Peter Dohle takes delivery of boxships in Taiwan

The China Shipbuilding Corp has delivered three containerships to Hamburg-based Peter Dohle.

The outlook for North American economic recovery is weak, according to the latest quarterly trade report from Shippers’ Voice partner and specialist trade analysts, MDS Transmodal.

Kreuz Shipbuilding, Singapore, was fined over US$147,000 by the country’s courts for safety lapses that killed three of its workers in 2008.

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Harvey Bisso completes its first subsea project

Harvey Bisso Subsea has completed its first subsea project performing saturation diving work in 105 metres of water at ATP Oil & Gas Corporation’s deepwater platform in Grand Isle block 115.

Transocean has released an update regarding a fire and explosion onboard its semi-submersible drilling rig ‘Deepwater Horizon’, saying that the rig sank late on April 22.

Diamond Offshore Drilling has reported a net income for the first quarter of 2010 of US$290.9 million, or US$2.09 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of US$348.6 million, or US$2.51 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period a year earlier.

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Shiptek 2010 brings the maritime world closer in Dubai

Organized by BizTV Events, ShipTek 2010 excavated the principal role of Marine Engineering, Offshore Technology, Engineering, Communication and Naval Architecture . The event drew the worldwide maritime attention to the most happening maritime hub of the world, Dubai.
ShipTek 2010 was constituted with a two day International Conference on Shipping, Marine and Offshore Industry.

The fourth Marinebiz tv International Maritime Awards for the year 2010 was accompanied by cocktails & a gala dinner at the most prestigious Hotel Crowne Plaza which added an extra dimension and grandeur to the event.

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Unsatisfactory 2009 for STX Europe

2009 was a challenging year for STX Europe following the global financial crisis.

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Administrator/CEO Alberto Alemán Zubieta and Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) Director/CEO James K. Lyons have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly help foster commercial activity between the two entities.

A leading Russian maritime news service has contested the Russian Transport Minister’s recent claims of the state of the country’s order books.

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Cautious recovery for the container sector

Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster is optimistic that a market recovery is underway but cautions that close monitoring of key market drivers is essential as the patient is not off the at-risk list yet.

Like many shipping lines across the world, Hamburg Süd too was gripped by the world economic and shipping crisis.

Quantum is the name of a new container ship concept introduced by DNV.

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Volcanic eruption boosts ferry traffic

With the airspace of most northern and western European countries being closed due to the fallout of ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland, air transportation has been severely disrupted and many passengers have decide to choose an alternative way of travelling by ferry.

Cochin Port has achieved an all time high cargo throughput of 17.43 Million Tonnes in the year 2009-10.

Pandaw Cruises has announced that all future cruises along the Ganges have been cancelled.

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Polarcus takes delivery of 3D Seismic Vessel

Polarcus has held a naming ceremony for the company’s third and most sophisticated 3D seismic vessel ‘Polarcus Asima’.

One of latest designs from Baltic Workboats shipyard is a 17-metre multi purpose pilot boat.

Leading offshore vessel operator Nordic Maritime has launched the latest addition to its expanding offshore support vessel fleet, the 60-man crew boat ‘Nordic Grace’.

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Australian Transport Safety Bureau releases ‘Shen Neng 1’ initial report

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its initial report into the grounding of the ‘Shen Neng 1’ at Douglas Shoal, north of he entrance to the port of Gladstone.

Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea, has added another newbuild contract to its orderbook, making it the sixteenth Suezmax order placed since December 2009.

The tanker market is headed for a 35 percent slump, according to a new report by Bloomberg.

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Naming of SWATH@AR Windpark Tender

The worldwide first 25-metre SWATH@A&R windpark tender was christened on April 9 during a formal ceremony.

Shipyard Barreras has recently delivered a new OSV, the ‘Edda Fides’ to shipowner, Ostenso Rederi.

Topaz Energy and Marine took delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the ‘Caspian Protector’ on April 11.

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Eastern Navigation to delivery of two more vessels in 2010

Eastern Navigation, Singapore, will be taking delivery of two more vessels in 2010 to add to its existing fleet of over 40 tugs, barges and AHTS vessels.

Tsavliris Salvage dispatched the salvage tug ‘Tsavliris Hellas’ from its Ponta Delgada salvage station (Azores Islands) to assist the pallet carrier/side loader cargo vessel ‘Margit Gorthon’, laden with about 10,000 tonnes of wood pulp/brown “KRAFT” on February 22.

Transdorada Transportes, a towboat operator on Brazil’s Amazon River, has recently taken delivery of a number of Cummins-powered push boats.

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