There was mounting concern among security experts last night that efforts to free two British hostages being held by Somali pirates were degenerating into a “circus”. Paul, 59, and Rachel Chandler, 55, who were seized on their yacht 10 days ago, are now believed to be held in the Somali interior aft
At a show-stopping, imaginative press event in NYC Thursday afternoon, Disney Cruise Line rolled out some more news about its new ship, Disney Dream. Disney President Karl Holz told Cruise Industry News: “we are in relentless pursuit of quality. The Dream will be a magical ship designed specially fo
APM Terminals has announced it is to reduce its CO2 emissions worldwide by 15% per teu handled by 2012. The terminal operators’ worldwide CO2 emissions of 543,000 metric tonnes in 2007 represented 17.5kg per teu handled. APMT said it will reduce this to 14.96 kg per teu through innovative operationa
An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is on fire. The company which runs the well, PTTEP Australasia, said the fire broke out as it made another attempt to plug a leak deep underwater at the West Atlas rig.
In response to requests from clients and the shipping public for quicker transit times to the Red Sea, Gulf and the Middle East markets, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a rotation change on its GGS USAEC / Far East service, which had previously sailed via the Cape of Good Hope, but will
An MP has called for a competition inquiry into whether Liverpool’s cruise ship terminal should be allowed to compete against Southampton. The government is deciding whether to allow Liverpool to have the same cruise base status as the south coast city.
At the end of September, the global newbuild orderbook comprised 38 percent of the total orderbook set for delivery in 2010, according to a study by Clarkson Research Services. As at September 30, there were 8,671 ships (162 million CGT and 517 million DWT) still to be delivered.
US House members said last week that the US should focus on offshore energy activities and that proposals in an interim report for the administration’s Inter-Agency Ocean Policy Task must not interfere with offshore development.
Marlink has launched the Access Controller, a new cost-effective system which enables the seamless management of a ship’s onboard satellite communications network. The compact and lightweight system can be installed on any vessel to make switching between VSAT, Iridium OpenPort or Inmarsat FleetBroa
PD Ports has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. This formal consent together with its associated licences enables PD Ports to proceed with the construction of the new 260 metre lon
A ransom demand for a British couple being held by Somali pirates is to be made later, the BBC has learnt. Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55, from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, were taken hostage by gunmen in the Indian Ocean in the early hours of 23 October.
OCTIO Group, a subsidiary of GC Rieber Shipping, has successfully tested its new Permanent Reservoir Monitoring system offshore Haugesund, on the west coast of Norway. The test marks a transition to commercial service and operation, and the Reservoir Monitoring System is now available for operationa
The goods flows in the Port of Göteborg have stabilised compared with Q1 and Q2 this year, according to the port’s interim report for the third quarter. “In our view, the Port of Göteborg has performed well compared with many competing ports. We still don’t see any major signs of an upswing, but we
The straight talking, no holds barred managing director of Alloy Yachts, Tony Hambrook was last night awarded the ISS Leadership Award by his peers within the worlds superyacht industry. Already awarded with the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for distinguished service in the New Zealand e
