Tag: Vessel

Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members On Board Chinese Vessel
May 19, 2020 No Responses

Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members On Board Chinese Vessel

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday said it rescued 18 crew members on board a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, from pirates’ attack. A statement  issued by Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, the Commander Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT explained that the...
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Firm Unveils First LNG Bunkering Vessel
May 14, 2020 No Responses

Firm Unveils First LNG Bunkering Vessel

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has launched Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel at its Sakaide Works yard. Kawasaki will deliver the vessel at the end of September this year. Namely, it is the first liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel to be operated...
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Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel
January 12, 2020 No Responses

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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LNG Vessel To Face Further Sea Test
September 15, 2019 No Responses

LNG Vessel To Face Further Sea Test

Nauticor-operated LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the port of Södertälje, Sweden, delivering 150 tons of LNG. The operation with the product tanker Ternsund, chartered by the Finnish fuel supply company NEOT (No...
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NIMASA, Navy, Others Probe Abduction Of Vessel, Crew
May 21, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA, Navy, Others Probe Abduction Of Vessel, Crew

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, the Indian High Commission in Nigeria and other security agencies have commenced investigations into an incident involving a Palau flagged Tanker, MT APEC...
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Vessel Fire Claims Six Casualties
February 16, 2019 No Responses

Vessel Fire Claims Six Casualties

Six people have lost their lives in an incident involving a vessel fire at the Port of Durban, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). The authority confirmed the casualties, adding that the extent of the fire caused the...
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Evergreen Orders Four Feeder Vessels
November 21, 2018 No Responses

Evergreen Orders Four Feeder Vessels

Taiwan-listed container shipping major Evergreen Marine has placed an order for the construction of four feeder vessels at a Chinese yard. The containerships, which were ordered from Jiangnan Shipyard, will feature 2,500 TEU. Evergreen Marine is paying USD 31...
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Cosco to aquire OOIL for $6.3b, hits 400 vessels
July 10, 2017 No Responses

Cosco to aquire OOIL for $6.3b, hits 400 vessels

Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to buy its Hong Kong rival OOIL for $6.3bn (£4.9bn). The deal would make Cosco the world’s third biggest shipping company, with more than 400 vessels. OOIL’s majority owner has accepted the bid, though...
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World’s largest boxship joins Maersk Line’s fleet
April 13, 2017 No Responses

World’s largest boxship joins Maersk Line’s fleet

Danish container shipping major Maersk Line has taken delivery of Madrid Maersk, a 20,568 TEU boxship, from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the shipping company told World Maritime News.  The ultra large container...
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