TMA Logistics Wins SGRE Work
Dutch outfit TMA Logistics has been commissioned by Siemens Gamesa Renewables Energy (SGRE) to provide the transhipment and transhipment of wind turbines for Windpark…
Tomini Adds 3 New Ultramaxes to its Fleet
Dubai-based ship owner and operator Tomini Shipping has boosted its shipping fleet with the delivery and naming of three ultramax carriers.Three vessels named Tomini Entity (63…
Are Foreign Ships Secure in Iran?
Mohammad Rastad, Iran's Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that foreign trade ships that transport goods to Iran can be confident that there will…
HMM to Launch Mega-Ships in April
South Korean logistics major Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will introduce the largest container vessels of the world in April. These mega-ships will be deployed…
Jan De Nul Completes Harelbeke
The provider of maritime construction services Jan De Nul said that a new lock complex along the Lys river in Harelbeke, Belgium is inaugurated.The Joint Venture ‘Leieland’…
Kongsberg Maritime Shuts Down KM Contros
Kongsberg Maritime (KM), a Norwegian technology enterprise within the Kongsberg Gruppen, informed that it has suspended the sale of the previously announced German…
ASCO Completes Irgiz Overhaul
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) announced that its towing and supply vessel Irgiz, belonging to the Caspian Sea Oil Fleet, has been accomplished major overhaul.
HoldTight Solutions Expands in the EU
HoldTight Solutions, Inc. has announced its expansion with production beginning in Germany. This expansion results from an increased demand in the European Union…
Baltic Index Slides to 9-Month Low
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index declined to its lowest in nine months on Monday, weighed down by shrinking demand across all vessel categories.*The Baltic index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels that ferry dry bulk commodities, decreased 9 points, or 1.2%, to 765 points.* The Baltic index has fallen for 22 out of the previous 23 sessions, declining to its lowest since mid-April.* The capesize index fell 62 points…
Wijnne Barends Orders LNG-fueled Newbuilds
The Netherlands-based Wijnne Barends Chartering, an affiliate of the Dutch Spliethoff Group, has ordered four new next-generation short-sea cargo vessels from the WuHu Shipyard in China.The newbuilds will feature liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion and storage systems provided by Wärtsilä, making the vessels among the first of their type to be powered by LNG fuel.Because of space restrictions on short-sea cargo ships…
TMC Develops ALS Compressors
TMC Compressors of the Seas is launching a new range compressors designed to work air lubrication systems (ALS) for the shipping and offshore industries to help…
Saint-Nazaire OWF Construction Begins
The first steel sheet of the electrical substation for the offshore wind farm (OWF) of Saint-Nazaire (west of France) was cut at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard…
CSMC Takes Delivery of M/T ‘Aitolos’
The Greek oceangoing vessel operator Capital Ship Management Corp. (CSMC) took successful delivery of the newbuilding vessel M/T ‘Aitolos’.The 115,000 dwt, eco-type…
SHI Eyes Russia's $3Bn LNG Carrier Order
South Korea shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) may receive an order from Russia’s largest independent gas producer Novatek for 10 additional ice-breaking…
Safe Bulkers Signs Pact with Alfa Laval
The international provider of marine drybulk transportation services Safe Bulkers has entered into a service agreement with Alfa Laval for 20 scrubber units on…
Odfjell Adds Bow Odyssey to its Fleet
Odfjell SE, a company specializing in worldwide seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other speciality bulk liquids, said that it took the delivery…
GTT Tanks for DSME Newbuild
The French liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage technology firm GTT has received an order from the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for…
GTT Wins 8 LNGC Orders from HHI Yard
French liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment system specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has received several orders from Korean shipyards Hyundai Heavy Industries…
YIT Eesti to Build Tallinn Cruise Terminal
Estonian port authority Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) has signed an agreement with compatriot construction company YIT Eesti AS for the construction of new cruise…
Boluda Towage Retrofits Union Koala
The provider of towage services Boluda Towage Europe said that it's tugboat ‘Union Koala’ was officially certified for compliance with the IMO Tier III standards.