Port of Hamburg Up Close and Personal
Film Industry, Photography, Ports & Terminals, Press and Media, Reports — July 24, 2017 at 1:16 PMA unique view of the Port of Hamburg from above…
HPA Insider Tour: Port of Hamburg Up Close and Personal
A hundred lucky guests recently got an exclusive look behind the scenes of Europe’s second biggest seaport at the HPA Insider Tour. The tour started at Hamburgs newest district HafenCity in the east of the Port of Hamburg and moved towards the cruise terminals in the west of the Harbor, passing the...
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Marine Insurance
A closer look at mutual club funding
There was a time when all P&I Clubs used the same method of funding; the estimated total call (ETC) approach.
To understand...
Jul 22, 2017 8:48
Shipmanagement
BIO-SEA soon to be in Austral territory on board the Astrolabe, from the National French Navy
The Astrolabe
The Astrolabe, 72 meters long and with a shifting of 2600 tons, is an icebreaker equipped with a BIO-SEA90 ballast...
Jul 24, 2017 7:58
Organisations
BDA welcomes collaboration with new Premier and Cabinet as “reflective of Bermuda’s top-tier status”
BDA CEO Ross Webber
Hamilton, Bermuda, July 21, 2017 – The Bermuda Business Development Agency has welcomed new Progressive...
Jul 22, 2017 8:00
Markets
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Monday, July 24, 2017
Dr. Platon Chief Market Economist, Deputy General Manager, Eurobank Ergasias S.A.,
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET...
Jul 24, 2017 10:48
Recent
Davies Turner doubles its Cumbernauld capacity
Philip Stephenson
Scottish shippers now have even more reason to choose the freight forwarding and logistics services offered by Davies Turner, as the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder has completed the expansion of its regional distribution centre at Cumbernauld.
The development of an additional...
July 24th, 2017 | Company Profiles, Logistics, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Patience pays in blowy Camargue Coastal Raid
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Le Grau du Roi Port Camargue, 23th July 2017
The 29 teams competing in the 2017 Tour de France à la Voile waited patiently for almost two hours under a blazing Mediterranean sun for the start of today’s Coastal Raid, the seventh in the series. When the breeze did finally kick in, blowing...
July 23rd, 2017 | Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
BYC’s Christophe Killian wins 51st Governor’s Cup
“BYC’s Christophe Killian, Harrison Vandervort and Jack Martin win the 51st Governor’s Cup” Credit: Tom Walker
First Winner From Host Club Since 1980
NEWPORT BEACH, CA– Christophe Killian, 20, of host Balboa Yacht Club, Newport Beach, California, won the 51st Governor’s Cup International...
July 23rd, 2017 | Associations, Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Tour Leaders Trésors de Tahiti In The Chocolates in Roses
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Téva Plichart’s Trésors de Tahiti showed all the traits of potential Tour Voile champions not just in the smooth, assured manner in which they won today’s Act 6 Super Final but also the way in which they managed their route into the final in Roses, Costa Brava.
Remarkably the Tour leaders...
July 22nd, 2017 | Associations, Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
22-Jul-2017
WORLD HOLIDAYS: 23 JULY-5 AUGUST 2017
Worldwide
World Holidays: 23 July-5 August 2017
Saturday, July 22, 2017, Worldwide
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:
23 Jul (Sat) – Oman Renaissance Day
23 Jul (Sat) – Egypt...
July 22nd, 2017 | Holidays, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
BYC’s Killian up 2-0 in semifinal with Weis in 51st Governor’s Cup
“Balboa Yacht Club’s Christophe Killian (USA) with crew members, Harrison Vandervort and Jack Martin” Credit: Tom Walker Photography
Price and Takahashi tied in second semifinal
NEWPORT BEACH, CA Friday, July 21, 2017 – Christophe Killian of host Balboa Yacht Club won
two semi-final races today...
July 22nd, 2017 | Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Outgunned in Roses
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Double Paralympic medallist Damien Seguin, Damien Iehl and Benjamin Amiot on Fondation FDJ Des Pieds et Des Mains seized their opportunity in the thrilling final metres to the finish line, eased past Lorina Limonade Golfe du Morbihan to steal victory in an exacting, difficult coastal race on...
July 21st, 2017 | Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Shipping in Changing Climates
Registrations now open for the ‘go-to’ conference on shipping and GHG emissions: Shipping in Changing Climates
Timetabled to take place a week before the London International Shipping Week 2017, 4th -5th September 2017, the Shipping in Changing Climates consortium’s fourth international conference...
July 21st, 2017 | Associations, Climate, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, IMarEST, Oceanology | Read More
Greenock welcomes its largest ever container vessel
The “Pohorje”
Scotland’s deepest container terminal last week welcomed the largest container vessel ever to berth at the port.
Greenock Ocean Terminal hosted the 267m MSC POHORJE, which has a capacity of 4,045 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units), for 28 hours. The stopover saw the Clydeport...
July 21st, 2017 | Containers, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Ballast Water Treatment Systems at a glance
Ballast water management is among the top environmental issues addressed by new regulations.
With the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention, shipowners are pressed to decide which treatment systems to choose. For manufacturers keen to be selected, attaining type approval by the U.S....
July 21st, 2017 | Classification Societies, Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Pollution, Technical, Technology | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Friday, July 21, 2017)
Dr. Platon Chief Market Economist, Deputy General Manager, Eurobank Ergasias S.A.,
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: The ECB kept its key interest rates and the monthly pace of asset purchases unchanged at Thursday’s monetary policy meeting, as was widely expected....
July 21st, 2017 | Banking, Company Profiles, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance | Read More
Crude oil tanker owners take advantage of low newbuilding prices
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Too low to say no
A prolonged period of weak contracting activity has forced shipyards to drop their newbuilding prices to levels not seen in decades. Crude oil tanker owners have decided to take advantage of the situation, despite the weakening earnings sentiment in their segment.
by Jakub Walenkiewicz,...
July 21st, 2017 | Classification Societies, Markets, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs, Reports, Statistics, Tankers | Read More
First ship with IMO Tier III EIAPP certified Wärtsilä engines is launched
The French Navy’s patrol and polar logistic ice-breaker, L’Astrolabe. Photo: courtesy of PIRIOU.
Wärtsilä Corporation, 21 July 2017 at 11 am EET
The launch of the L’Astrolabe, a 72 metre polar logistics vessel fitted with a complete Wärtsilä propulsion machinery package and Wärtsilä NOR...
July 21st, 2017 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Regulatory, Technical, Technology | Read More
Price Sustains Lead After Day Three of Governor’s Cup
“Skipper Harry Price (AUS, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)” Credit: Bronny Daniels / JOY SAILING.
Christopher Weis from Del Rey Yacht Club rises to third place overall
NEWPORT BEACH, CA Thursday, July 20, 2017–
Day three of the Governor’s Cup saw Harry Price (AUS) defeated only once through...
July 21st, 2017 | Sailing, Sports, Yachting | Read More
The BDI@964; what’s next…
John Faraclas
Despite the single digits in all indices – except the volatile Capers, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) …scored a double digit number of 16 plus points and now stands at 964 points… The Geopolitics remain the same and caution is advised for all fronts; John Faraclas’ daily market briefing:
The...
July 20th, 2017 | Chartering, Containers, Dry Bulkcarriers, Markets, Piracy and Terrorism, Reports, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers | Read More
3 Ways to Celebrate the Maritime Industry
3 Ways to Celebrate the Maritime Industry
Back to the Future
MEP Awards
Marine Science Paper
NAMEPA’s 10th Anniversary
Conference and Awards Dinner
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
When: October 26, 2017
8:00am – 9:30pm
Where: ...
July 20th, 2017 | Associations, Charity, Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums | Read More
New port agency model proves attractive to bulk shipping markets
WaterFront to serve bulk shipping trades from more than 400 offices with addition of regional heavyweights Ultramar, ACGI and Royal Burger Group as network partners
20 July 2017 – Following a strong take-up of its services since its February 2017 launch, global ship agency company WaterFront Maritime...
July 20th, 2017 | Company Profiles, Person Profiles, Ship Agencies | Read More
