| MLC 2006: Get prepared with GL Academy – it isn’t too late | 1 hour 57 minutes ago | | Added: May 21, 2013 13:35 |
| | The 20th of August will change the maritime world: The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006) will enter into force and will have a significant impact on the minimum standards for seafarers' living and working conditions onboard ships. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| North sea: new shipping routes | 6 hours 6 minutes ago | | Added: May 21, 2013 09:26 |
| | On Thursday 1 of August 2013 00:00 UTC (02:00 local time) the routeing system in the Dutch part of the North Sea will change extensively. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Viking launches new Ocean Cruise Line | 6 hours 51 minutes ago | | Added: May 21, 2013 08:41 |
| | Viking Cruises announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises (www.vikingcruises.com/oceans), marking the introduction of the travel industry’s first new cruise line in nearly a decade. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Luka Rijeka: Od srpnja rad nove obale i kontejnerskih mostova | 8 hours 30 minutes ago | | Added: May 21, 2013 07:02 |
| | Na kontejnerski terminal Brajdica jučer je uplovio brod »Zhen Hua 20«, koji je nakon dva mjeseca plovidbe iz Šangaja dopremio dva kontejnerska mosta i drugu lučku opremu vrijednu 23 milijuna eura, koja će se u narednih nekoliko tjedana iskrcavati i instalirati na novu obalu Brajdice. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Greek shipowners to buy 142 ships from China | 1 day 7 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 08:10 |
| | Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said on Saturday that Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Costa Crociere board members 'probed over fatal shipwreck' | 1 day 7 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 07:51 |
| | Five board members of Costa Crociere have been placed under investigation as part of a new probe related to the January 2012 cruise ship accident that led to the deaths of 32 people, according to sources close to the matter. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| U.S. slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria | 1 day 7 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 07:45 |
| | The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| New Zealand doesn't have capacity to deal with deep sea oil leak | 1 day 8 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 07:25 |
| | The Government is expanding its risky deep sea drilling programme despite knowing that New Zealand does not have equipment to deal with a subsea leak, according to papers released to the Green Party under the Official Information Act. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Positive view of North Sea oil reserves | 1 day 8 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 07:23 |
| | The bright future ahead of the oil and gas sector has been highlighted as the CEO of Oil and Gas UK made clear that he personally expects North Sea reserves to be higher than current estimates of 24 billion barrels. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Chinese fishing boat seized by North Koreans | 1 day 8 hours ago | | Added: May 20, 2013 07:22 |
| | China has urged North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, state media have reported, after its owner announced it had been seized more than two weeks ago. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Captain calls for new investigation into cruise wreck | 4 days 2 hours ago | | Added: May 17, 2013 13:30 |
| | Francesco Schettino the captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia that crashed off the coast of Tuscany last year told a court Friday that his actions saved the lives of more than 4,000 people in a request for a new investigation. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Arabian Gulf: Weather warning | 4 days 7 hours ago | | Added: May 17, 2013 07:42 |
| | United Arab Emirates' National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has advised fishermen and seafarers have to avoid offshore activities in the light of rough sea conditions expected during the next couple of days. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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