Maritime Industry Top News
UK Engineering Sector Challenged to Draw in Young People
UK engineering chiefs gathered at the Department for Education on Wednesday 8 June to discuss what can be done to ensure the talent pipeline and adequately equipā¦
Yangzijiang to Build 8 Container Ships
According to a report from Channel News Asia, Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang said its unit, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co, has entered into an agreementā¦
Picket Line Outside Bay Shipbuilding, WI
According to a report from the Door County Advocate, workers without contracts from Bay Shipbuilding Co./Fincantieri in Sturgeon Bay are forming an informationalā¦
Horizon Lines Awarded for Safety, Stewardship
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ), an American domestic ocean shipping company, has received recognition from the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) and the Unitedā¦
Market Improves for Crude Oil Tankers
According to a report from Bloomberg, supply and demand for tankers that transport about 46% of the worldās crude oil may be improving, according to data from Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
Jumbo Shipping Delivers its Largest Container Crane
In May 2011, Jumbo Shipping delivered a 71-metre-tall and 29-metre-wide container crane to the Port of Sète (France) for its client Eurocrane. Weighing close to 1,200 tonnes and equipped with a transport boom of 104 metres, it was the largest container crane ever transported by Jumbo. With this new crane the Port of Sète significantly increases its container handling capacity. The project presented several technical challenges, which required innovative solutions.
Jumbo Delivers its Largest Container Crane
Last Month, 2011, Jumbo Shipping delivered a 71-metre-tall and 29-metre-wide container crane to the Port of Sète (France) for its client Eurocrane. Weighing close to 1ā¦
Online Registration Open: Waterways Symposium, WCI Meeting
Online registration is open for the Eighth Annual Waterways Symposium and WCI Annual Meeting, sponsored by Waterways Council, Inc., Informa Econ omics and The Waterways Journal.
LNG: Gas Demand Drives Investment
A bright future is forecast for the LNG industry, as long-term gas demand drives major investment in global LNG facilities. A new report from energy business advisorsā¦
BMT Reports Success at Seawork 2011
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has enjoyed double successā¦
APL: New Fuel Surcharge to Reflect Slow-steaming
Container shipping line APL has announced a new fuel surcharge formula in the Trans-Pacific Trade that reflects the financial impact of slow-steaming, the industryā¦
ClassNK Type Approval for World First
ClassNK issued the worldās first class approval for an immersion testing system for coatings of the inner bottom of cargo oil tanks in line with the IMOās Performanceā¦
Rickmers takes delivery of its Final Two 13,100TEU Ships
Another naming ceremony for two 13,100TEU container vessels being built for the Rickmers Group took place on 31 May at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries. TAURO RICKMERS and LIBRA RICKMERS are the final two ships in an eight-ship series being built for the Hamburg shipowner for longterm charter to Maersk Line. The two ships were christened by family friends of Rickmers Group Chairman Bertram Rickmers.
Quebec Awards Contract to Fincantineri, Local Builder Objects
According to a report from The Gazette, Groupe Maritime Verreault of Les Mechins, Quebec said the governmentās decision to award a contract for construction of twoā¦
First SCR NOx Removal System Installed on Coal Bulker
Aiming to Meet the IMO's Tier III NOx Emission Controls Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Akasaka Diesels Limitedā¦
Teekay Tankers Down Following Broker Downgrade
According to a report from Market Intelligence Center, Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) was downgraded on June 22 by analysts at EVA Dimensions, LLC and the stock is now at $9.35ā¦
Teekay Offshore Signs Brazil Shuttle Tanker Contract
Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) TOO -0.92% , announced today that it has enteredā¦
Steamboat Flotilla on Erie Canal
The flotilla will be led by the (diesel-powered) 110-year-old tugboat Urger, the flagship of the New York State Canal Corporation fleet. WHERE: Erie Canal, fromā¦
Tanker Market in the Doldrums
The global tanker market is depressed, it appears that there is little hope that it will recover for at least two years, according to a panel of expert speakingā¦
SRI Website Launch to Coincide with "Day of the Seafarer"
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) āDay of the Seafarerā (June 25) is the opportunity for renewed efforts to safeguard the human rights of seafarers throughout the world and ensure that they are offered proper legal protection and support. That is the message from Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of Seafarersā Rights International (SRI). āOn this important date, players in the maritimeā¦
