BIMCO has released a standard pooling agreement for use by tramp pools operating in dry and liquid bulk trades primarily on a COA or spot basis.After nearly three years of development work BIMCO has released for publication the industry’s first standard pooling agreement…
Time charters for Greece-based Hellenic Carriers' bulk ships 'Konstantinos D' & 'Hellenic Wind' have been fixed.The M/V Konstantinos D has been fixed for a period of 4-6 months at a daily gross hire rate of US$ 7,600. The charter commenced on 29 September 2012…
Maritime New Zealand brings charges relating to the 'Easy Rider' accident when eight people lost their lives.(Background: The fishing boat 'Easy Rider; capsized off New Zealand's southern coast earlier this year while carrying passengers)…
Five-year agreement gives Australia's Worley Parsons access to all solutions in Intergraph® SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise portfoliosThis five-year agreement covers the Intergraph SmartPlant® and SmartMarine® Enterprise software suites…
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) receive the boats from the builders, Limbongan Destination Marine Service.The six new craft will add to the MMEA's southern region fleet of 16 patrol ships and more than 50 boats, which patrol the area constantly…
Danny Hall and David Higgs charged with expanding the business to new Industries and geographic areas.Crowley Maritime Corp. announce leadership changes within its logistics group that will help it expand to serve new industries and geographic areas…
P&O Maritime FZE, a specialist provider of marine services, is expanding its operations to Mozambique.Over many years, P&O Maritime has expanded its service offering, moving into several geographic locations and now provides global maritime excellence across Australasia…
Konecranes is delivering new cranes ordered by Bollore Group for container terminals in Ghana and Benin The manufacturer has received two orders for a total of nine gantry cranes from West Africa. The parties concerned have declined to reveal the value of the orders…
The 20-by-6-foot skiff, covered in barnacles, was found floating northeast of Maui by the crew of the 'F/V Zephyr' who towed it in and cleaned it up. On the heels of Hawaii’s first confirmed report of Japan tsunami debris, NOAA and its partners…
The Siemens Energy 6-megawatt installation on trial at Østerild, Denmark, can produce electricity for 6,000 households.Siemens Energy has begun field testing of its new 154 m rotor for the 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in Østerild…
Bechtel and Subsea 7 will work together to develop offshore wind & associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing…
“There is definitely unimaginable change in Somalia from a war situation to an increasing peaceful situation,” says UN top envoy.“It may be more difficult, it may be more challenging, [but] we have moved from transition to transformation…
Maersk Line is extending its total container ship transportation time promise to six more routes: from Jakarta (Indonesia) or Laem Chabang (Thailand).The routes are to Bremerhaven (Germany), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) or Felixstowe (UK). (Bookings for this service will commence 8th October 2012)…
JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel.The contract is the Group’s first, in over thirty years of its history, for the construction of an…
Oceaneering International charters multi-purpose subsea support vessel 'Cade Candies' for 5 years from Otto Candies LLC.This state-of-the-art, U.S. flagged vessel was built in 2010. It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters)…
