Maritime Industry Top News
1923 Schooner Replica Completes Sailing Trials
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced that the Columbia (ESG Hull 981) a steel hull exact replica of the historic Gloucester Fishing Schooner, has completed her sailing trials. The sailing trials were held on September 18, 2014 directly offshore of the beaches of Panama City, Florida. Ninety-one years earlier, the original Columbia was officially measured on October 27, 1923 just before her race with the Bluenose by Raymond J. Milgate, a marine surveyor of Halifax, N.S.
Dynagas Partners Announces LNG Carrier Acquisition
Dynagas LNG Partners LP, an owner and operator of LNG carriers, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase from Dynagas Holding Ltd., the partnership's sponsor…
Cloud Data for Real-time Vessel Monitoring
Chetco Digital Instruments (CDI) has partnered with Telemetryapp.com to offer a complete vessel monitoring and data visualization system based on cloud data services. By integrating CDI’s HelmSmart.net vessel data acquisition and storage service with Telemetryapp’s data board visualization, complete end-to-end vessel monitoring is now available with minimal configuration and virtually no development costs.
Maersk Drilling CEO: Slow Deepwater Rig Market Coming
Maersk Drilling Chief Executive Claus Hemmingsen talked to Reuters on the sidelines of A.P. Moller-Maersk's annual capital markets day. Maersk Drilling has focused…
BP, Pavilion Ink Long-Term LNG Deals
Pavilion to buy 0.4 mln tpy LNG from BP for 20 years. Aims to become a global LNG firm in medium to long term. Working with SGX, regional govts on LNG price marker.
Maersk to Spend $3bln Annually on Newbuilds
Denmark's Maersk Line will spend around $3 billion a year from 2015-19 on new ships to butress its position as the world's biggest container shipping company, it said on Wednesday.
BPC Tenders 170mb Naphtha Parcel
Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) issued an international tender to sell 170,000 barrels of naphtha on Wednesday for Oct. 27-29 loading from Chittagong, a company official said.
Maersk Drilling Wins 2-Year Angolan Extension
The head of Maersk Drilling said on Wednesday the A.P. Moller-Maersk unit has won a two-year extension for its Maersk Deliverer deepwater rig worth $387 million.
3rd Conference on Ship Recycling Bring out Revealing Facts
A realistic picture at the grass root level of the ship breaking industry in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan unfolded at the’ 3rd Ship Annual conference on Ship Recycling…
Brent Crude Slips Below US$97
Brent crude fell for a third day on Wednesday, slipping further below $97 a barrel as inflated supplies and weak economic data from Europe outweighed rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Maersk Line, Tote Services, Awarded MSC Contract Modifications
1. Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, is being awarded a $12,495,775 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-10-C-3220) to exercise…
Upcoming AMSA Shipping & Domestic Vessel Conference
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) informs that the latest maritime developments will be the focus at the inaugural combined national shipping and…
'Shipping at a Watershed' Says Industry Guru
An industry-wide lack of technical knowledge is limiting the uptake of new technology in shipping, says Dr. Martin Stopford, author of standard subject textbook 'Maritime Economics'.
COSCO Corpn Wins $ 230 mi Contracts
1. COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., Ltd Contract from a Singapore entity to build one (1) Floating Accommodation Unit (FAU) scheduled for delivery in 1Q2017. The buyer…
ABS Awarded DoD Classification Contract Modification
The US Department of Defense informs that the American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, Texas, is being issued an $8,500,000 modification under a previously awarded…
Foster Wheeler For Air Quality Control System Upgrade In West Virginia
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group’s Environmental and Industrial division has been awarded a contract by Longview Power…
Mariner's 'Command Bridge' Helps Keep Baltimore Celebration Safe
The Mariner Group informs that it augmented the security efforts of Maryland's Natural Resources Police and other federal, state and local agencies for Baltimore's…
ABB to Join UN's Sustainable Energy for All initiative
ABB announced at the UN Climate Summit in New York today that it is joining the UN’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL). The company will provide expertise…
Drewry Publish 2014 Review of Container Terminal Operators
Drewry inform that the 2014 edition of their Annual Review of Global Container Terminal Operators is now available to purchase online. Drewry add that this industry review…
EU & US Sanctions on Russia Not to Impact VSS Operations
The present EU and US sanctions are not expected to impact Viking Supply Ships’ operations and financials in 2014. It is too early to say whether sanctions will…
