Maritime Industry Top News
Elektrans Shipping Appoints Deepak Arora as MD
Elektrans Group announced the promotion of Capt. Deepak Arora to Managing Director of Elektrans Shipping Pvt. Ltd. Capt Arora has been with the Elektrans Group for…
DNV GL’s Ellen Crivella Named 2016 Rising Star by Women of Wind Energy
DNV GL’s Ellen Crivella was honored with the 2016 Rising Star Award at the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) luncheon at the 2016 AWEA Windpower Conference and Exhibition.
Full-term Certificates for “MV. Ceylon Breeze” from DNV GL
DNV GL has added to its registry as of March 2016 a new vessel built for Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC), a fully Sri Lanka Government-owned commercial enterprise…
CMA CGM Intends Offer to Acquire NOL
Following the satisfaction and waiver (as the case may be) of the conditions set forth in the pre-conditional offer announcement dated 7 December 2015, CMA CGM S.A.
Wärtsilä Electrical Systems for SIEM RoRo Ferries
Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to provide integrated turnkey electrical solutions for four new RoRo ferries being built at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yard in Germany.
APM Terminals Bahrain Push for Safety, IT systems
Hidd, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain - APM Terminals Bahrain, operators of Khalifa bin Salman Port (KBSP), has recently made significant advances in Safety performance…
Wedding Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Boston
The Boston Harbor Cruises' Majesty ran aground in Boston Harbor on Saturday. All 137 passengers were unharmed and transferred to the Asteria, another Boston Harbor Cruises vessel…
Seized Hanjin Shipping Vessel Resumes Operation in South Africa
Hanjin Paradip resume its sailing from South Africa as talks continue with owner over unpaid charter fees. The ship had been detained in Richards Bay, South Africa…
Oman Shipping Makes Profit
Oman Shipping Company (OSC) reported a $180 million profit in 2015. Tariq bin Mohammed Al Junaidi, chief executive officer of OSC has been quoted by Oman News Agency…
Korean Shipbuilder Could Be Liquidated
South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. has filed for receivership, following massive losses that have mounted up over the past two years, says a report in the WSJ.
Mermaid Maritime Bags Subsea Contracts, Delays Newbuilding
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime said it has been awarded a number of subsea contracts in the Middle East with a total worth of $11million. It has also reached an agreement…
DP World to Manage Somaliland Port for 30 Years
DP World has reached an agreement to manage the Berbera port in Somaliland, which would allow it to become a major hub for goods to transit to and from the Horn of Africa…
Abu Dhabi Ports Try to Lure Chinese Businessmen
Abu Dhabi Ports - the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone in the Emirate - presented the integrated offerings of Khalifa…
A Year is a Long Time in Tankers
The latest Gibson Market Report focused on the age profile of the VLCC fleet and the prospects for trading life beyond 15 years of age. Analysis of the Suezmax fleet shows a similar picture…
Strike In France: Implications for Tanker Demand
After the oil industry suffered from a severe drought in Venezuela, forest fires in Canada and rebel attacks on oil installations in Nigeria, it is now facing the…
SRH Marine and Setel Powerline Pact for Greek Market
SRH Marine Electronics SA and SETEL PowerLine Ltd have entered a Reseller and Installation Partner Agreement. Through this cooperation SRH is able to offer a complete…
Floating Storage Flattens Fortunes of $50 Crude
The prices of WTI and Brent crude briefly rose above $50/bbl during intraday trading on Thursday, the highest level seen since the end of July 2015, giving traders a brief moment of optimism…
Höegh LNG FSRUs on Strong Ground
Höegh LNG is upbeat on the group’s FSRU prospects as its profit rise comes on the back of an almost tripled average regasification flow rate on Höegh LNG’s FSRU…
US Navy Updated Zika Virus Infection Guidance
Navy Medicine released updated Zika Virus Infection guidance in NAVADMIN 121/16, May 26, communicating current information, travel precautions, and risk reduction…
CBP, AMO Unveils New Interceptor Vessel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and SAFE Boat International celebrated the unveiling of AMO’s newest coastal interceptor vessel (CIV) Thursday.
