Maritime Archives — Page 98 of 135

May 21, 2018 No Responses

Dakuku Peterside: Maritime Security Requires Commitment of All Stakeholders

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has stated that security in the Nigerian Maritime domain is a work in progress that requires the commitment of all stakeholders to ensure optimum...

May 20, 2018 No Responses

Commission Adopts Proposal On Ship Reporting

The European Commission has adopted a proposal with a view to increased harmonization of ship reporting requirements when calling at ports within the EU. Earlier this year, Denmark on behalf of 13 EU member states sent the commission a letter...

May 17, 2018 No Responses

LNG Bunkering Hub Underway In Oman

French energy major Total is looking to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering hub in Oman under a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The company said it would use its equity gas entitlement as feedstock to supply LNG as a...

May 16, 2018 No Responses

Nauru, World’s Smallest Island Country Joins IMO

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has welcomed a new member, the Republic of Nauru. On May 14, 2018, Nauru deposited its instrument of acceptance to the IMO Convention with the United Nations depositary – becoming IMO’s 174th member state. Wi...

May 14, 2018 No Responses

Autonomous Ships Take Centre Stage At IMO Meeting

Come May 16, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) efforts on the regulation of autonomous ships will begin with the 99th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 99). The MSC will begin looking at how the safe, secure and environmentally...

May 13, 2018 No Responses

Firm Takes Delivery Of Second CMA CGM Saver

Hong Kong-based containership manager and owner Seaspan Corporation has added another 10,000 TEU SAVER design containership to its fleet. The newly built CMA CGM Cochin will commence a fixed rate time charter with French shipping major CMA CGM for a three ye...

May 12, 2018 No Responses

Panama Probes Treatment Of Tug Captains

A Panamanian government agency is to launch an inquiry into the Panama Canal Authority’s treatment of tugboat captains, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) said. The Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia Internacional (ANTA...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Port Workers Begin Nation-Wide Strike

Workers across Italian ports launched a 24-hour strike on May 11, voicing their dissatisfaction over the lack of lashing legislation enforcement and poor safety in Italian ports. The strike is lead by unions FILT CGIL, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti Nazionale,...

May 10, 2018 No Responses

BW LNG Unveils New Vessel

Shipping company, BW LNG, part of BW Group has splashed its newbuilding Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). The vessel BW Courage, with hull number 2488, was launched at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) shipyard in Geoje, S...

May 10, 2018 No Responses

ICTSI Posts $44.1 million Net Income In Q1

Drag from the new terminals has seen Philippine-based terminal operator ICTSI report a lower profit in the first quarter of 2018. The company said that its net income attributable to equity holders stood at USD 44.1 million, 15 percent less than...

May 8, 2018 No Responses

LNG Gets More Acceptance In Central America

Central America and the Caribbean are taking an ever-growing role in the Panama Canal’s trade of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) amid increasing interest in the environmentally friendly and cost-efficient cargo to meet their energy needs. Peru and Trinidad and ...

May 8, 2018 No Responses

Dakuku: Regional Cooperation Key To African Maritime Security, Development

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that regional cooperation is key to the safety and security of inbound and outbound goods and services to Africa through the seas. ...

May 7, 2018 No Responses

Corporation Unveils Helix Terminal At Port of Barcelona

Miami-based cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc officially opened its second cruise terminal at the Port of Barcelona on May 5. Located on the port’s Adossat wharf, the Helix terminal will accommodate Carnival Corporation’s new class of next-gene...

May 6, 2018 No Responses

Euroseas Okay Charter, Financing For New Bulker

Greek shipowner Euroseas has entered into a time charter contract for its newbuilding vessel, the 82,000 dwt Ekaterini. Under the agreement, secured through its subsidiary, the company’s 2018-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier has been chartered to a “highly r...