Lloyd’s Register to class 67 German government ships

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – A German federal agency is transferring 67 ships into Lloyd’s Register (LR) class. The WSV (Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration) represented by the Waterways and Shipping Agency (WSA)

Hornbeck gets extension of blocking vessel contract

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, LA, is being awarded a $28,056,820 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N62387-15-C-2507) to exercise a one-year option period for the operation

UECC takes delivery of first LNG-fueled PCTC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 – European short sea operator United European Car Carriers (UECC), has taken delivery of the world’s first LNG-fueled Pure Car and Truck Carrier from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.’s NACKS

Hyundai Merchant Marine adopts INTTRA eVGM service

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — Hyundai Merchant Marine has expanded its longstanding relationship with ocean shipping electronic marketplace INTTRA by adopting the INTTRA eVGM Service as a channel to facilitate compliance with the

VIDEO: Genting Dream debuts spectacular lighting system

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — A stunning exterior lighting concept is among the many innovations in the 150,000 grt Genting Dream, the first cruise ship to join Dream Cruises, Genting Hong Kong’s new

ITF slams U.S. treatment of Hanjin Shipping crew

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) yesterday described the refusal of shore leave to seafarers on board Hanjin ships in the U.S. as a denial of human rights.

South Africa suspects container shipping cartel

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 — South Africa’s Competition Commission (Commission) yesterday conducted search and seizure operations at the premises of six container shipping companies operating in the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal provinces. The

Shipyard switch for LNG-fueled bulker duo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — The two LNG-fueled handy sized bulkers ordered by Finland’s ESL Shipping last November (see earlier story) will now be built at Sinotrans & CSC main yard, Jinling Shipyard,

Tanker brokers count costs of failure to pass on claims

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — Professional indemnity insurer ITIC (International Transport Intermediaries Club) says the most common cause of claims against tanker brokers is delay in submitting — or failure to pass on

Harrison Pye called in to cure WHR headaches

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 — U.K.- based Harris Pye Engineering Group reports that it is actively working globally with more than ten companies and shipyards on a variety of waste heat recovery (WHR)

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