Schiff 6 will be a fourth high-technology cruise ship being…

ABS' New Condition Monitoring Guidance

Apr 25, 2016

Guidance Notes and Guide provide information for choosing monitoring techniques and insights for achieving classification.ABS has published two documents to help industry with condition monitoring. The new ABS Guidance Notes on Condition…

AET Buys All of Paramount Tankers

Apr 25, 2016

AET will purchase the remaining 50% of Paramount Tankers that it currently jointly own (under a 50/50 joint venture agreement) with Golden Energy Tanker Holdings. Paramount Tankers is a JV which owns and operates six Aframax vessels. Commercial…

First Call of MSC's Vessel Received at Sohar

Apr 25, 2016

Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) received the first call of the Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s second largest container shipper with over 2.7m twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) per year, Lana vessel at the Port of Sohar…

Maersk Opens Direct Cork-Cuba Service

Apr 25, 2016

Danish shipping giant Maersk — the world’s largest container carrier — began its first ever connection between northern European ports and Cuba last Friday, promising the fastest freight transit times between Europe and the Cuban port of Mariel…

Hurtigruten, Kleven Ink Explorer Ships Construction Deal

Apr 24, 2016

Norwegian exploration travel company Hurtigruten, has signed a letter of intent for the construction of up to four new explorer ships with Norwegian shipyard Kleven. The order for delivery in 2018 and 2019 is a move to meet growing demand for adventure travel from travellers in the U…

ECSA Calls for Short Sea Shipping Friendly Framework

Apr 24, 2016

European shipowners hope that the momentum created by the Dutch Presidency’s High Level Event on Short Sea Shipping held in Amsterdam last February will result in maritime directors putting Short Sea Shipping on the top priority list when they meet today in Brussels…

HCI Capital Acquires Ernst Russ GmbH

Apr 23, 2016

HCI Capital AG acquires the long-established Hamburg shipping company Ernst Russ GmbH & Co. KG. The HCI Group, which early in 2016 already the majority of the shares of König & Cie. Group had taken, thus expanding again the controlled fleet and strengthen its maritime services division…

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