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• Disney Dream to come true with water coaster

  Cruise / Ferry

  Created: Saturday, 31 October 2009 16:06

  Disney Dream, the post-panamax cruise liner building for Disney Cruise Line at Meyer Werft, Germany at the time of its debut in 2011, looks to add more fun and excitement with water coasters. Disney takes a step forward with its innovative ideas of wat...

• Broström Tankers adapt to Maersk colours

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Saturday, 31 October 2009 08:55

  Broström Tankers adapted Maersk name and colours. Bro Etienne in French International Register was the first among the fleet to change its name and colour to Maersk’s. During its docking period in Brest, the vessel was rechristened as Maersk Eti...

• Goltens’ workshop in Vietnam

  Ship Building

  Created: Friday, 30 October 2009 12:40

  Hanoi: The Norwegian group, Goltens commenced its first workshop in Vietnam at Dong Xuyen industrial park, Vung Tau. The workshop focuses to be the extensive provider of overhauling diesel engines, restoring equipment on ships, and supplying material f...

• The 'Arctic Sea’ returns to Malta

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Friday, 30 October 2009 09:27

  Officials reported the return of Maltese-flagged freighter, the Arctic Sea back to Malta after its mystic disappearance in Atlantic Ocean. The ship was inspected to be radiation free after which it was pulled to the Maltese capital, Valletta. The ship ...

• The World's Biggest and Most Expensive Cruise Ship, Oasis of the Seas set for sail

  Remarkable News

  Created: Friday, 30 October 2009 08:36

  After six long years and a glittering $1.47 billion, Royal Caribbean International proudly received the world’s biggest cruise vessel, Oasis of the Seas in Turku, Finland The Oasis of the Seas enjoying the peak of luxury and comfort can house 6360 p...

• Jurong Shipyard delivers ‘Noble Jim Day’

  Shipyard News

  Created: Friday, 30 October 2009 07:54

  Jurong Shipyard, Singapore delivered the second in series Bingo 9000 design unit ‘Noble Jim Day’ to US-based Noble Drilling. Noble Jim Day is the second semi-submersible rig after ‘Noble Danny Adkins’. Its delivery was celebrated in Jurong Shi...

• NYK to cut down its box ship fleet to half

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:29

  Tokyo: NYK to cut down its box ship fleet from 120 vessels to 60. The decision was made as a result of the global economic crisis and reduced marketing potential. The local newspaper including Nikkei is said to report that the company aims to scrap 21 ...

• Maersk reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:48

  Denmark: Maersk Line reduced the fuel consumption by 15 percent per ship with a further aim to reduce the same by 20 percent per unit in 2012. " The 15 percent reduction in our fuel consumption per transported unit will lead to a cost saving to Maersk Li...

• Turku shipyard delivers the world’s largest cruise vessel, Oasis of the Seas

  Cruise / Ferry

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:28

  The world’s largest cruise vessel, the 225,000 GT Oasis of the Seas was delivered to Royal Caribbean International. STX Europe’s Turku shipyard had proudly delivered the cruise vessel yesterday. It’s intensive features include air draft of 72 m a...

• Norden christen the first of six MR product tankers built by Imabari Shipbuilding

  Ship Building

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:56

  Norden christened the six medium range (MR) product tankers built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding in a ceremony at Iwagi Zosen Shipyard. The new pride in Norden tanker fleet, 48,006DWT MR product which shall be delivered on 30th October, 2009 was named...

• Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards honour Whitesea Shipping & Supply

  Remarkable News

  Created: Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:29

  Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards honoured Whitesea Shipping & Supply at Al Johara Ballroom, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai amidst more than 600 maritime professionals. WhiteSea Shipping & Supply LLC (WSS), the provider of marine support to ...

• Royal Dutch Shell Plc to order FLNGs at Samsung Heavy

  Oil and Gas

  Created: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:49

  Seoul:  Royal Dutch Shell Plc toping the race to tap stranded deposits using the untested technology is to order a minimum of three floating liquefied natural-gas plants for about $5 billion each. “There will be a minimum of three units and mayb...

• Somali pirates target Cosco this time

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 10:19

  Beijing: Cosco became the pirates target this time. Cosco Qingdao’s 76,432 dwt Chinese panamax De Xin Hai was hijacked 550 miles north east of the Seychelles, 550 miles from the Somali coast. The EU naval task force reported to have a crew of 25 onbo...

• DP World handles first vessel at SPCT

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 07:49

  Dubai, UAE; Saigon, Vietnam: Global Marine Terminal operator DP World on 16th Oct 2009 announced   that it has handled its first vessel at Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT), an 80:20 joint venture between DP World and the Vietnamese state-owned T...

• Global Desalination Experts to Converge in Dubai Next Month

  Environment News

  Created: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 07:32

  Dubai: Preparations are well underway to welcome approximately 1800 prominent desalination experts from across the globe to Dubai next month for the world’s most important event in desalination and water technology, the biannual International Desalinati...

• Estonian Maritime Administration signed a new order for Survey vessel

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Monday, 19 October 2009 09:03

  The Estonian Maritime Administration signed a new order, for a 25-metre Hydrographic Survey vessel on October 8, 2009. The procurement procedure “Enhancing Maritime Safety on Estonian Waterways”, which is financed by the European Union agrees to deli...

• StatoilHydro finds oil in Frigg Delta

  Off Shore Logistics

  Created: Monday, 19 October 2009 08:26

  StatoilHydro discovered oil in the Frigg Delta prospect in the North Sea Volumes of 18-35 million barrels was found in about 21 kilometers east of the abandoned Frigg field and 12 kilometers north of Froy. "It’s commercially interesting, and we've alr...

• Leighton International completes ‘Leighton Eclipse’, offshore construction vessel

  Ship Building

  Created: Monday, 19 October 2009 07:17

  The Offshore Oil and Gas division of Leighton International, Dubai completed the new offshore construction vessel, ‘Leighton Eclipse’ in Batam, Indonesia. The 130-metre vessel will be deployed in India ,Mumbai for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONG...

• PCG moves to Mindanao International Container Terminal Services control tower

  Ports News

  Created: Sunday, 18 October 2009 09:07

  The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Mindanao District division moved to Mindanao International Container Terminal Services (MICTSI) control tower radar room.   After the decision, PCG marked a new vessel traffic management system, which advances t...

• Jumbo Shipping completes the final voyage for the Pluto LNG project

  Ships & Shipping

  Created: Sunday, 18 October 2009 08:52

  Jumbo Shipping’s heavy lift vessel ‘Daniella’ completed her eleventh and final voyage for the Pluto LNG project in Dampier, Australia. She completed transporting 256 pieces of equipment up to 240 tonnes from October 2009-09 for the project. While ...