Deltamarin’s further involvement in Titanic II project confirmed
Cruise Industry, Environment, Maritime History and Museums, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical, Technology — January 18, 2019 at 11:50 AM..
Blue Star Line has contracted Deltamarin to continue with the design of Titanic II. The contract covers activities and tasks for the design process, consultancy and project management services.
Deltamarin will provide Blue Star Line with outline design services including finalising and modifying the existing design to comply with the latest rules and regulations. These include the SOLAS 2020 requirements...
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Marine Insurance
Tsavliris Salvage joins forces with Green Award Foundation
l to r: Nicolas Tsavliris, Andreas Tsavliris, Dimitrios Mattheou (Chairman, Green Award Foundation), George Tsavliris, Jan...
Jan 17, 2019 16:39
Shipmanagement
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) Signs MOU with the Government of Assam for World Bank funded inland water transport project
IRClass personnel signing the MOU with the Government of Assam
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) and the Government...
Jan 18, 2019 10:21
Organisations
Seafarers, technology and automation – managing future challenges
ITF’s Stephen Cotton, WMU’s Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry and IMO’s Secretary-General Kitack Lim. Picture...
Jan 15, 2019 17:32
Markets
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, January 18, 2019)
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WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Rising hopes of a resolution to the US/China trade dispute...
Jan 18, 2019 11:16
Recent
London Yacht Show
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Thursday, 17 January 2018 (London, UK) – The London On Water Boat Show has been renamed, rebranded and relaunched as London Yacht Show and will take place on-water at St Katharine Docks this May 8 – 12th 2019.
Previously known as London On-Water Boat Show, the renamed London Yacht Show...
January 18th, 2019 | Exhibitions, Yachting | Read More
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) Signs MOU with the Government of Assam for World Bank funded inland water transport project
IRClass personnel signing the MOU with the Government of Assam
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) and the Government of Assam, a key state in India’s north-east, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further enhance the state’s inland water transport (IWT) system to improve commuter...
January 18th, 2019 | Classification Societies, Construction, Inland Waterways | Read More
FUGRO enhances IRM capability with new edda sun ROV support vessel
Fugro is set to commence its first project using new multipurpose ROV support vessel, Edda Sun, with mobilisation for the IRM contract planned for March 2019.
With a recently announced two-year charter of the Edda Sun, Fugro has enhanced its IRM, construction and decommissioning support services...
January 18th, 2019 | Energy, Supply ships | Read More
“What’s in Your Stack?”
l to r: RADM Joe Servidio, Holland America Line; Captain Gordon Loebl, Hornblower Cruises and Events: Chris Brown, Chevron Shipping; Carleen Lyden Walker, NAMEPA
“What’s in Your Stack?”
Conference unites students, regulators, industry, and conservationists to
Save Our Seas
January 17, 2019 –...
January 17th, 2019 | Academia, Emissions, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, HR, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
17-Jan-2019
DOCKING/UNDOCKING HALTED
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Docking/undocking halted
Thursday, January 17, 2019, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Ship movements for docking and undocking of ships at Dammam port were suspended by the Port Authority/Marine Department from 10:30 hours local time today (17 January) for...
January 17th, 2019 | Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shiprepair, Weather | Read More
Crowley Promotes Tiffanny King and Jeannie Stewart to Vice Presidents, People Services
l to r: Crowley’s Tiffanny King and Jeannie Stewart
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; January 17, 2019) – Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today the promotion of Tiffanny King and Jeannie Stewart to the positions of vice president of People Services. While each has different areas of focus, both will ultimately...
January 17th, 2019 | Company Profiles, Person Profiles, WISTA - Women in Shipping | Read More
Fleet Xpress momentum continues as MOL introduces world’s fastest growing maritime VSAT service on new vessel types
Ronald Spithout, President, Inmarsat Maritime.
Japanese shipping giant and world’s largest mobile satellite provider to continue to pioneer digital transformation with roll-out on bulk carriers, tankers and LNG vessels following successful installation on car carriers
17 January 2019: Mitsui O.S.K....
January 17th, 2019 | IT and Communications, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipmanagement, Technical, Technology | Read More
British Marine supports UK business at boot Düsseldorf
Lesley Robinson
British Marine has reported an increased level of interest from UK businesses looking to exhibit on its prominent Showcase stand at boot Düsseldorf 2019 with space selling out in record time and a waiting list of companies who missed out on securing space.
In total, 88% of the companies...
January 17th, 2019 | Exhibitions, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
New IUA appointment to review central processing services
Peter Sammons
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has appointed a consultant to help its member companies make the most of their use of central London Market processing services. A review of service levels will be conducted and the full range of end-end-end business processes analysed, including...
January 17th, 2019 | Associations, Company Profiles, Insurance and Reinsurance, IUA, Marine Insurance, Person Profiles | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, January 17, 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: UK Prime Minister Theresa May won the confidence vote in her government yesterday by 325-306, as expected. In her post-vote statement, she continued to be in favor of delivering a softer Brexit and expressed her intention to have talks...
January 17th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Swiss are collateral victim of Brexit, Global economic challenges in 2019
Commentary: Swiss are collateral victim of Brexit
By Denis MacShane in Davos
Amid all the Brexit excitement in London, no one seems to have noticed that Switzerland is as much embroiled in a row with the EU as is the UK. Switzerland has been engaged in on-off negotiations with Brussels since 1992.
The...
January 17th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance, Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
The BDI@1,055: crashing-out?
John FaraclasBDI, BREXIT, Greece
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 41 points earlier on today; Mrs. May survives a no confidence vote despite losing last night’s BREXIT vote with an unprecedented 432 – 202, a loss by 230… a disaster though turned to a success tonight with 325 vs 306 votes! Greek...
January 16th, 2019 | Chartering, Dry Bulkcarriers, Markets, Reports, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets, Tankers | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
16-Jan-2019
TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE
Singapore
Testing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, Singapore
From 21 January to 28 February, testing of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) will be carried out north of Small Craft Anchorage ‘A’.
According to the...
January 16th, 2019 | Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Jensen Maritime provides design for Shaver Transportation’s new Tugboat – “Samantha S”
Shaver Transportation’s New Tugboat – Samantha S
(SEATTLE; Wash., Jan. 16, 2019) – Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, has provided the detailed design for Shaver Transportation Company’s new, Z-drive tug – Samantha...
January 16th, 2019 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Technical, Technology | Read More
British Marine responds to outcome of vote on EU Withdrawal Agreement
Lesley Robinson
On Tuesday night the Government’s EU Withdrawal Agreement was overwhelmingly rejected by Parliament. Commenting on the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, Lesley Robinson, Chief Executive Officer at British Marine said: “Like many industries up and down the UK, we...
January 16th, 2019 | Associations | Read More
Lisa LoManto Aurichio named Executive Director of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute
l to r: CII Senior Advisor Barbara Yeninas; CII Executive Director Lisa Aurichio
Lisa LoManto Aurichio Named Executive Director Of The Containerization & Intermodal Institute
BSY Associates Inc. President to Manage Trade Association
CRANFORD, NJ (January 16, 2019) – The Containerization...
January 16th, 2019 | Associations, Containers, HR, Logistics, Person Profiles | Read More
PIMFA Comments on Government’s heavy defeat on Brexit Withdrawal Motion
John Barrass
Wednesday 16th January 2019 – Following the heavy Government defeat on the Brexit withdrawal motion, PIMFA, the trade association for the personal investment management and financial advice sector, re-emphasises the requirement for legislators and Government executives to keep uppermost...
January 16th, 2019 | Associations, Banking, Markets | Read More
The Killing of Fesaitu Riamkau: A Fijian Crewman
15 January 2019 Any advice for people going to sea? “It’s up to them. Anything can happen at sea.” Munivai Taukave Lorenti London.UK. Human Rights at Sea today publishes a new redacted case study, including witness statements detailing the background to the killing of Fesaitu Riamkau in Panama,...
January 16th, 2019 | Charity, Health and Safety, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Marine Insurance, Maritime Accidents, Safety and Security | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Wednesday, January 16 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: As expected, UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected in the House of Commons yesterday evening. However, the negative votes were more than expected —the biggest government defeat since 1924 — with 432 lawmakers...
January 16th, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
IMB piracy report 2018: attacks multiply in the Gulf of Guinea
Captain P. Mukundan
London and Kuala Lumpur, 16 January 2019 – Piracy increased on the world’s seas in 2018, with a marked rise in attacks against ships and crews around West Africa, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest annual piracy report reveals.
Worldwide,...
January 16th, 2019 | Arrest of ships, Bribery and Corruption, Claims, Corruption, Insight, Maritime Fraud, News, Piracy and Terrorism, Reports, Safety and Security | Read More
