Maersk N. American HQ welcomes HRH The Prince Consort of Demark
HRH The Prince Consort of Denmark visited the North American headquarters of Maersk in Madison, NJ, today. The Prince Consort met with Chairman and CEO of Maersk Inc.
Hempel Acquires Crown Paints
Danish-based Hempel announced today the acquisition of Crown Paints Ltd. This is a result of its One Hempel – One Ambition growth strategy. The Decorative segment represents a significant part of the global coatings industry and is expected to keep growing. Therefore, the acquisition of a company strong in the Decorative market is an important part of Hempel’s strategy. “Crown Paints represents everything we were looking for – a solid position in the market…
Cargotec Cargo Handling for Ecore VLOC Concept
DNV has initiated a concept study together with industry partners – FKAB, MAN Diesel & Turbo, TGE Marine and Cargotec – to design a very large ore carrier (VLOC).
RINA Publishes Gas Fuel Notation
Genoa-based verification, certification and ship classification group RINA has published a new notation GAS FUELLED SHIPS which establishes requirements for the…
Lloyd's Trust Funds Research at University of Twente
The Lloyd's Register Educational Trust (The LRET) has awarded Holland's University of Twente £1 million over the next five years to establish The LRET Maintenance Research and Education Programme…
UMM Salal First Call in Port of Hamburg
On 7 June 2011 the UMM SALAL, the biggest containership to date belonging to United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), tied up in the Port of Hamburg on her maiden voyage.
MS&D 2011: Hamburg Conference on Maritime Security
Stéphane Beemelmans, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence, is to open the second MS&D, international conference and exhibition on maritime security and defence hamburg…
Teixeira Appointed VP Marketing, CMA CGM Group
CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Philly TEIXEIRA to the position of Vice President Marketing and Commercial Global Accounts of CMA CGM Group.
Extra Time for Deep-Water Leases
The Obama administration will give oil and gas companies an extra year to develop their deep-water leases to make up for delays caused by last year's Gulf spill…
Canadian Shipbuilding Dispute
According to a report from UPI.com, the Canadian government is pressuring the nation's shipbuilding companies to waive their rights to consult lobbyists in pursuit…
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Up, $2.5B Order
According to a report from Bloomberg, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. (YZJ) climbed the most in almost one month in Singapore trading after winning its first order to build 10…
IMTRA LED Courtesy Lights for MegaYachts
IMTRA, a leading manufacturer of advanced LED solutions, announced availability of its new Valencia and Majorca LED courtesy lights. The largest courtesy lights available from IMTRA…
MV Yuan Xiang Released by Pirates
Earlier this week, EU NAVFOR confirmed that on 8 May the MV Yuan Xiang had been released from pirate captivity after being held for 207 days. She was pirated on 13 November 2010 approximately 650 nautical miles East of Salalah (Oman). The vessel has a crew of 29 Chinese and is heading to a safe port. No further information on the crew is available at present.
Hayata Receives ABS Type Approval
Hayata, LTD., manufacturers of high-quality, stainless steel cable ties and banding, has been granted Type Approval status for their products by ABS. This certification…
Washington Ferries, 60 Years of Safety
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is launching a program to recognize the hard work and care that goes into keeping passengers and crew members safe each day. Teams…