Court find Concordia captain unfit for command

Friday, 18 May 2012 10:26

Italy’s Court of Cassation said on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and

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Sembcorp secures contracts for repair and upgrading

Friday, 18 May 2012 10:02

Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured three major contracts totalling S$130 million (USD 103 million), reinforcing its reputation as a world leading shipyard for ship repair and

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IMO signs strategic counter-piracy capacity building partnerships with UN and EU

Friday, 18 May 2012 09:46

The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined

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Seychelles to prosecute suspect Somali pirates

Friday, 18 May 2012 09:31

The Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Friday 11 May.

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BP orders four new platform support vessels

Friday, 18 May 2012 08:52

BP announced it has ordered four new platform support vessels (PSV) to help deliver its long term business strategy in the North Sea. The vessels will be deployed to support

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Inmarsat launches FleetBroadband Multi-voice

Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:09

Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services,  announced the launch of FleetBroadband Multi-voice, a new capability that will allow

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AMSA: Industry eagerly awaiting domestic maritime reforms

Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:06

Australia’s domestic commercial vessel industry is eagerly awaiting maritime reforms to be introduced in January 2013 following the completion of nation-wide community consultation

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Container industry needs to improve, says Drewry

Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:48

Drewry Maritime Research’s new quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight revealed that industry-wide vessel schedule reliability improved to 72.3% in the first quarter of 2012,

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Tanker Forecaster 1Q12: Mild recovery masks pessimistic outlook

Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:35

Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Tanker Forecaster report indicates that Suezmax owners got some respite in the first quarter of the year, but things are looking bleak in the longer term.

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Fairmount Alpine towed rig Ocean Whittington to Gulf

Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:04

Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Alpine has towed the rig Ocean Whittington from offshore Belem, Brazil, to offshore Galveston, US. For this job Fairmount Marine was contracted by

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Fairstar awarded USD 2.9 million rig transportation contract by Seadrill

Thursday, 17 May 2012 08:52

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a new contract to transport the drilling rig OFFSHORE VIGILANT from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Vung Tau, Vietnam

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Ultra-deepwater drillship in operation in Petrobras field off Brazil

Thursday, 17 May 2012 08:40

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. are participating in an ownership consortium for an ultra-deepwater drillship

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New slurry vessel Taharoa Destiny delivered to NYK

Thursday, 17 May 2012 08:31

On May 11, Taharoa Destiny, a new 175,000 DWT class vessel dedicated to the transport of ironsand slurry,* was delivered to NYK. The ship was built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s

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Siemens wins marine order to equip Maersk container ships

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 13:20

The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has been awarded a contract worth tens of millions of Euros from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to implement

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China’s first 3,000-meter deepwater pipe laying crane vessel "HAI YANG SHI YOU 201" sets sail

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:40

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, a large heavy industries group in China, has collaborated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation ("CNOOC")

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Proven MacGregor equipment benefits 15 Asian OSVs of all types

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:27

In April, Cargotec secured new contracts  to deliver MacGregor anchor-handling, mooring and towing solutions for 15 offshore support vessels (OSV) of various types being built in China

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Craig Group wins contracts for new D class vessels

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 10:21

A £35 million investment by Craig Group in four new vessels has already secured major contracts for the Aberdeen global shipping and energy services company.

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Navios announces delivery of newbuild Kamsarmax

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:28

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a large, global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced that the Navios Avior, a new building Kamsarmax vessel of 81,355 dwt,

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DSME wins new orders for two semi-submersible rigs

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:19

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) won a new order for two semi-submersible rigs with Norway based Songa Offshore during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)

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ITF: Comment on EU Navfor attack on pirate equipment

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:04

Commenting on yesterday’s EU Navfor attack on pirate equipment on the Somali shore, Dave Heindel, chair of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) seafarers’ section, said:

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