US Navy To Send 30 Hampton Roads Ships To Escape Hurricane Florence The Navy will send out nearly 30 ships to escape the effects of Hurricane Florence from its bases in Hampton Roads, Va. U.S. Fleet Forces announced on Monday. Ships from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek are completing final preparations…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a recent meeting in Manila to discuss piracy and maritime crime in the Sulu and the Celebes Sea. It was attended by government officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and elsewhere, as well as representatives from international organisations and a number of consulates. Figures from…
The Japanese group MOL Chemical Tankers is coming to the port of Antwerp. Together with the port group SEA-Invest it is to invest some 300 to 400 million euros in the construction of a tank storage terminal for liquid chemicals. This is yet more confirmation of the port’s power of attraction for big investors. Sea-Mol…
Recently Höegh Autoliners India transported a 94.3 MT Mill Shell for a cement plant project in Mali Senegal. The customer was looking for the most efficient option to transport their cargo and turned to Höegh Autoliners with its direct service and extensive experience in shipping Breakbulk. Timely service and low risk With the customers’ tight…
Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, presented its first-ever French Maritime Awards last week during the SMM trade fair to water microbiologist aqua-tools. The organisation, established in 2015, fosters export growth by French businesses as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France. The French Maritime Innovation…
Around 280 executives of AIDA Cruises welcomed the prime minister of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig at the AIDA Management Days in Rostock. The occasion was marked by the signing of a Declaration of Intend between AIDA Cruises, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock and ROSTOCK PORT to jointly…
Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Teekay Tankers or the Company) announced that it has completed and closed the previously-announced sale-leaseback transaction for six Aframax tankers, the Whistler Spirit, Blackcomb Spirit, Emerald Spirit, Garibaldi Spirit, Tarbet Spirit and Peak Spirit. As a result, the Company has increased its liquidity position by approximately $60 million after the repayment of…
The technology group Wärtsilä is to supply a newly updated propulsion control system as well as its advanced alarm and control system, the Nacos PCS/MCS Platinum, for Maersk Tankers’ six 110 DWT LR2 new buildings. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in the first quarter of 2018. The Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum automation package is a…
Details are now emerging about the Iranian court case that led to the April 28 seizure of the Marshall Islands registered containership Maersk Tigris by units of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy. Maersk said today that it has met with the Ports & Maritime Organization in Iran and believes that the seizure of Maersk Tigris is…
Information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) onboard ships are increasingly being networked together – and more frequently connected to the worldwide web, increasing the risk of unauthorized access or malicious attacks to ships’ systems and networks. Responding to the increased cyber threat, BIMCO has today launched a set of guidelines to help the global…
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