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Damen hands over four FCS 2610 vessels to Allianz at ADIPEC 2018
Damen Shipyards Group has handed over four new Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610 to Allianz Middle East Ship Management. The handover…
Herman Sr. BV places order for Damen Shoalbuster 2308 S
The thirteenth Damen vessel to be purchased by Herman Sr. BV
A contract has been signed between Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld and…
24 Damen vessels to arrive in the Port of Rotterdam via Arctic route
The MV Tasmanic Winter has nearly finished its voyage from China to Rotterdam with 24 new vessels on board built at Damen yards in…
Herman Sr. BV orders first Damen DP2 Shoalbuster
Dutch marine services provider Herman Sr. BV has announced at Offshore Energy 2018 that it has agreed with Damen Shipyards Group…
Damen set to host its first Fishing Seminar in South Africa by November 2018
Damen will hold its first Fishing Seminar in Cape Town, South Africa on 22 November in recognition of this important industry. To…
Damen Shipyards Group and Abu Dhabi Ports sign contract for two Damen ASD Tugs 2411
In an official ceremony at the Abu Dhabi Boat Show, Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ports and its…
Damen Shipyards Galati hands over 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel to Angolan Government
Damen Shipyards Galati has made provisional delivery of the 74-metre Fishery Research Vessel Baía Farta to the Angolan Ministry of…
Yilport Gets Signal for the Taranto Container Terminal Concession
Port and terminal operator, Yilport Holding, has moved closer to its proposed concession of a container terminal at Italy’s Port…
Star Bulk Closes Acquisition of 16 Dry Bulk Vessels
ATHENS, GREECE, – Greece-based dry bulk shipping firm, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has officially announced that it has concluded the…
Colombia: Over a Ton of Cocaine Found on Containership heading to Belgium
More than one ton of cocaine hydrochloride has been seized on board a Singapore-flagged boxship in the waters near Barranquilla,…
MPLX Marine, World’s Largest Inland Barge Operator
In 1924, what would someday evolve to become MPLX Marine began with one single boat, the Colonel, which pushed one barge with…
German shipping faces curbs over drought-driven low water levels
Berlin (dpa) - The domestic German shipping industry is facing restrictions because of low water levels as a result of the ongoing…
Baleària to upgrade five of its ‘ferries’ to run on LNG
Baleària goes one step further to have an increasingly eco-efficient fleet. In this line, the shipping company plans to remotelize…
Ulstein signs ship building contract with Bernhard Schulte
Ulstein Verft has signed a ship building contract with the Germany-based Bernhard Schulte for a service operation vessel (SOVs) of…
Keppel set to deliver FPSO La Noumbi to Perenco
Keppel Offshore & Marine's wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, is on track to deliver a Floating Production Storage and…
Collaboration, key to Nigerian Maritime sector’s success- DG, NIMASA
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
Collaboration between stakeholders has been described by the Director General, Nigerian Maritime…
Hamburg Süd to launch new services between West Coast South and Central America and Asia
Beginning in April, Hamburg Süd is launching a new service network between Asia and South America West Coast, Mexico, Central…
Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah Port’s Box Volumes Rise by 21 Percent
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Port became the country’s second largest port in terms of container handling as it witnessed a rise…
Maersk and IBM to form Blockchain joint venture
A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM has officially announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and…
Canadian Government Lifts Speed Restrictions for Ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Canadian government has lifted the temporary mandatory slowdown for commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.…
Port of Los Angeles Sets New Cargo Record in 2017
The Port of Los Angeles moved more cargo in 2017 than in any time in the port’s 110-year history, racking up 9.3 million TEUs.…
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. acquires Dutch Manning Company
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired full ownership of Azalea Maritime B.V., a Dutch manning company. MOL acquired 100%…
Wisdom Marine takes delivery of two eco-ship newbuilds from Japanese shipyards
Taiwanese shipping company, Wisdom Marine Lines takes delivery of two eco-ship newbuilds from Japanese shipyards.
The 61,950 dwt …
Lauritzen Kosan reflags two ships to Denmark
Danish shipping company, Lauritzen Kosan has reflagged two of its ships to Denmark for the first time since 2003. The…
Singapore: Container Volumes Increases at PSA International
Singapore-based port operator PSA International handled 74.24 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers at its…