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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract for mv Coronis with Koch and Cancellation of the Sale of a Capesiz Dry Bulk Vessel, the mv Norfolk
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping Pte. Ltd., …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
Hamburg Süd expands business in Italy, Spain, and Egypt
Hamburg Süd is now exclusively represented by its own offices in Italy and Spain after business was previously partially handled by agents and joint-venture organizations. Furthermore, in Egypt the company has taken full management of Hamburg Süd …
Feb 20, 2020 / Curious
ABS to Class World’s Largest TYPE-B VLECs by Jiangnan
A Pair of 99,000cbm VLECs Now Under ConstructionTwo of the largest VLECs ever ordered are now under construction to ABS class at Jiangnan Shipyard following a successful joint development effort.The two 99,000cbm dual fuel B-Tank VLECs ordered by …
Feb 20, 2020 / Curious
Fugro kicks off major cable route site investigation for Sofia offshore wind farm
Fugro’s multipurpose vessel Fugro Pioneer left the Port of Sunderland in the UK earlier this month to kick off a 6-month offshore site investigation and survey campaign for innogy’s Sofia offshore wind farm. Caption: Research vessel Fugro Pioneer - …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
DOF Subsea awarded contracts in Africa
DOF Subsea announced earlier today two contract-awards for international clients in Africa, securing further vessel and resource utilisation in Q1 and first part of Q2 2020.The first contract is for seismic nodes installation in Nigeria for an …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
DOF Subsea Wins Contract Award For Geosea
DOF Subsea Group has been awarded a contract for the vessel Geosea with N-Sea. End client is the Royal Netherlands Navy.The contract will commence shortly and has a duration of 5 years firm plus 4 x 6 months optional extensions.The CEO Mons Aase …
Feb 20, 2020 / Curious
National Marine Dredging Company and Royal IHC Launch TSHD Ghasha
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) and Royal IHC (IHC) have successfully launched trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) GHASHA. The ceremony took place at IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands. The GHASHA is based on the success of the …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
Joint project between Wärtsilä, Carnival Maritime & HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center emphasises the benefits of real-time data exchange between ship and port
Wednesday (Feb19), the technology group Wärtsilä, together with project partners Carnival Maritime and HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC), announced they have successfully implemented and tested a new solution for just-in-time …
Feb 20, 2020 / Curious
Jan De Nul finishes deepening works in the Port of Maputo
Jan De Nul Group finishes the maintenance dredging operations in the Port of Maputo, Mozambique, for the Maputo Port Development Company. This dredging campaign restored the depths created after Jan De Nul Group’s 2016 capital dredging campaign.Since …
Feb 20, 2020 / Vessels
PIL to Exit Transpacific Market to Focus on North-South Trade
As part of Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) continuous effort to optimize its network efficiency, the company will be withdrawing its services from the Transpacific market.As a result of this service re-alignment, PIL’s last Transpacific sailing …
Feb 20, 2020 / Curious