Firm Receives 1st LNG-Powered Tanker

Firm Receives 1st LNG-Powered Tanker

Marine Vicky, Singapore’s first LNG-fueled bunker tanker, has been delivered to its owner, Sinanju Tankers Holdings.The 8,000 dwt newbuild, which was named in September 2019, was built at Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China. Featuring a length of 102.8 meters and...
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Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside (middle); flanked by Executive Director, Operations, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin (second right); Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Dr. Bashir Jamoh (sec...
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Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel

Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel

Japanese FPSO supplier, MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Senegal’s first offshore oil development project.  MODEC currently operates three FPSOs in Ghana and Côte ...
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Hyundai Secures $280m Orders For Two Ships

Hyundai Secures $280m Orders For Two Ships

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, part of South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, has received two new orders that have a combined worth of KRW 323.7 billion (USD 280.2 million). Under the first deal, the shipbuilder will build a very...
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Feeder Ship Operators Fault Amended Dockers’ Clause

Feeder Ship Operators Fault Amended Dockers’ Clause

European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine container lashing as a cargo handling activity in order to bring it under the control of unionized dockers. The redefini...
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South Africa Decries Slow Growth Of Ship Registry

South Africa Decries Slow Growth Of Ship Registry

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is disappointed with the slow growth of the South African Ship Registry, ascribed partly to lack of common vision and understanding among state entities. “We started the year with enthusiasm, hoping that by...
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Tanker Thwarts Pirate Attack In Nigeria

Tanker Thwarts Pirate Attack In Nigeria

Turkish Suezmax tanker Istanbul on Tuesday December 24, 2019 foiled a pirate attack while sailing some 180 nautical miles southwest of Brass, Nigeria. The ship was approached by a high-speed craft with 9 armed men aboard trying to board the...
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Maersk, Firm Seal Partnership On 11 New  Ships

Maersk, Firm Seal Partnership On 11 New Ships

Danish tanker owner and operator Maersk Tankers is set to add eleven tankers to the fleet under its management, following an agreement with BP Shipping and ICBC Financial Leasing. The agreement involves three Suezmax, three MR and five Handy-sized vessels,...
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Firm Stakes $380m on Six Containerships

Firm Stakes $380m on Six Containerships

Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation has signed an agreement to buy a fleet of six containerships for USD 380 million in cash. The company explained that that the transaction is expected to be financed from additional borrowings as well as cash...
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Dakuku: Intercontinental Collaboration Key To Maritime Growth In Africa

Dakuku: Intercontinental Collaboration Key To Maritime Growth In Africa

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that intercontinental collaboration is essential to the growth of mari...
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Shipowners Seek Concrete Action On Gulf Of Guinea Piracy

Shipowners Seek Concrete Action On Gulf Of Guinea Piracy

European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to undertake concrete action to protect shipping through the region. The latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s Piracy & Armed Robbery Report demonst...
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Lagos Port Records Highest Incidents As Global Piracy Declines

Lagos Port Records Highest Incidents As Global Piracy Declines

The first nine months of this year saw fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the corresponding period of 2018, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its latest report.However, the Gulf of Guinea remained a high...
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Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

The Moroccan navy said it rescued 329 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean from October 10 to October 13, 2019.Official news agency MAP quoted a military source as saying that the migrants, mostly sub-Saharan nationals, were trying to cross the Strait...
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Firm Secures $376.8m Order For LNG Carrier

Firm Secures $376.8m Order For LNG Carrier

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has received a contract for the construction of two LNG carriers for unidentified American customers. According to the company, the deal is worth KRW 446.5 billion (USD 376.8 million). Schedul...
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