Cargo terminals within the Port of New Orleans have ceased operations since 5 p.m. yesterday (August 27,2012) as Port personnel and terminal operators finish storm preparedness procedures in anticipation of a now Category 1 Hurricane, Isaac. The Associated Branch Pilots, which pilot ships through Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River, ceased operations Sunday night and
Read moreThe Soechi Lesmana oiltanker, delivering 3,000 tons of fuel owned by state-own oil and gas company PT Pertamina Fuel Retail Marketing Region VII, caught fire in Mamuju waters in West Sulawesi early on Monday. One crew member died in the incident, while two others were injured. The tanker and its 20 crew members was
Read moreJakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) – Maritime and Fisheries Minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo said the country`s GDP from the fishery sector grew faster than GDP from the agricultural sector in the first seven months of the year. The country`s GDP from the maritime and fishery sector grew 6.75 percent on year as against the growth
Read moreThe ability of coastal shipping to reduce congestion in landside transport has long been recognised although the relative cheapness of road haulage has, until recently, made it difficult for a real impact to be made. Transport modes tend to be “habit forming” and people moving goods have become used to the ease and economy
Read moreChris-Marine has launched a measurement device for on-line monitoring of cat fines in the fuel oil system of vessels operating on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The device is called Chris-Marine Fuel Analyzer (FAR) and will be presented at the SMM 2012. The Fuel Analyzer s based on CATGUARD technology and measures the cat fine
Read moreOn August 24, 2012 the Force Commanders from the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined Task Force 151 (operated by the Combined Maritime Forces – CMF) met on board the EU NAVFOR flagship ITS San Guisto (Italian Navy) to further enhance the cooperation and
Read morePirates have released a British-managed oil tanker, five days after hijacking it off Togo in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday. The loaded tanker with 17 crew and a technician on board was hijacked on Sunday about 20 nautical miles off the port of Lome in Togo, said Noel Choong,
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