A Mongolian-flagged tanker was arrested in Vietnamese waters over an alleged illegal ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of oil with a Vietnamese-flagged vessel.
The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) said the vessel in question was the 1993-built Oki Maru, which was seized and transferred to a coast guard co…
France’s Port of Le Havre has signed an industrial and a distribution agreement with European aerospace company Airbus for a joint software solution for port operations.
The solution will be based on the Airbus Vessel Traffic Services product family Styris and Port of Le Havre’s S-WiNG, a d…
Armed perpetrators boarded a bulk carrier that was underway in the Singapore Strait on October 19, according to the regional piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC.
At about 0100 hours, the vessel Nord Steel was underway in the strait when the duty oiler sighted five perpetrators armed with gun and jungl…
Representatives of the main European cruise ports have begun to work on finding ways to help shape the cruise industry of the future.
On October 18, 2019, the working group’s first meeting called “Cruise 2030:Call for Action” was held in Venice.
The meeting was held on the premises…
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has started supplying very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at Ras Laffan Industrial City Port.
The VLSFO marine fuel offering has been initiated in advance of the International Maritime Organization 2020 regulation for a 0.50% global sulphur limit for marine fuels whi…
Ukraine has started accepting tender applications for a concession of the Stevedoring Company Olvia (SC Olvia), a state-owned company operating Olvia Port, a multipurpose seaport terminal in the Mykolaiv region.
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), the tender process which a…
The US-based shipyard VT Halter Marine has launched Q-LNG 4000, America’s first offshore liquefied natural gas articulated tug and barge (LNG ATB) unit.
Named at the end of September 2019, the barge is owned by marine transportation company Q-LNG Transport.
The newbuild is designed to ca…
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued a ballast water management system type approval certificate to South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries.
The approval is for the company’s EcoBallast BWMS which consists of filtration with UV treatment during uptake and discharge.
This…
Poland’s Maritime Office in Gdynia has signed an EUR 187 million (USD 205.4 million) contract for the development of a shipping channel through the Vistula Spit which separates the Vistula Lagoon from the Gdańsk Bay.
The joint venture Besix – NDI Group will be responsible for delivering th…
The project to deepen the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway and the Botlek area at the Port of Rotterdam has been officially completed, allowing Europe’s largest port to accommodate ever-larger ocean-going vessels.
One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has been deepened by a meter and a ha…
The UK-based small-scale LNG supplier Avenir LNG Limited has partnered up with Malaysia’s shipping group MISC Berhad to provide its first 7,500 cbm LNG carrier to a subsidiary of Petronas in an effort to advance LNG bunkering in Malaysia.
As informed, Petronas LNG Sdn. Bhd. (PLSB) has recen…
A cloud-based database containing the details of millions of machinery parts has eliminated inventory inconsistencies for technical managers - now it is also being used to support procurement contracts.
The MESPAS global master database is a unique maritime software solution. It includes ever…
The detained tanker Stena Impero has finally been released and is sailing to Dubai, according to the ship’s owner Stena Bulk.
“Stena Bulk and Northern Marine Management confirm the Stena Impero and its crew have been released,” Erik Hanell, President and CEO of Stena Bulk, said.
“The…
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed a cooperation agreement with Russian natural gas producer Novatek and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) related to marine LNG transshipment complexes in Russia.
The deal confirms the parties’ intentions to implement projects for the const…
A consortium of Swedish, Norwegian and German partners has been given the go-ahead for their research and innovation project Prepare Ships that is expected to increase safety and efficiency in shipping.
The 26-month project, which is scheduled to start in December this year, has been recently…
Hunter Tankers, a part of Hunter Group ASA, has taken delivery of its first of seven identical ECO design VLCC newbuildings, the Hunter Atla.
The vessel was handed over from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea.
Two additional VLCCs are scheduled for deliveries in…
Operator and manager of LNG carriers TMS Cardiff Gas has entered into a long term time charter contract with Total Gas & Power Limited for one of its eleven newbuilding LNG carriers.
Under the deal, one of the company’s X Carrier Series vessels would be hired by the oil and gas major for a mi…
Technology company ABB has secured a contract to install a shore-to-ship solution at the South Korean Port of Incheon.
As explained, the solution would enable passenger vessels visiting Incheon to slash emissions, noise and vibrations at berth.
The project is said to reflect South Korea’s …
LNG is the most mature, scalable, and commercially viable alternative fuel currently available for the maritime industry, a new study finds.
Released by SEA\LNG and entitled ‘Comparison of Alternative Marine Fuels’, the study was conducted by alternative fuel experts from DNV GL.
While…
The marine cargo market is in a state of ‘accelerating change’ as underwriters are taking action to address unprofitable results and improve performance, according to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).
“On a global basis, the cargo line is unprofitable and has been for a …
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