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  • Chinese Shipyard Upgrades Bulk Carrier ‘Ore Fabrica’
    M/V Ore Fabrica, which belongs to Seamar Shipping Corporation with a overall length 322 meters, breadth 56 meters and a deadweight of 28,0815 tons, successfully sailed out from Jiangsu Xinrong Shipyard after upgrading from bulk carrier to self-unloading ship. The major work included: loading system installation and 5 sets crane installation; accommodation port side and starboard [...]

  • Severe Weather Disrupts Black Sea Shipping
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, advises that thickening sea ice, resulting from particularly low temperatures across Eastern Europe, is causing disruption to shipping across the Black Sea. While relevant port authorities are working hard to keep shipping lanes open, vessels heading to Eastern Black Sea ports in Russia and the [...]

  • India: Cochin Shipyard Receives MOU Excellence Award
    Cochin Shipyard Ltd received the MOU Excellence Award for the year 2009-10 for its outstanding performance under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered into with the Government of India. The award was presented by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh to Cmde K Subramaniam, CMD at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan, [...]

  • IMDO Invites Tender for Investment in Ireland Maritime and Shipping Sector
    The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), which is incorporated within the Marine Institute, a semi State body, announces tender procedures for the supply of business development services to secure foreign direct investment into Ireland in the maritime and shipping services sector. The IMDO has a requirement to engage a Contractor for up to 150 days per [...]

  • UK: HMS Lancaster Takes Sea Trial After Overhaul
    Faster, punchier, and more efficient, HMS Lancaster has put to sea again after a 16-month overhaul in her home port. The Portsmouth-based frigate has emerged from a £22m refit with increased firepower and improved kit from bow to stern and is now being put through her paces off the South Coast. This is the first [...]

  • GAC Transfer Services Establishes New Base in Sri Lanka
    GAC’s in-house ship-to-ship transfer expert GAC Transfer Services (GTS) has responded to growing demand for LPG imports and exports of clean products in the Indian Subcontinent with the establishment of a new fully-equipped base in Sri Lanka. Ship-to-ship (STS) equipment such as fenders and hoses, in accordance with industry standards, is stored at GAC’s base [...]

  • UK: SAMI Launches Accreditation Programme
    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) launched its International Accreditation Programme for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs). The SAMI Accreditation Programme will see maritime security providers, within the Association’s membership undergo a 3-stage process of due diligence, systems checks and site visits. The programme will be managed by SAMI, with accreditations performed by [...]

  • DOF Rederi Takes Delivery of New Vessel from Shipyard in India
    DOF Rederi II AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of DOF ASA, has today taken delivery of Skandi Hawk from Cochin Shipyard in India. The vessel is a combined CSV/PSV of STX PSV 09 CD design and the second vessel in a series of two vessels from the same yard. In addition the vessel will be [...]