Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, announced that it has received an OCTOPUS-Onboard order for the new build Dockwise Vanguard. This vessel is the largest and most advanced heavy lift vessel ever built. The vessel was launched in November 2012 and is currently undergoing her sea trials. Dockwise was founded in 1993 as
Read moreChristened after a world renowned adventurer, the world’s biggest cargo ship Marco Polo, is truly a ship befitting the adventurer’s repute. Owned and operated by the French shipping empire CMA CGM (Compagnie Maritime Affrètement Compagnie Générale Maritime), the vessel has garnered innumerable accolades in a mere month since being put into operation. Bearing constructional
Read moreState energy company Pertamina is set to boost its shipping business by changing its shipping unit into a fully-fledged subsidiary, a company official said. Subagjo Hari Moeljanto, vice president of commercial and development at Pertamina Shipping, said that the plan was based on a program to make the unit more profitable and to explore
Read moreThe ‘All-Russian Killer Waves Research Center’ opens in the country’s far eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The center will focus on research of extreme waves in the ocean and work on prediction of the dangerous phenomenon and development of protective measures. Killer waves, also known as “rogue waves” or “freak waves,” are relatively large and
Read moreThree pirates were killed after they clashed with Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) near a coastal town in Puntland during a hostage rescue attempt of the pirate held MV Iceberg 1, Garowe Online reports. According to Puntland officials, the forces clashed with pirates who were attempting to transport weapons and ammunition to the pirates
Read moreSingapore: Singapore is dispatching its ninth mission to the Somalia area in March to fight piracy. Senior Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said: “Much of the shipping that transits our Singapore port passes through the Gulf. Hence, when piracy in the Gulf of
Read moreJakarta (ANTARA News) – State oil and gas company Pertamina denied on Thursday that motor vessel Rema Perkasa sank after it collided with tanker MT Asumi XXVI in Kapuas River in West Kalimantan province earlier in the day. “No one was injured,” Pertamina Vice President for Corporate Communication Ali Mundakir said. Pertamina hired the
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