A report from the port of Klaipeda shows a significant rise in the container throughput in the major Eastern Baltic ports. According to the report, St Petersburg handled 1.9 million TEU last year, up by 44 per cent. The next biggest container port is Klaipeda that reached 295,000 TEU, an increase by
The second largest shipowning group in South Korea, Korea Line Corp, has applied for company rehabilitation. As a consequence, the company is not allowed to pay charter payments for up to 150 bulkers, charered in from around 60 owners, without permission from a court.
Although a vast majority still believes that arming civilian seafarers is a bad idea, acceptance has increased for armed security personnel on ships transiting pirate infested waters. Stena Bulk is one of the owners that recently has announced its decision to provide armed guards after having had in
Offshore Technology Days 2011 OTD which takes place in Stavanger in October is already a huge success. “Nine months before the exhibition opens, the 3,300 square feet of exhibition space has been to sold to 180 companies representing 75 percent of the available capacity,” says sales director Odd Eid
Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited, or Nakilat, said in a bourse statement yesterday that Hamad Rashid al-Mohannadi was appointed board cha… [mappress] Source: adpnews , January 27, 2011;
Petrobras announces a new discovery of good quality oil in the pre-salt reservoirs of block BM-S-9, in ultra deep waters of Santos Basin. The discovery was a result of the drilling of well 3-BRSA-861-SPS (3-SPS-74), informally known as Carioca Nordeste, located in a water depth of 2,151m and 275 km
Veripos, world leading providers of precise GNSS positioning solutions to the offshore oil and gas industries, has been awarded an exclusive five-year contract by POSH Semco of Singapore, one of Asia’s foremost specialist offshore companies catering for different phases of oil and gas field developm
A Perfect blend of technology and style Vicem Yachts, Turkish builders of luxury classic motor yachts and mega-yachts, opens 2011 with the new worldwide debut of its third line of yachts: the Vanguard Line. Composed of the Vanguard 45 and the Vanguard 33, the new Vanguard Line is a perfect blend of
Nakilat’s wholly owned fleet of LNG ships is now covered by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales division, after an EMC maintenance agreement signed with STASCO – the shipping division of Royal Dutch Shell – which manages the Nakilat ships. The contract covers a period of 10 years and rep
Eni has been named the leading international company for online financial and corporate communications, in the fourteenth edition of Hallvarsson & Halvarsson’s survey of major international companies operating in 28 different industries. This year, Eni has set a double record in the survey which is
A local firm is making sure the river Lagan remains odour free in a £2.8m dredging project. The contract, given to Graham Construction, … (belfasttelegraph) [mappress] Source: belfasttelegraph, January 27, 2011;
In connection with the MTEC 2011 in Singapore from 13-15 April 2011, a one-day pre-conference workshop on the environmental aspects of dredging and state of the art dredging techniques will be presented by IADC. Dredging is a necessity in the development of modern society. In the right circumstances
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has started drilling a new well on Guneshli offshore field. By Rufat Abbasov (News.Az) [mappress] Source:News.az , January 27, 2011;
Japan’s LNG imports hit a record 70mn t in 2010, according to preliminary data released today by the finance ministry… (argusmedia) [mappress] Source: argusmedia , January 27, 2011;
