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LaNaval lays Keel of Ferry Texelstroom

Jan 01, 2015

LaNaval Shipyard in Spain has laid the keel of the ferry Texelstroom on the 30th of December, that is building for the dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), located in the island of Texel, at the north of The Netherlands…

Doyle Gives Thumbs Up to Ocean Three

Dec 31, 2014

Commissioner William P. Doyle’s in a statement today said, 'I am voting to take no further action on the Hanjin/UASC/CMA CGM/CSL Vessel Sharing and Slot Charter Agreement. This agreement is scheduled to become effective on January 2, 2015…

USCG Cutter Tahoma Returns

Dec 30, 2014

Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned Sunday to their homeport of Kittery, Maine after a 55-day patrol conducting operations and training in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank. The crew carried out Living Marine Resources boardings under the guidance of the 1st Coast Guard District…

More Heavy Lifting Ahead

Dec 30, 2014

Justin Archard. Managing Director, Asia Pacific & Oceania at SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd sees a turnaround in the Heavy lift and Over Dimensional Cargo tranport segment. As one of the world’s leading carriers specialised in sea transport of heavy lift and project cargo…

Empty Container Depot Opens at Long Beach

Dec 30, 2014

The Temporary Empty Container Depot on Pier S at the Port of Long Beach is now open. The depot was approved by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners in November to free up truck-trailer chassis and ease congestion on the docks at the second busiest seaport in North America…

Rebalancing Trade Flows

Dec 30, 2014

McQuilling Services Industry Note on 'Rebalancing Trade Flows: The New World Order' :Many types of crude oil are produced around the world. Depending on the requirements of a particular refinery, a blend of heavy and light crudes is processed to manufacture a variety of petroleum products…

BOURBON Continues to Sell Vessels

Dec 29, 2014

BOURBON completes vessel sales to ICBC Financial Leasing and Standard Chartered Bank and announces new sale and bareboat charter agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. BOURBON has completed the transfer of ownership under the agreements…

USCG Search for Man Overboard

Dec 29, 2014

The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a freight ship reported overboard approximately 60 miles east of Wake Island Sunday.Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center were notified at approximately 6 p.m…

ARC Towage Takes Delivery of 4 Damen Tugs

Dec 29, 2014

ARC Towage of Trinidad & Tobago has taken delivery of the last of a series of four Damen ASD 2810 Tugs.All four have been delivered in less than 18 months. The speed of delivery was one of the reasons ARC Towage chose Damen Shipyards Group for its new vessels…

BG loads First QCLNG Cargo

Dec 29, 2014

BG Group today announced that it has been loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) facility since 28 December. The vessel being loaded is the Methane Rita Andrea. The second cargo of LNG from the facility will…

Otto Marine Sells AHTS for $100 mi

Dec 29, 2014

Otto Marine Limited sold an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel to a renowned unrelated third party for US$100 million.DNV classed and Norwegian-designed, the VS491 21,000 bhp AHTS is a hybrid propulsion diesel electric driven vessel with dynamic positioning 2 (DP2) technology…

Rescuers Struggle to Reach Burning Ferry in heavy Seas

Dec 28, 2014

Passengers aboard a car ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece early on Sunday pleaded for help as rescue vessels struggled to approach the burning vessel in high winds and rough seas. The Norman Atlantic, carrying almost 500 passengers and crew and more than 200 vehicles…

Passenger Ferry Catches Fire off Greece

Dec 28, 2014

An Italian-flagged ferry carrying 466 passengers and crew caught fire while sailing from Greece to Italy, coast guard officials said on Sunday.The Norman Atlantic, sailing from Patras in western Greece to the Italian port of Ancona, was…

8 Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in UK

Dec 28, 2014

Eight foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.During November, there were 6 new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port. 2 vessels remained…

Limited Anchorage Space at San Francisco

Dec 28, 2014

San Francisco Bay Anchorages will be unable to accommodate vessels with drafts greater than 25 feet. Vessels en-route to San Francisco expecting to anchor with drafts in excess of 25 feet should expect delays and are advised to coordinate…

Logistics News

Panama Canal Reduces Maximum Vessel Draft for Neopanamax Locks

Panama Canal Reduces Maximum Vessel Draft for Neopanamax Locks

Maritime Drone Self-Detonates in Constanta Port

Maritime Drone Self-Detonates in Constanta Port

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

SEA-LNG: LNG Bunkering is Surging

SEA-LNG: LNG Bunkering is Surging

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