| OTTCO to construct crude oil terminal | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jul 06, 2017 20:58 |
| | The Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (SEZAD) has granted Oman Tank Terminal Company LLC (OTTCO) a Usufruct Right to construct the Ras Markaz crude oil storage terminal. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Manhattan Bridge safety bulletin published | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jul 01, 2017 12:36 |
| | An engine room oiler suffered fatal injuries and the second engineer suffered severe burn injuries when a furnace explosion occurred on the vessel’s auxiliary boiler. The oiler and engineer were attempting to restart the boiler after it had suffered a flame failure cut out. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Piracy situation still serious in the Gulf of Guinea | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jul 01, 2017 12:28 |
| | European shipowners are concerned about the continued piracy, armed robbery attacks and kidnapping for ransom events in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), and particularly off Nigeria. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Six Percent of Seafarers Video-Connected | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jun 27, 2017 21:09 |
| | A survey conducted by U.K. maritime union Nautilus International has found that six percent of seafarers have sufficient internet connectivity for video calls when at sea. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Multipurpose shipping market to strengthen on growing demand | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jun 27, 2017 21:04 |
| | Many key drivers for dry cargo demand have reported a significant uptick in 2017, resulting in improving conditions for all vessels in the multipurpose shipping sector, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecast report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Thome Group response to Department of Justice ruling on the ETC Mena | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jun 27, 2017 21:00 |
| | Thome Ship Management has cooperated fully with a US Department of Justice investigation into a failure to comply with MARPOL Regulations committed by engineers formerly deployed on the ETC Mena, a tanker under its management, following a USCG vessel examination on 26th April 2016. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Resolving Violations of MLC 2006 | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jun 25, 2017 20:47 |
| | A seafaring career, for so many years, has been one of the most “neglected” careers in the world. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Brittany Ferries confirms LNG cross-channel ferry order | 1 year 5 months ago | | Added: Jun 25, 2017 20:40 |
| | Almost exactly a year after the Brexit vote, Brittany Ferries has confirmed the order for a new LNG cruise ferry with a budget of around £175m. It will operate on the company’s busiest route from Portsmouth to Caen with a planned arrival in spring 2019 – as Brexit negotiations move towards completion. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| DHT Holdings, Inc.: Frontline Lawsuit is Dismissed | 1 year 6 months ago | | Added: Jun 19, 2017 20:31 |
| | DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that the legal action filed by Frontline Ltd. in the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which challenged DHT's transaction with BW Group and DHT's Rights Plan, has been dismissed, with prejudice. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Engie Zeebrugge delivers its first LNG bunkers | 1 year 6 months ago | | Added: Jun 14, 2017 20:56 |
| | The world’s first purpose-built LNG bunker-supply ship has completed its first transfer at Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge, loading gas as marine fuel on the UECC-owned car carriers Auto Eco and Auto Energy. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Crude oil, fuel shipping costs from Qatar set to rise on port ban | 1 year 6 months ago | | Added: Jun 12, 2017 19:56 |
| | The costs to ship fuel and crude oil from Qatar are expected to rise after the United Arab Emirates banned vessels that previously called at Qatar from docking at UAE ports, multiple sources from the oil and shipping sectors said on Monday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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