| First Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning Complete | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 05, 2016 08:21 |
| | Wind farm operator Vattenfall has completed the decommissioning and removal of the five-turbine, 10 MW Yttre Stengrund offshore wind farm – the first dismantlement of its type. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Three Panamax Vessels | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 05, 2016 08:16 |
| | Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through three separate wholly-owned subsidiaries, three Memoranda of Agreement to acquire from a related party three Panamax vessels for an aggregate purchase price of US$39.8 million. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Seafarers invited to help manufacturers improve onboard design | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 05, 2016 08:12 |
| | Shipping has not been especially good at asking the users of its assets – the seafarers – how to improve designs. This could change with news today that the Nautical Institute and CIRM, the principal international association for marine electronics companies, have launched a joint initiative to improve the usability of navigation and communication technology onboard ships. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Boxship Aground Near Port of Hamburg | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 05, 2016 08:07 |
| | A Chinese container ship that is one of the world's largest has run aground on the river Elbe near Germany's largest port Hamburg but shipping to the harbour continues as normal, German marine police said. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Pentagon to Buy More High-End Ships | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 04, 2016 07:50 |
| | U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the U.S. Navy would buy more high-end submarines, destroyers, fighter jets and unmanned underwater vehicles in coming years, using $8 billion saved by scaling back orders for smaller, less capable Littoral Combat Ships. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Offshore Support Vessel Market by Type, by Depth, & by Region - Global Forecast to 2020 | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 04, 2016 07:44 |
| | Growing demand for oil & gas is expected to drive the offshore support vessel market at a CAGR of 5.8% during the forecast period. Meanwhile, the recent decline in the global crude oil price has negatively affected E&P activities, which is prominently visible with the sharp decline in the global rig count, affecting drilling activities. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Kitack Lim Says E-Nav is the Future | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 04, 2016 07:38 |
| | E-navigation can offer enhanced safety, better environmental protection, improved traffic management and commercial benefits; and both the technological advances and the advantages they can bring are continuing to evolve. That was the message from IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim in his keynote speech to the International E-Navigation Underway conference. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| IMarEST launches campaign to support seafarers | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 03, 2016 07:50 |
| | The Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST) has launched a campaign aimed at supporting seafarers in developing their skills and demonstrating their competencies. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Baltic index slips to fresh low as demand concerns persist | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 03, 2016 07:44 |
| | The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, slipped to another all-time low on worries about vessel oversupply and slowing global demand. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Piracy Less Severe in 2015, but IMB Advises Vigilance | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 03, 2016 07:40 |
| | The IMB Piracy Reporting Center, a division of the International Chamber of Commerce, has released its annual piracy report for 2015. Many trends are encouraging: the total number of Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Ro/Ro Modern Express Successfully Taken in Tow | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 02, 2016 07:44 |
| | A four-man team from SMIT Salvage successfully passed a tow line from the stricken ro/ro Modern Express to the tug Centaurus. The tow was under way, headed away from the French coastline and making for the Port of Bilbao. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Iran Begins New Container Service To China | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 02, 2016 07:21 |
| | The Chinese province of Guangxi has received its first Iranian container ship in the post-sanctions era, Chinese state media reported. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Sweden Detains Unseaworthy Ship Loaded with Explosives | 4 years 9 months ago | | Added: Feb 01, 2016 07:56 |
| | The Swedish government is holding the Panama-flagged Turkish cargo ship Whiskey Trio after finding it loaded with explosives and rockets bound for the Middle East and deeming it unseaworthy. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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