Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded the Charter for WTG transport and installation to A2SEA A/S.A2SEA shall provide the jack-up vessel Sea Installer including 24/7 marine crew and crane operators for transport and installation of the 67 Siemens 6…
DEME’s marine engineering specialist GeoSea acquires offshore assets of HOCHTIEF, one of Germany’s leading international construction groups. HOCHTIEF is selling offshore assets to marine contractor and long-term partner GeoSea. GeoSea has…
Leading classification society ClassNK announced that it has released Guidelines for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems.These guidelines cover class safety requirements as well as safety requirements stipulated in the IMO guidelines.The…
The regional Environmental Center of the Northern Fleet will be established in the Arctic in the near future.The news agency TASS reported the news with reference to the Deputy Russian Defense Minister Army General Dmitry Bulgakov.According to the Deputy Defense Minister…
Salvage teams and the Army Corps of Engineers have positively identified the location of the sunken Dredge Tender NICHOLAS on the western (greenside) toe of the Mobile Ship Channel just south of Light 69.According to the U.S. Coast, Sector Mobile…
Filipino marine professionals employed to meet demand for service from the shipping industryWeathernews Inc. announced it has established a new operations center in the Philippines in response to the shipping industry’s demand for the company’s risk communication services…
Mersey Maritime’s monthly business network ‘Face-2-Face’ continues to grow from strength to strength with the organizers expecting a sell out at their forthcoming November 4 event thanks to a famous guest presenter. Record-breaking former…
The public is advised to use extreme caution and prepare for the onset of heavy weather expected to generate extreme sea conditions, storm surge and high surf throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands prior to the arrival of Troppical Storm Ana…
A review of the ferry industry’s latest challenges and opportunities attracted a record 340 delegates to Vancouver last week for the 39th annual Interferry conference. The global trade association event exposed a string of concerns – notably…
ICMM’s latest guidance document will assist mining and metals companies in meeting the demands of new marine transport regulations.In this guidance ICMM sets out the approach that leading mining and metals commodity associations have developed…
Bore and P&O Ferries announces today that they have agreed to add a further RoRo vessel to the long-standing partnership in the North Sea.M/V Estraden will be added to the vessel portfolio sailing for P&O alongside M/V Norsky, M/V Norstream and M/V Bore Song…
Two ports on the Eastern Coast of India that suffered extensive damage from the Hudhud cyclone have provided a status update. Gangavaram PortYesterday night port declared the impact of cyclone HudHud as ‘force majeure’.As a very preliminary assessment of the port…
Turkey today, October 14, ratified the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004, bringing the number of Contracting States to 43 countries, representing approximately 32.54% of world merchant shipping tonnage. 35% of global tonnage will trigger entry into force of the Convention…
The running of the global regime for compensation from oil pollution from ships may be under threat, due to a decision by governments to wind up the 1971 International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF), says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)…
Several European countries have introduced measures in response to the continuing outbreak of Ebola virus in some West African countries and isolated cases elswehere, as follows:SPAIN:All vessels must now submit their Health Maritime Declaration prior to arrival at Spanish ports…
