Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios Acquisition”), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Nave Atria, a new building MR2 product tanker vessel of 50,000 dwt, was delivered yesterday from a South Korean shipyard. Nave Atria has been chartered out to a high quality co
Norwegian company Siem Offshore has announced that the sale and delivery of its Multi Role Service Vessel, Siem Swordfish, was concluded on 31 July in line with the charterer’s purchase option that was exercised in December 2009. The gross sales proceeds is in the equivalent of USD 54 million. The p
Starting from 31st of July, Short Sea Shipping & Logistics provider Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) introduces new direct calls between Hamburg and Casablanca as well as between Lisbon and Hamburg. Furthermore, there will be new direct links between Morocco and the Iberian Peni
Leading German multipurpose and heavy lift operator BBC Chartering announces the opening of a new booking office in Antwerp, Belgium this August. The Port of Antwerp represents an important hub for BBC Chartering’s liner activities to South America and the Far East. Supporting the company’s future d
Siem Offshore announces that the sale and delivery of the Siem Swordfish was concluded on 31 July in line with the charterer’s purchase option that was exercised in December 2009. The gross sales proceeds is in the equivalent of USD 54 million. The proceeds will be used to repay bank debt and to str
A new federal interactive online mapping tool used by emergency responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been expanded to include the Arctic, and will help address numerous challenges in the Arctic posed by increasing ship traffic and proposed energy development. NOAA and the Department
Transas supplied a simulator of offshore crane to the training centre of Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka (OSJC “AMNGR”). This is the first simulator of its kind in Russia. The system has been designed for training of personnel operating on the arctic shelf. The system simulates a crane that is used on off
Ensco plc took delivery of the seventh and final rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series® on 30 July at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, where all the rigs in the series have been built. The rig is contracted to Anadarko for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico starting in December. “The construction and [&he
A plan has been organized by State Oceanic Administration (SOA),China, Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration (CAA) and the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) to build an advanced new icebreaking research vessel to meet the increased need of polar scientific research. The new vessel will
Ensco plc took delivery of the seventh and final rig in the ENSCO 8500 Series® on 30 July at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore, where all the rigs in the series have been built. The rig is contracted to Anadarko for work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico starting in December. “The construction and [&he
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a 50/50 strategic partnership with Fugro for the long-term charter of the DP2 Toisa Paladin, a 2007 purpose built, DNV classed, diving support vessel. The charter party agreement with Toisa Pte Ltd will be shared equally between C
The largest conventional crawler crane in the world arrived at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor yesterday on the ocean vessel “Elandsgracht” and will be unloaded in 190 pieces over the next week. This LR 13000 crane is the first of its kind and was built by Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH in Ehingen, Ger
IBERDROLA, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has taken the first step towards construction of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany, the largest project of its kind located at such depth (over 40 metres). It has awarded two contracts, worth €18 million, to British company Gard
China announces that its largest oceanographic research center in Qingdao is under construction. As China Daily reported, the Qingdao National Oceanographic Science and Technology Laboratory is expected to grow into a leading oceanographic research institution within 10 years. The center is a joint
