Mr. Christer Antson (MSc,Econ) has been appointed President and CEO of Finnlines Plc as from 4 July,2007.
Eemshaven, Netherlands — The notorious Russian pirate fish cargo ship, the Mumrinskiy, has been chained to the docks in the Dutch port of Eemshaven by activists to stop it from engaging in illegal activities with pirate fisheries and facilitating the plunder of the dwindling Barents Sea fish stocks.
Varun Shipping, one of the leading shipping companies in the country, has acquired a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC), Maharshi Bhardwaj, the company informed BSE today.
Contecon Guayaquil S. A. (CGSA), a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in , has signed a contract with the Autoridad Portuario de Guayaquil (APG), port authority of Guayaquil, for the 20-year concession to manage and operate the Container and Multipurpose Terminals
BigLift Shipping is undertaking an investment program to extend the fleet in numbers of vessels and in lifting capacity. A contract was signed with Larsen & Toubro of India, for the construction of two multi-purpose heavy-lift vessels.
SHI on June 20 held a successful launching ceremony for their iceㅡbreaking oil tanker, which will become the first iceㅡbreaking tanker in the world. This is the first ship among the three 70,000ㅡton iceㅡbreaking oil tankers that were commissioned to build in November 2005 by Sovcomflot, a Russian st
SMIT herewith announces that it bought a share of 50% in Ocean Marine Services in Egypt. Together with its partner for 25 years (the Shilbaya Group) seven work vessels will be deployed on term charters for the Egyptian petroleum industry.
Superyacht Times brings my attention to another fabulous yacht up for sale. The 241-foot Salem yacht began in 1963 as the Dutch weather ship, Cumulus. The yacht went through a major refit in 1998 at the Devonport shipyard in the United Kingdom and was turned into a luxury cruising yacht.
Stronger winds and testing tactical conditions saw major changes in fortunes throughout the Superyacht Cup fleet for the second day of sailing for the Astilleros de Mallorca Rally. The change to an easterly wind direction led to a close reach along the coast to the Fortis mark off Caba Regana, where
Trinity Yachts has delivered the Lady Michelle and the yacht will shortly be arriving in Europe. The Lady Michelle is a semi-displacement hull design with 28 feet (8.5m) beam and is capable of 19 knots and is powered by two Caterpillar 3512B main engines which develop 2,250 hp each. The shallow draf
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) may be aiming to wrap up its stake acquisition deals with a Belgian container terminal by the end of the year, according to industry speculation.
Fugro has been awarded a 3D seismic contract offshore Mexico by the Mexican national oil company Pemex Exploration and Production. The value of the contract is over USD 82 million (approximately EUR 62 million).
ABG Shipyard Ltd. plans to enter oil rig construction with an investment of 6 billion rupees to tap replacement opportunities in the offshore energy sector, an executive said on Tuesday.
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it took delivery of the M/V Clan Gladiator, a Handysize container ship of 30,007 dwt and 1,742 teu built in
