Damen and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 Damen ASD Tugs. An extensive process of yard prequalification and tender evaluation finally resulted in an award to Damen this summer. The series consist of two types, with 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of the well-known
Read moreThe Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) had two successful navigational trials to test the port access and turning basins for 15,500 TEU vessels last week. The first trial was on the Eleonora Maersk arriving from the Suez Canal’s North Bound Convoy, with a draft of 14.9 meters she berthed alongside before safely re-joining the
Read moreDutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam, on the morning of 11 Oct, put an end to the activities of a group of suspected pirates from Somalia. The suspected pirates and their boat were taken on board the Rotterdam pending further decision. The search for the pirate action group began the previous afternoon when the Spanish fishing
Read moreUpdate: Recent reports claim that the ransom amount was $2.3 million. The pirate group initially wanted $9 million, but negotiations resulted in a lower amount. The ship’s owners, Free Bulkers SA, did not comment about the ransom payment claims. After being held for over eight (8) months, Somali pirates have finally released the Greek-owned
Read moreIn Alang, a fire broke out on an oil tanker that was being dismantled resulting in the unfortunate death of six workers nearly a week ago. Following this incident, three ship breaking executives have now been taken into custody for culpable homicide. The owners of the Kiran Ship Breaking Company, R K Jain and
Read moreBritannia Royal Naval College’s bridge simulator unit features photo-realistic recreations of key harbours for trainees to hone ship piloting skills “Whereas in the past you’d just see a row of houses, now there are specific buildings,” explains Lieutenant Sam Stephens, head of navigation at Dartmouth. Buildings such as the distinctive Wilton Hotel on Plymouth’s
Read moreThe largest LNG carriers of the world – the Q-Max vessels belong to the Qatari oil shipping cumulate, Qatar Gas. The Q-Max ships are so named to reflect their native country of operation and the maximum vessel length which can easily be accommodated into the Qatari harbour and port facilities Classified as membrane type
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