As major US maritime trade shows Cruise Shipping Miami and CMA kick off this week, Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s new VP for the Americas, Simon Hutt, said that it is time for WSS to put its’ ‘house in order’ and make good on its plans for growth across the Americas region. Hutt, who was formerly Area [
Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Knightsbridge) today announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire five fuel efficient 180,000 DWT Capesize bulk carrier newbuildings from Frontline 2012 and one Capesize bulk carrier built in 2013 from Karpasia. Knightsbridge has agreed to pay $61 million f
Priorities must be set to smoothen the introduction of low sulphur norms in Northern Europe: establishing a fair level playing field is one of them. With the 1 January 2015 deadline elapsing in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) in less than ten months from now, there is no time to lose. This was
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona between the 10th-13th March 2014 (stand 7B20 in Hall 7). DNV GL will be running a rolling programme of informal on
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Certification), will be participating at the EWEA 2014 Annual Event in Barcelona between the 10th-13th March 2014 (stand 7B20 in Hall 7). DNV GL will be running a rolling programme of informal on
BMT Group Ltd (BMT), an international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support products and services on Stand R400 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London’s ExCeL this month. BMT provides fully integrated se
AIDA Cruises, a cruise line based in Rostock, has been described as the growth engine of German cruise industry on the world’s leading tourism fair, ITB, in Berlin. “Interest in ocean cruises remains high. Since we offer exceptional value for money, the best service, and innovative product ideas, we
“Ideally, events such as this one should not be necessary” said MEP Anna Rosbach, host of a maritime piracy photography exhibition organized in the European Parliament by ECSA and the Danish Shipowners’ Association. The exhibition will be on display this whole week in the European Parliament, where
The International Port & Terminal Technology Conference and Exhibition is coming to Savannah, Ga., May 20-21. The Georgia Ports Authority and MCI Media will present the conference at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. “Savannah is the perfect location for this year’s event, as i
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, will host a workshop on 25th March 2014 to review the existing suite of marine renewable energy standards (wave & tide) and identify areas where new standards require to be developed. A full
The highly influential and largest private international shipping association Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has chosen Dubai as the venue for its Annual Conference and Awards this year, to be held on the 29 April 2014. More than 400 shipping industry leaders from the region and t
Trimergo, developer of an ERP software for project-driven companies, will organize a seminar with Bodewes Shipyards for project-based companies in the offshore and maritime industries that are looking for a company-wide ERP solution. The seminar will be held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on March 27
MacGregor’s three-axis motion compensated offshore crane has won the Offshore Support Journal’s (OSJ) Innovation of the Year award. The news was announced at OSJ’s fifth Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards event in London, UK, on 19 February 2014, and the award was presented to Mac
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) 2014 Maritime Economic Development Workshop, hosted by the Port of San Diego, drew nearly 80 economic development professionals from the port community and three of AAPA’s four geographic delegations (the United States, Canada and the Caribbean) to
