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ICTSI South Pacific welcomes Meratus Line’s PNG service

ICTSI South Pacific, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit in Papua New Guinea (PNG), welcomed the maiden call of the newly launched PNG Express service by Meratus Line, one of Indonesia’s leading maritime and …
Mar 6, 2023 / Vessels

NYK to Participate in the Design, Development and Engineering of a Floating Storage Regasification and Power Generation Project in Papua New Guinea

NYK will participate in the design, development and engineering work of a floating LNG storage and regasification power generation facility (FSRP)* planned near Lae, the capital of Morobe province in Papua New Guinea (PNG), together with the Chiyoda …
Jan 14, 2021 / Curious

Swire Shipping enhances its Southeast Asia (SEA) service to boost services into Papua New Guinea

Customers can look forward to increased frequency into Port Moresby’s Motukea Port and improved interval times between arrivals to LaeFrom December 2020, Swire Shipping will enhance its Southeast Asia (SEA) service to connect Southeast Asia, Middle …
Nov 13, 2020 / Curious

Swire Shipping to offer a fixed-day fortnightly service connecting North Asia with Papua New Guinea and Australia

The newly upgraded North Asia Express (NAX) service will offer customers greater convenience and increased frequency to their key marketsSwire Shipping will operate its North Asia Express (NAX) service on a fixed-day fortnightly basis from November …
Oct 9, 2020 / Curious

Nigeria convicts first pirates under new maritime law

A Nigerian court made the first convictions under a new anti-piracy law, giving hope to the world’s shipping fleets that legal reforms will help stem rising attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.The three men fined by the court in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s …
Aug 18, 2020 / Piracy

Ramform Hyperion to Start New 3D Survey in PNG

PGS will commence the Painimaut 3D MultiClient program in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in early February. The program is expected to last for approximately 60 days and has strong industry funding. Caption: Power, tow-density, and redundancy are the keys …
Feb 3, 2020 / Vessels

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) confirms attack involving Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel, Pacific Warden offshore Equatorial Guinea

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) confirms that the Pacific Warden, an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), was attacked offshore Equatorial Guinea on 20 November 2019 at approximately 05:00 local time. The vessel was supporting offshore field …
Nov 26, 2019 / Piracy

Ugland’s bulk carrier Bonita boarded by pirates off Cotonou; 9 crewmembers kidnaped

Ugland bulk vessel MV Bonita was boarded by pirates very early Saturday morning off Cotonou/Benin while she was at anchor.Nine crew members were taken off the vessel while she was waiting for berth to discharge inbound cargo, gypsum.The remaining …
Nov 4, 2019 / Piracy

CMA CGM to launch Guinea Gulf Express

Striving for continuous improvement in Company’s service offer on the trade Europe and Mediterranean to West Africa strategic markets, CMA CGM introduces its new product GUINEA GULF EXPRESS (GGX) service in complement of the current 6 weekly …
Oct 9, 2019 / Curious

Boskalis vessel Blue Marlin hijacked offshore West Africa

The Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin was hijacked on Sunday approximately 80 nautical miles offshore Equatorial Guinea. Through the professional response of the crew and the coordinated support from the …
May 7, 2019 / Piracy