The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to its homeport of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka May 16, after completing sea trials.
Japan: KHI Delivers New Bulk Carrier to I.M.S. MaritimeKawasaki Heavy Industries on May 14th delivered the Western Kobe bulk carrier ,with a capacity of 58,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull no. 1705), for I.M.S. Maritime S.A. at its Kobe Works. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 02:00
d’Amico Orders Six Fuel-Efficient Bulk Carriers from ChinaIreland-based d’Amico Dry, the fully owned subsidiary of the d’Amico group, has ordered six 40,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuildings, with options for further six vessels, from China’s Yangfan Group. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:54
UK: South Boats Secures Another New Build OrderSouth Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Iceni Marine Services Ltd., announced that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of four further vessels to join the existing South Boats built ‘Iceni Spirit’, ‘Iceni Courage’, ‘Iceni Defiant’ and ‘Iceni Pride’. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:51
Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen Office Fully Operational (UK)Ocean Safety’s Aberdeen depot is now fully operational, just one month after it opened, to service the growing demand for safety equipment from the expanding offshore renewables market. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:49
Optimarin Signs Fleet Retrofit Contract with Saga Shipholding (Norway)Optimarin has signed a major fleet-wide ballast water treatment contract with Saga Shipholding (Norway) AS (SSH), the open-hatch carrier subsidiary of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), the world’s largest shipping company and owner of some 850 vessels operating within the car carriers, bulk, tanker (petroleum, chemical, LPG and LNG) and cruise sectors. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:47
Intertek Presents ShipCare Expertise at Maritime Week Americas in PanamaIntertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, will present ShipCare marine industry testing and inspection services at the Maritime Week Americas (MWA) Conference in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:45
Greece: Diana Shipping Announces Delivery of Newcastlemax Dry Bulk CarrierDiana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that on May 16, 2012 it took delivery of the newly-built m/v “Philadelphia”, a Newcastlemax dry bulk carrier of 206,040 dwt that was contracted in April 2010. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:43
MOL acquires Competence Management System (CMS) certification from DNV JAPAN's Mitsui OSK Lines seafarer education and training programme, the MOL Rank Skill Training and Evaluation Programme (MOL RankSTEP), has received certification from Oslo-based Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for compliance with the Competence Management System (CMS).
Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:35
Schenker builds bigger Shanghai-area warehouse for lift-maker Kone GERMAN transport logistics provider DB Schenker is building a 46,000-square-metre logistics centre in Kunshan, west of Shanghai for Kone, the global lift and escalator provider to open this autumn. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:33
Maersk warns Latin America of rate hikes, after vowing big investment DANISH shipping giant Maersk Line has sounded the warning in Latin American of coming rate hikes in the face of higher fuel, steel, terminal and container costs after reporting a US$599 million first quarter financial loss. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:31
Los Angeles box volume record in April dampened by Long Beach slump EARLY news of the Port of Los Angeles record-breaking 14.5 per cent increase in container volume to 707,182 TEU in April has been dampened by later news of Long Beach's 14 per cent slump in import laden boxes to 232,963 TEU. Saturday, 19.May.2012, 01:22
The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, held at IMO Headquarters in London on 15 May 2012.
CHINA Shipping Container Lines' new 4,738-TEU Xin Qin Zhou vessel, the first ship named after south western China's Qinzhou port, was launched at Qinzhou Bonded Port Area International Container Terminal, Xinhua reports.
In the port of Tuapse about 11:00 (LT) tanker collided Tomsk to the Turkish ro-ro ferry Melissa K, operating at line Samsun-Tuapse. This PortNew s Witnesses reported the incident.
The Georgian coast guard detained in port of Poti two Turkish cargo vessels with twelve crew members on both ships for unauthorized entry to the breakaway Abkhazia, the Georgian Border Police said.
Offshore Marine Support Ltd. announce that it has entered into an
agreement to secure a build slot for a South Catamaran 17m Wind Farm Support
Vessel to be built by South Boats Special Projects Ltd. on the Isle of
Wight.
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, fell on Friday for a third day due to weakness in dry bulk shipments and analysts expect that a rebound is unlikely in the near term.
Ayşe Çaman (65) from Espiye, Giresun province, has been a miller for 50 years. She is the only miller left in her village and wants to continue with her job for as long as she can.
The European Union agreed this week to introduce a ban on Iranian oil imports to the EU. Iran’s response was unequivocal. The strait “would definitely be closed if the sale of Iranian oil is violated in any way,” a member of Iran’s influential national security committee in parliament, Mohammad Ismail Kowsari, said on Monday.
In the Demolition sector, Subcontinent sentiment is negative as prices have soften due to oversupply of tonnage & monsoon season approaching. Prices are ranging this week at $460 for bulkers, at $485 for tankers & at $485 for Tweendeckers/Containers. In other major demo-markets this week, China is steady, paying $415 while Turkey remains bullish paying $360-365 per lt.
Costa Concordia: A major navigational error, or what?
Ayşe Çaman (65) from Espiye, Giresun province, has been a miller for 50 years. She is the only miller left in her village and wants to continue with her job for as long as she can.
