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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>| News Headlines Sturgeon launches first passenger ferry fuelled by liquefied natural gas 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 22, 2017 09:29 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the 102-metre MV Glen Sannox in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, on Tuesday. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Container ships at massive risk: security latest 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 22, 2017 09:19 A British cybersecurity specialist has published details which lay out how easy it is for container ships’ loading and cargo routing plans to be compromised. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Surge in US crude oil exports pulls in VLCCs and Suezmaxes 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:20 United States crude oil exports have surged in recent weeks, climbing to 2.13M b/d in the week ending 27 October, which compares with 0.4M b/d in the same week last year. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Damen acquires Daewoo’s Mangalia yard 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:18 Damen is to acquire a majority share in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Mangalia shipyard in Romania, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI). Read more Source: Maritime Connector Agreement on EU CO2 quotas excludes shipping for now 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:16 Thursday morning, the European Parliament and the EU member states agreed on a revision of the EU's Emissions Trading System, ETS. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Offshore architects diversify and look to new roles for existing designs 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:15 Naval architects who used to rely on the offshore market for much of their work continue to diversify and look beyond domestic markets – they are also proposing conversions for vessels they designed and built only a few years ago. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Nigerian Pirates Release Six Demeter Crewmen 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:12 Pirates have released the six crew members of the container ship Demeter who were kidnapped on October 21 off the coast of Nigeria. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Passenger ferry bursts into flames near Brit hols hotspot – 30 injured 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 13, 2017 11:10 The fire forced the ship, an Algerie Ferries vessel on route to Algeria from the French port city of Marseilles, to divert to the Brit holiday hotspot of Majorca in Spain. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 06, 2017 10:48 Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division celebrated the christening of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) with approximately 1,200 guests in attendance. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Maersk Container Industry appoints new CEO 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 06, 2017 10:44 Accomplished international manufacturing leader to spearhead continued market expansion, technology development and efficient operations. Read more Source: Maritime Connector AG&P to develop major LNG import terminal in India 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 06, 2017 10:41 AG&P has signed an exclusivity with Karaikal Port Pvt. Ltd. (KPPL) to develop an LNG import terminal at the Port, including LNG sourcing and supply. AG&P has also executed exclusivity with PPN Power to supply LNG. Read more Source: Maritime Connector The Global Fleet Revealed 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 06, 2017 10:38 The recently released UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2017 offers a snapshot of the world fleet which, at the beginning of 2017, had a commercial value of $829 billion. Read more Source: Maritime Connector ‘Magic island-maker’: China unveils Asia’s largest cutting-edge dredger amid territorial rows 1 year 5 months ago Added: Nov 06, 2017 10:26 China has floated out a giant island-building vessel, which has been called “a magic island-maker” by its designer and is considered the most powerful vessel of its type in Asia. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Stena Line and the Port of Trelleborg inaugurate onshore power supply 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 26, 2017 12:03 As the first ferry company in the Port of Trelleborg, Stena Line will now be connecting up its two vessels M/S Skåne and M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to the electricity grid during calls into port. Read more Source: Maritime Connector ICTSI approves Iraq’s BGT development 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 26, 2017 11:59 ICTSI has approved the second development phase of the Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) in North Port, Umm Qasr, Iraq. Read more Source: Maritime Connector I've got that sinking feeling... First ocean-going tall ship to be built in 100 years crashes into f 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 26, 2017 11:49 The owner of an iconic tall ship that crashed into four other boats at a festival in Rhode Island has said the incident was the result of a dock line that became entangled in its two propellers. Read more Source: Maritime Connector INTERCARGO deeply concerned for missing bulk carrier Emerald Star 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 26, 2017 11:40 On 13 October, the 57 000 DWT bulk carrier Emerald Star sank near Luzon, with 26 seafarers on board. T Read more Source: Maritime Connector K+S Potash Canada’s first ship is on its way to Customers 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 26, 2017 11:36 On 24 October, the first ship carrying potash fertilizers from the K+S Potash Canada’s (KSPC) Bethune mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, left its potash handling and storage facility at Pacific Coast Terminals in Port Moody, Vancouver. Read more Source: Maritime Connector MSC newbuilding is a sea change 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 16, 2017 11:37 First in class MSC Seaside joins the MSC Cruises fleet in November. Susan Parker spoke to its builder about the challenges of bringing passengers closer to the sea. Read more Source: Maritime Connector Record run of Orders Continues as Austal Secures New A$190 Million Contract 1 year 6 months ago Added: Oct 16, 2017 11:35 Austal Limited is proud to announce a milestone contract, valued at €126 million (A$190 million), to design and build two 117 metre high-speed vehicle passenger trimaran ferries for long term customer Fred Olsen S.A. of the Canary Islands, Spain. Read more Source: Maritime Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 >> >>|