Armed guards repel pirate attack from ship hijacked previous day
A general cargo carrier that did not have armed guards on board was pirated yesterday. It was almost immediately used as a mother ship to launch an attack on another bulk carrier.
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Sanko and Hellespont form offshore service vessel JV
Sanko Steamship and Hellespont Group have set up a manning and ship management joint venture to serve their offshore service vessel fleets.The Singapore-based JV company, Sanko-Hellespont Offshore Management Pte. Ltd. is owned
Passenger ship manager opts for environmentally friendly stern tube lube
Miami-headquartered International Shipping Partners (ISP) has reached an agreement with Castrol Marine for the supply of Castrol BioStat, a range of stern tube lubricant grades formulated to deliver enhanced performance and reduced
Somali pirates hijack bulk carrier
Days after the ITF warned it would consider a seafarer boycott of pirate infested waters, Somali pirates have seized another vessel and added 23 more hostages to their captives. At approximately 0600
Mother ship design for deepwater offshore wind farms
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept. It aims to improve the uptime of deepwater wind turbines and reduce maintenance costs and carbon emissions
MOL implements Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reports that it has established a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and has started its use in the MOL tanker fleet. The SEEMP provides the most
Whistle blowers rewarded in pollution case
Here’s another case involving “magic pipes” and golden whistles. Atlas Ship Management Ltd., a Turkish corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla. to federal charges of making false statements
Tightening labor market ahead for shipping?
As shipping markets recover, the industry will most probably face a tightening labor market, with recurrent shortages for officers, cautions Douglas Lang of ship management group Anglo Eastern. Mr. Lang is chairman
Intersleek delivers big fuel savings for NSCSA
Eight Very Large Crude Carriers are achieving Very Large Carbon Cuts. A detailed performance analysis of a National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) tanker confirms that the company has achieved substantial