An Agreement Governing the Delegation of Regulatory Services Associated with the Issue and Renewal of Certificates for Ships Flying the Belgian Flag was signed between Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and the Maritime Administration (MA) of Belgium on November 13, 2012 in Brussels. The sco
The new Busan headquarters building of the Korean Register is to host the 5th Seoul International Maritime and Shipbuilding Conference (SIMS) on 15 and 16 November 2012 SIMS has grown into the industry’s premier gathering for shipowners and shipbuilders to meet and discuss the pressing issues of the
Maritime Security specialist Ambrey Risk has been awarded accreditation to work with Panama-flagged vessels. The UK-based security company, which won a Herefordshire Chamber of Commerce award last month, became one of the first maritime security companies to be granted official accreditation from th
Austria’s Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH, has received an order to provide four offshore cranes of the type RL 2650-25 D EX Litronic® to GDF SUEZ E&P UK for the Cygnus gas field project, situated in the southern North Sea. The Cygnus gas field is the largest to be discovered within the last 25 years in
The FSUE “Rosmorport” begins implementation of the infrastructural project which is very important for navigation safety provision in Baltic freezing port. The berth complex for the enterprise’s icebreakers will be built by the middle of 2014 in the framework of the “Development of the Transport Sys
Polarcus Limited announced the release of its third quarter 2012 financial statements. The third quarter 2012 was the first time Polarcus operated its full fleet complement of eight vessels subsequent to the delivery of Polarcus Adira in June, enabling the Company to recognize a net profit of USD 21
Antrim today announced a Heads of Terms agreement has been signed with Hummingbird Production Limited, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, for an option to lease the “Hummingbird Spirit” Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (“FPSO”) for the development of the Fyne Field in UKCS Central
Port Lincoln tuna baron Hagen Stehr plans to take legal actions against the government regarding the plans to allow exploration for oil in the Great Australian Bight. According to Mr. Stehr, seismic testing in the Great Australian Bight during the annual tuna harvest could devastate the industry, we
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary signed a contracts with a total value of approximately 40 MNOK (USD 7 million) in Norway. The contract is through the TTS subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS in Bergen, Norway. The contract is with Kleven Verft AS in Norway and concerns the delivery
According to a statement on the website of the Central People’s Government on Tuesday, the State Council, China’s cabinet, has approved the ocean use plan (2011-2020) for Shanghai, Guangdong and Hainan to guide water use in a scientific and sustainable way. The statement expanded the permitted area
VOSTA LMG has confirmed that a contract about a takeover of VOSTA LMG Group of Companies and CFT International GmbH by a company of ASL Marine Group has been agreed. VOSTA LMG CEO and Shareholder Mr. R. Dietze and ASL Marine Group Managing Director Mr. K.T. Ang entered into a contract for takeover o
Cloud, connectivity and hosting provider, Pulsant, is supporting Pelamis Wave Power by helping to manage, backup and store data vital to the development of its world-leading wave energy technology. With operations in Edinburgh and Orkney supporting two Pelamis wave machines being demonstrated at the
Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces it has decided to preserve its cash position by terminating the construction of the equipment for its Seafloor Production System. Nautilus announced on June 1, 2012 that it was in dispute with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea as to the parties’ obligations t
International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has emphasised how avoidable errors can prove expensive for ship agents. In the latest issue of its Claims Review, ITIC recounts how a ship agent at a tidal port in Japan was asked to provide a tide table to enable the owner of a ship to calculate t
