IFS announce that Damen Group, has chosen to extend its agreement with them by purchasing additional user licenses for IFS Applications™.Damen Shipyards, headquartered in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, implemented IFS Applications in 2010 to…
Boats removed from specified location for repair elsewhere may create a lapse in insurance coverage.Maritime Program Group, which is a program administrator for North American Specialty's recreational marine program, agreed to provide an…
Riverside Marine & Incat Crowther new passenger catamarans deployed to support construction, operation of Queensland, Australia QCLNG plant.The two new 32m catamarans Riverside Catalina and Riverside Mandalay will assist at the Curtis Island QCLNG plant in Gladstone…
In his end of year address, president Gerardo A. Borromeo listed special projects for the InterManager Board's consideration.Excerpts from Mr Borromeo's speech follow:'As 2012 comes to a close I would like to thank you for your involvement and support of InterManager this past year…
Tugboat 'Aiviq' experienced total engine failure, casting it & the Shell drilling rig 'Kulluk' adrift in stong winds & heavy seas, S. of Kodiak Island.The US Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley was sent to assist, establishing a tandem tow of both Aivig and Kulluk…
Singapore's first Port Operations Control Room Centre (POCC) de-commissioned, as new upgraded centre takes over control.The decommissioning of the centre at at Tanjong Pagar Complex (POCC-TPC) marks the retirement of Singapore's first POCC…
The first ship ever to berth at London's new deepwater container terminal, 'MV Wieniawski' also delivered four auto stacking cranes from China.Due to formally open in Q4 2013, London Gateway will be the UK’s first 21st Century major deep-sea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park…
Statement by FMCS Director George H. Cohen On United States Maritime Alliance And International Longshoremen's Association Labor Negotiations:'I am extremely pleased to announce that the parties have reached the agreements set forth below…
Singapore-listed Cosco Corporation subsidiary Cosco Shipyard Group increases its investment in the registered capital of 60%-owned Cosco Qidong Offshore, China.Cosco has increased its investment by RMB300-million to RMB600-million. The…
Vendee Globe leaders Armel Le Cléac’h and his long time running partner François Gabart passed into the Pacific Ocean 9 days ago.As was widely predicted, the twosome have finally been slowed through today. It has been the two skippers which are chasing hard behind…
Kone eco-efficient elevators and escalators to serve another TUI Cruises vessel, 'Mein Schiff 4'.The new cruise ship will be the sister ship of Mein Schiff 3, which will also have Kone's solutions installed onboard. Both vessels will be built at STX Finland…
Scana Industrier ASA subsidiary Scana Skarpenord, wins contracts to deliver actuators & control systems to buyers in S. Korea and China.The value of the contracts is 15 MNOK, and involves the supply of actuators and controls for FPSO and LNG/LPG applications…
Malayali engineer Arun George Thomas, evacuated from an India-flagged ship off Goa coast after father obtained a court order.The evacuation was based on a High Court directive following a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Arun’s father who…
Aker Solutions wins a topside modification contract by Statoil to increase oil recovery at Gullfaks South. Estimated contract value is NOK 180 million.The main object of the project is to deliver topside modification for tie-in of two new templates…
NS United Kaiun Kaisha (NSU) resolved early cancellation of dry-bulk ship time charters due to unfavourable economic market conditions.The cancellation will result in appropriation of extraordinary loss in Q3 2013.Reason for the cancellationsThe…
