As ship owners globally face the eventual mandate to install ballast water management technology onboard their ships – a refit which is touted as the most expensive equipment refit ever – Maritime Reporter & Engineering News in its February…
During customer days at the production plant in Rostock in January 2013 Liebherr presented its new subsea crane, type RL-K 7500. With this new knuckle boom crane the company extends its range of offshore cranes for subsea operations. The RL…
MTN Satellite Communications launched MTN Nexus, a next-generation comms network billed as a hybrid that integrates it with new terrestrial wireless technologies as well as sophisticated computing, powerful processing and specialized optimization…
Ole Sanne has accepted the new position of CCO at Ocean Installer, and Jim Dåtland will join Ocean Installer as the new CFO. Mr. Sanne and Mr. Dåtland enter their new positions mid-February 2013.Mr. Sanne has been with Ocean Installer since…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a leading maritime services provider, is warning of a likely impact on crew logistics services in all Spanish ports after the main unions for Iberia airlines called a five day national strike in Spain from 18th February to 22nd February…
In a special meeting called to consider this proposal, the Executive Committee of Waterways Council, Inc. unanimously voted to support The Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways (RIVER) Act of 2013, has announced by its sponsor…
The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation Tuesday into the circumstances surrounding a fire aboard the Carnival Triumph, that ocurred Sunday.The Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire while on a four-day cruise in the Gulf of Mexico…
Executive claims 'Carnival Triumph', 'Carnival Splendor' & even 'Costa Condordia' are but the 'Tip of the Iceberg'.World City America Inc., president, Stephanie Gallagher asks when will U.S. politicians and reporters ask the right questions about this non-U…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) notes that, for all but the smallest ships, the Suez Canal toll increases range from about 3% to 5%.ICS secretary general, Peter Hinchliffe, remarked: “Most international ship operators are trading…
The U.S. Coast Guard & the National Transportation Safety Board begin investigation into the circumstances of the fire.According to information given to Reuters by the Coast Guard the fire on board the Carnival Corp cruise ship that drifted…
Port of Rotterdam will be the first in the world to reward ocean-going LNG tankships holding Green Award Certificates.The Port Authority will give these ships 6% discount on port dues when they arrive in Rotterdam. LNG tankers have been calling…
CSC Jinling Shipyard Co Ltd in Nanjing is to build a replica for Blue Star Line of the liner that notoriously sank in 1912.The project, which will take the state-owned CSC Jinling Shipyard Co Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, three years to complete…
Transas reflects upon 2012 as being a successful year of high-fidelity cruise ship modelling for various clients.The year began with the development of several in-service vessels for the Resolve Maritime Academy, in support of their training programs for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL)…
Owners Shell confirm that 'Kulluk' safe to tow from Kiluda Bay to Dutch Harbor & await arrival of heavy-lift semi submersible vessel for the 'dry tow'.The Unified Command has been stood down. “Agency representatives will return to their normal roles and responsibilities…
The International Shipping Federation (ISF) calls on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave.ISF has made this proposal in a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Facilitation Committee, which…
