Charter rates for capesizes have risen 50 percent from lows in mid-September.Rates have risen because of increasing demand as well as customers having to pay more to persuade shipowners to take their vessels out of lay-up, reports Bloomberg…
Technip completes 21 subsea jumper metrology operations using Sonardyne International's Lodestar GyroCompatts & saves 8 days working time.Using the latest Wideband Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning hardware by optimising its technique…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) a leading maritime services provider appoints vastly experienced industry executive to new post.Nigel Pusey has extensive senior executive experience in the shipping sector including working for P&O Nedlloyd as Chief Commercial Officer…
UK yacht equipment specialist Lewmar to sponsor the 2012 Lewmar Hamble One Design Championships, the UK's premier winter sailing event.This sponsorship represents a furthering of Lewmar's commitment to UK competitive sailing, having been…
A Ghana court judge rejected plea to release the 'ARA Libertad' training ship, detained through complaint by a US hedge fund creditor.The sail training ship has been detained with more than 200 hundred crew members on board since 2, October…
Norwegian Car Carriers ASA announce a new time charter contract for their 'NOCC Caspian'.The company's 100% owned car carrier NOCC Caspian's charter is for a duration of about 12 months with commencement in early December 2012.The concluded…
At the STX shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, two commemorative coins are welded to 'MSC Preziosa’s' mast radar, to mark a construction milestone.Earlier this year, following the termination of the agreement with the original owner, MSC Cruises signed a contract to take over the 140…
'Wave & Tidal Energy Analysis to 2030 for US, Canada, the UK, Portugal, Australia and Republic of Korea (South Korea)' report issued.This excerpt from the market report promulgated by ReportsnReports.com focuses on the UK sector:Governments…
The two submarines need to be raised & scrapped so as to avoid radiation pollution & are located in the northern Barents and Kara Seas.The ministry will announce an international tender, which may include companies from the France, the Netherlands…
Tognum to showcase Mobile Rig Power Module powered by MTU series 1300 engine at Permian Basin International Oil Show (PBIOS) in Odessa, Texas.The Series 1300 offers the same legendary high standards of reliability and durability as its predecessor…
The largest port in Europe & the largest port in Scandinavia, sign an alliance to push availability of LNG as maritime fuel.The Port of Rotterdam and the Port of Gothenburg both located within the SECA area in northern Europe where stricter…
EU Naval Force flagship, 'ITS San Giusto' stopped and later sank a pirate skiff in the Somali Basin after taking off 7 suspect pirates. The EU warship, carrying out counter-piracy patrols as part of Operation Atalanta, sighted the skiff…
Buckeye Partners, sign a multi-year agreement with an Irving Oil subsidiary for multi-million barrel storage facility in Port of Albany on the Hudson River.The approximately 1.8-million barrel storage facility located within the Port of…
NOAA ship 'Thomas Jefferson' mapping Long Island Sound seafloor this summer contributes to a multi-level data gathering collaboration.In addition to updating NOAA’s nautical charts, ongoing collaborations in Long Island Sound will create products that depict physical…
The “Cape Town Agreement of 2012 agreed by 58 states will be open for signature ratification at IMO HQ early next year.The new Agreement adopted at a recent diplomatic conference held under the auspices of IMO in Cape Town refers to the…
