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Diana Shipping signs time charter contract for mv Philadelphia with Koch
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, Thursday announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter …
Ship garbage recycling pilot wraps up at Port of Brisbane
A pilot project to investigate the feasibility of recycling garbage from international ships has wrapped up at the Port of Brisbane. The Brisbane pilot was conducted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), in …
Solstad Farstad announces sale of AHTS Sea Jackal
Deep Sea Supply Shipowning I AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Farstad ASA, has sold the AHTS Sea Jackal (built 2011, 6.800 BHP).
Caption: AHTS Sea Jackal - Image courtesy of Solstad Farstad
Delivery of …
W2W offshore wind vessel Acta Auriga named in a ceremony in Emden, Germany (Video)
The W2W offshore wind vessel, Acta Auriga was named by lady sponsor Ingelore Hering in a ceremony in Emden, Germany, on 20 June 2018.
The Construction Support Vessel / Service Operation Vessel 'Acta Auriga' was …
Next Phase of Prince Rupert Fairview Terminal Expansion Unveiled
The Port of Prince Rupert and DP World have agreed on terms of a project development plan that outlines the next phase of expansion for the DP World Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal.
The Phase 2B expansion …
GasLog lays keel for XDF LNG carrier
Monaco-based LNG shipper GasLog laid the keel for its new liquefied natural gas carrier (LNG) being built at the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
Image courtesy of GasLog
The vessel will have the …
USCG Marine Safety Center issues ballast water management system type approval certificate to Samsung Heavy Industries
The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the eighth U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., after a detailed review of the …
DSME awarded contract by Maran Gas for the construction of 173,400cbm LNG carrier
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), the world's second-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Thursday it has clinched a deal to build a liquefied natural gas carrier for a Greek shipping …
Rosatomflot extends its winter-spring navigation period amid challenging ice conditions
Challenging ice conditions in the water area of the Northern Sea Route stipulate the extension of the winter-spring navigation of nuclear-powered icebreakers of FSUE Atomflot. For the first time in four years, fast ice …
SC Ports Plans for Five Percent Container Growth, $277.6 Million in Capital Expenditures in FY2019
Port achieves record May; Community Giving Program application period opens
Wednesday the South Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors adopted a 2019 fiscal year financial plan that includes five percent pier …