Inmarsat, Global Marine
Networks and Network Innovations deliver successful trial of Fleet Xpress in
challenging Antarctic conditions [Feb
2016] Inmarsat, the
leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, together
with Global Marine Networks and Network Innovations, today announced the
successful trial and subsequent commercial order for Fleet Xpress in Antarctic
waters.
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ABB’s Azipod propulsion
selected for a 100+ meter long luxury superyacht [Feb
2016] ABB, the leading
power and automation technology group, will deliver electrical propulsion and
power systems to a new luxury superyacht. The 100+ meter LOA vessel, Zoza
(working title), is scheduled for delivery in 2018 and will be built by Benetti
shipyard in Livorno, Italy.
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The CMA CGM BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN, the largest vessel ever to call the United States, will be inaugurated
in Long Beach today [Feb 2016] Alongside Jacques R. Saade, a large
CMA CGM delegation came especially for the occasion, including Rodolphe Saade,
Vice Chairman, Tanya Saade Zeenny, Executive Officer, Farid Salem, Executive
Officer, Marc Bourdon, President of CMA CGM LLC,
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Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
Enters Chartering Pool With Capesize Vessels [Feb
2016] Star Bulk Carriers
Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk
cargoes, announced that it has entered into a Capesize vessel pooling agreement
(“CCL”) with BOCIMAR INTERNATIONAL NV, GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED and C
TRANSPORT HOLDING LTD. Star Bulk has agreed to market nine of
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Jensen Maritime Completes
Engineering Work for 170-foot Fishing Vessel Conversion [Feb 2016]
Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and
marine engineering company, was recently selected to provide engineering
services including structural and mechanical work for the conversion of a
170-foot long, 40-foot wide, fishing vessel for Global Seas and Patti Marine
Enterprises.
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Norstar to launch new
company in USA next month [Feb 2016] The tanker company Norstar is
setting up a new Commercial Management joint venture based in Westport
Connecticut USA named Norstar Chartering (USA) LLC. The new entity is a
collaboration between brothers Chris and Tom Bonehill, principals of the Norstar
Group and two senior shipping industry executives Lars Ebbesen and Olav Ekeberg
formerly partners
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Wartsila to supply ship
design for new type deep water dive support vessel [Feb 2016]
Wartsila has signed a contract with Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design
Co Ltd to design a new type of deep water dive support vessel. The ship is to be
built for China state-owned Shanghai Salvage Bureau (SSB), one of the largest
professional salvage companies in China.
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Inna Kuznetsova Promoted
to President and Chief Operating Officer of INTTRA [Feb 2016]
INTTRA, the world’s ocean shipping electronic marketplace, is pleased to
announce that Inna Kuznetsova has been promoted to President and Chief Operating
Officer. Since joining INTTRA in 2015, Kuznetsova has served as President of
INTTRA Marketplace, the company’s core business.
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ClassNK releases new
PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) system [Feb 2016] PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) has long been
the go-to design support system for ship designers worldwide. To date, over 800
licenses have been provided to more than 90 shipyards. In response to the latest
amendments to the IACS Common Structural Rules for Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers
(CSR BC & OT),
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IRClass consolidates
Defence Sector relationships at India’s International Fleet Review 2016
[Feb 2016] Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) strengthened its
growing relationship with the defence sector by actively participating in the
Maritime Exhibition (MAREX) during the high profile International Fleet Review
2016, organised by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.
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ME-GI Reference List Adds
Largest Ethane Carriers Ever Constructed [Feb
2016] JHW has ordered 5
× 85,000 m3 Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) for a JACCAR/Hartmann Reederei
joint venture, called UEC (United Ethane Carriers); each vessel will be powered
by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine. Dalian Shipbuilding Industry
Offshore Co. Ltd. (DSIC) will construct the vessels in China, while HHI
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Alfa Laval training for
engineering partners is securing skills and capacity for ballast water treatment
retrofits [Feb 2016] The retrofit market for ballast water treatment systems
is poised to boom in the coming years. To ensure that requisite design and
installation skills are in place to meet the demand, Alfa Laval is actively
training its network of engineering partners for Alfa Laval PureBallast.
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ABB’s new Azipod D and
energy storage solution to feature on two high tech specialized offshore
vessels [Feb 2016] ABB, the leading power and automation technology group,
will supply the power, propulsion and energy storage solution for two of the
most innovative vessels operating in the offshore oil and gas sector. The
specialized vessels require an advanced propulsion and power generation system
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FY2015 net profit of $384
million, before impairment, provisions, and share of losses of associates and
joint ventures [Feb 2016] Sembcorp Marine posted group revenue
of $4.97 billion for the year ended December 31, 2015 (FY2015) compared with
$5.83 billion previously. Turnover for Rigs & Floaters was $3.3 billion for
the year to December 2015, a 21% decline from the $4.2 billion booked in the
previous year.
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Kewill Expands Partnership
with INTTRA to Provide Complete End-to-End Transportation Planning Solution with
INTTRA’s Ocean Schedules [Feb 2016] INTTRA, the world’s ocean shipping
electronic marketplace, is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership
with Kewill, a leading provider of innovative software for supply chain
execution in 100 countries around the world.
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Seagull Maritime leads the
way into mobile apps [Feb 2016] The Seagull mobile app for crew
training status is set to revolutionise the way seafarers track their training
records and receive critical safety alerts, by making both instantly accessible
via iPhones and Android devices. The Seagull crew app is available free of
charge to all Seagull customers,
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BIMCO, Six new VLCCs marks
the start of a busy delivery year [Feb
2016] 2016 is off to a
flying start when it comes to delivering brand new VLCCs from shipyards in South
Korea and China to owners and investor across the globe. The six new VLCCs were
delivered in a strong winter market. Having reduced slightly, since the turn of
the year, VLCC average earnings currently sit at USD 50,000 per day, in early
February.
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Sale of FSRU Golar Tundra
to Golar LNG Partners LP [Feb 2016] Hamilton, Bermuda: Golar LNG Limited
("Golar") announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement to sell
the Golar Tundra, a floating storage and regasification unit, to Golar LNG
Partners LP ("Golar Partners" or the "Partnership") for a sale price of $330.0
million. In connection with the closing,
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MAN Engine to Complement
Propulsion Aboard Classic Sailing Vessel [Feb
2016] MAN Diesel &
Turbo has received an order for an MAN 6L21/31 engine to power a newbuilding
cadet training sailing ship for the Defence Ministry of the Republic of
Indonesia. The engine will be used to power the 110m ‘Kri Bima Suci’ and up to
200 persons on board when not propelled by sail power.
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Wartsila fuel flexibility
supporting Japan's 'gas age' shipping sector [Feb
2016] A total of 16 new
gas carrier ships being built in Japan for Japanese owners are to be powered by
Wartsila dual-fuel engines capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) or
conventional diesel fuels. Wartsila's depth of experience and technological
capabilities in gas fuelled propulsion solutions,
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Hempel’s Dynamic delivers
fuel savings for Lemissoler [Feb 2016] Global shipmanagement company,
Lemissoler Navigation, via its affiliated and managed company Frontmarine Co.
Ltd, has achieved significant fuel savings from coating its newbuild 58,500dwt
supramax bulk carriers with Hempel’s Dynamic antifouling product. As part of an
environmental efficiency drive,
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Wartsila Ballast Water
Management System chosen for new crane ship design [Feb 2016] A
new crane ship designed by Netherlands based Royal IHC, a global leader in
offshore, dredging and mining vessels, will feature the Wartsila Aquarius UV
Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). The first vessel of this design is
currently under construction at a shipyard in China.
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French West Indies: CMA
CGM upgrades fleet and offers new transport solutions to Northern Europe
[Feb 2016] CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping Group, is pleased
to announce the upgrade of its service to the French West Indies. During the
first quarter of 2016, the PCRF line which offers direct connections between the
French West Indies and Northern Europe,
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New offshore vessel to be
fitted with Cathelco Ballast Water Treatment System [Feb 2016]
Cathelco is supplying a ballast water treatment (BWT) system for a new offshore
vessel built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., for Harvey Gulf International
Marine, LLC. The Harvey Stone (Hull 234), a Rampage 6400 multi-purpose field
support vessel (MPFSV), with a length of 64.8m and 18m beam, is due to be
delivered in Q2 2016.
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Crowley Christens Second
of Four, Newly Built, LNG-Ready Product Tankers for Use in U.S. Coastwise
Trade [Feb 2016] As part of the company's industry-leading, vessel build
program, Crowley Maritime Corp. christened the second of four new, Jones Act
product tankers yesterday at the South Florida Petroleum Terminal (The Public
Dock) in Fort Lauderdale. The 50,000 dead-weight-ton (dwt),
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
and Doosan Heavy Industries Collaborate in Localizing Main Equipment for
Offshore Plants [Feb 2016] Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the
world’s largest shipbuilder, announced that it has signed a memorandum of
understanding to collaborate on the localization of main equipment and materials
for offshore plants with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (DHIC) and
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Announces 2015 Consolidated Earnings [Feb
2016] Hyundai Heavy
Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, issued a public disclosure of
its 2015 consolidated earnings today. According to a regulatory filing, HHI
racked up 46.2317 trillion Korean won in sales, 12.1 % decline from the previous
year while operating loss and net loss came in at 1.5401 trillion won and 1.3632
trillion won,
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Crowley Celebrates Over
Seven Million Man Hours without a Lost Time Injury in Valdez Operations
[Feb 2016] Crowley Maritime Corporation’s tanker escort and docking
services group in Valdez is celebrating over seven million man hours and more
than six years since logging its last Lost Time Injury (LTI). In addition to
this remarkable number, the company announced that it had not had an OSHA
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Hyundai Heavy Industries’
New Eco-Friendly Breakthrough Product: the World’s First Tier III-Compliant High
Pressure SCR [Feb 2016] Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the
world’s largest shipbuilder and a leading marine engine maker, announced today
that it produced the world’s first High Pressure Selective Catalytic Reduction
(HP SCR) system for the dramatic reduction of NOx emission
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Contship Italia Group
appoints Marco Simonetti VP of Developments & Reorganizatio [Feb 2016]
Marco Simonetti assumes the position of Vice President for Developments and
Reorganization at Contship Italia Group. The internal re-organization is in line
with Contship’s response to evolving challenges of the container business and
the Group’s commitment to deliver new opportunities
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Experts team up to launch
MacGregor's technology-leading fibre-rope crane [Feb
2016] MacGregor, part of
Cargotec, can now offer the offshore industry a technology-leading fibre-rope
crane. The crane has been developed by combining MacGregor's proven offshore
crane technology with the fibre-rope tensioning technology perfected by Parkburn
Precision Handling Systems.
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Star Bulk Announces
Agreement to Sell a Modern Capesize Vessel [Feb
2016] Star Bulk Carriers
Corp. a global shipping company providing transportation solutions in the dry
bulk sector, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement to
sell M/V Obelix (a 181,433 dwt Capesize vessel, built in 2011) (the “Vessel”) to
an unaffiliated third party (the “Buyers”), for $23.3 million, net of all
commissions.
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Jensen Maritime to Design
Two New Escort Tugs for McAllister Towing [Feb
2016] Jensen Maritime,
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering
company, was recently selected to provide detailed design services including
stability, structure and systems design for two, 100-foot long, 40-foot wide,
escort tugs for McAllister Towing.
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DNV establishes Deepwater
Technology Centre in Singapore [Feb 2016] Mr. Konstantin Palnikov, RS Director
General, met with Mr. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL Maritime CEO, at the Head
Office of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping on 28 January 2016. During the
talks, the sides expressed satisfaction at the positive experience of
cooperation between the classification societies
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15 More Companies Sign Up
For Helm CONNECT [Feb 2016] Victoria, BC - Today, software
developer Helm Operations announced that over the last two months it has signed
on 15 more commercial maritime companies to its planned maintenance and
compliance software, Helm CONNECT. The companies come from a variety of
commercial maritime industries,
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ABB technology to help
vessels operate safely 5 kilometers below sea level [Feb 2016]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will provide the
technology that will help three vessels safely carry out construction and
maintenance tasks up to 5 kilometers under water. The vessels will be equipped
with ABB’s OCTOPUS software that uses sensors and the Internet of Things,
Services and People (IoTSP)
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Samskip Logistics acquires
German logistics company Zust & Bachmeier [Feb
2016] Samskip Logistics
is pleased to announce that it has acquired German logistics company Zust &
Bachmeier (Bremen) GmbH, taking full ownership of the company. All Bremen-based
staff will continue to performing an extended range of dry and reefer forwarding
activities
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Reed Smith continues its
expansion in South East Asia [Feb 2016] Global law firm Reed Smith has
announced the arrival of market-leading admiralty and casualty response lawyer,
Richard Lovell, as a partner in the firm’s Singapore office. Richard joins Reed
Smith from Ince & Co, where he was head of shipping and managing partner of
the firm’s Singapore office.
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