GPS Rollover April 6, 2019: Are you ready?
Maritime users of the Global Positioning System Standard Positioning Service (GPS-SPS) are urged to check their systems ahead of the week counter roll over on 6 April 2019. Some outdated GPS receiver systems may cease to function properly - with potentially serious impacts on navigation.The roll over occurs because the GPS system transmits time to GPS receivers using a format of time and weeks as a 10-bit value, which started from 6 January 1980, and can only count 1023 weeks.
ShipInox: AiP on Small LNG Vessel Design
DNV GL presented ShipInox with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its new small-scale LNG carrier/bunker vessel design, reportedly the first ever class-approved design based on an offshore supply vessel (OSV). With a length of 92 meters the ship will have a carrying capacity of 6,000 cubic meters.“The enthusiastic support we have received throughout the challenging development of this design makes us feel very humble,” says Rune Østbøe, CEO of ShipInox.
Keppel Acquires $50m Stake Battery Biz
Keppel Corporation Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary KepVenture Pte Ltd (Keppel), has entered into an agreement with Envision AESC to invest $50 million…
DMC Wins First Order in Turkey
Damen Marine Components (DMC) signed its first order with a Turkish Shipyard. The client is TERSAN Tersanecilik San. Tic. Aṣ., based at Yalova City on the Sea of Marmara, and the equipment will be installed on a 108-meter Factory Freezer Trawler vessel. Designed by Skipsteknisk AS, design number STL191L, it is currently in build for the Russian fishing fleet operator JSC PT Okeanrybflot.The order is for a single…
Damen Wins River Cruise Build Deal
A-ROSA signed a contract with Concordia Damen for a newbuild River Cruise Vessel. The new ship, which is scheduled to be delivered spring 2021, will operate in the northern Rhine region, including trips from Cologne to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Bruges. The innovative River Cruise vessel will take A-ROSA’s city trip concept to the next level of leisure and sustainability.In total, the vessel will present 140 cabins, including two-person cabins (21 sq.
Two Contracts Go to SeaBird
Marine surveyor SeaBird Exploration said on Monday it has been awarded two new contracts, including one in West Africa and another in the Gulf of Mexico.The company…
SMD Quasar WROV Dives 5.7km Deep
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) announces that a deep-sea Quasar Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicle (WROV) has successfully completed sea trials.The 6000-meters-rated WROV…
Contship Italia Sells Gioia Tauro
Contship Italia SpA has sold its 50 percent share in the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro, which includes the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT).A press release said: "Contship…
Kongsberg Buys Rolls-Royce Marine
Norwegian technology group Kongsberg Gruppen announced that it has completed its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM), with the European Commission's…
Algoma Tankers Add Algoterra to its Fleet
Algoma Tankers, an operating unit of Algoma Central Corporation, announced that it has taken delivery of the 16,500 DWT Algoterra, a 2010-built product tanker in Amsterdam…
NOPB, Port NOLA Secure EPA Grant
The Port of New Orleans and project partner, the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), were awarded a National Clean Diesel Funding grant from the United States…
Svitzer to Deliver Two Tugs for Suez Canal
Svitzer, part of Denmark-based A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, has signed a 10-year agreement with the Suez Canal Authority wherein the company will provide two newbuild…
Franco out as Harley Marine Services CEO
The Board of Directors of Harley Marine Services announced via press release that Harley Franco will no longer be serving as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Rotterdam Port Expands Inland Shipping
Netherlands-based Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, has signed a partnership with the North Brabant region, the region of Eindhoven, north of Belgium…
St. Petersburg Terminal Adds Kalmar Fleet
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply a total of 16 terminal tractors to long-standing customer Container Terminal Saint-Petersburg CJSC (CTSP, part of UCL Holding).According to a press release…
Total Buys 25% Stake in Ecoslops
French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total S.A. has signed an agreement with Ecoslops S.A. that gives the oil major a 25% interest in its affiliate…
CNCo Acquires of Hamburg Süd Units
German container shipping line Hamburg Süd and The China Navigation Company (CNCo) have completed the sale of Hamburg Süd’s dry bulk shipping business to CNCo after…
Scorpio Bulkers Borrows to Fit Scrubbers
Scorpio Bulkers, a shipping company that owns and operates dry bulk carriers worldwide, announced that it has reached agreements with certain lenders to to increase…
Navios Acquisition Disposes Oldest VLCC
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, an international shipping company, said that it has sold the oldest vessel of its fleet, the C. Dream.According to a press release from the US-listed…
CN to Invest $320mln in Ontario
Canadian National Railway (CN) said that it plans to invest approximately $320 million in Ontario in 2019 to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network across…
