Hamburg Sόd Recognized as Best Green Service Provider – Shipping Line

At the 27th Annual Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards of Cargonews Asia, Hamburg Sόd was awarded the title "Best Green Service Provider - Shipping Line" for the second time after 2012.

The award ceremony took place in Beijing on 9 May in front of some 300 high-ranking representatives of the shipping, transport and logistics industry.

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Shell to supply LNG to Interlake Steamship Company

Great Lakes ship operator Interlake Steamship Company says it has reached an agreement in principle with Shell for the oil major to supply LNG as Interlake converts its vessels from heavy fuel oil. Interlake has nine vessels hauling bulk cargoes throughout the Great Lakes region.

An Interlake statement says: "When converted, these ships are...

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New Canadian LNG Terminal Becoming Real

Pacific Northwest LNG awards FEED contract, takes next step toward an LNG export terminal island on Lelu Island, near Port Edward.

The front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract will see three firms working together to design the terminal and work on feasibility studies in the Port Edward area, were awarded to  Bechtel, a KBR/JGC joint ...

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Commission proposes upgrade for 300 key seaports

The European Commission has today launched a new initiative to improve port operations and onward transport connections at 319 key seaports along Europe's coastline. The guidelines and legal changes being proposed will help port operators upgrade their services and facilities as well as giving them more financial autonomy.

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Pilot Project takes SafeSeaNet further

The support offered by SafeSeaNet is expected to grow as EMSA embarks on a new pilot project under the framework of the Integrated Maritime Policy.

Assisting other user communities and helping member States toshare reporting formalitiesinformation via a 'singlewindow' are the main prongsof this initiative.

While the first will be addressed in a...

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MARED issues recommendations for harmonisation

EMSA hosted the 26th meeting of the MarED groupon 17-18 April. Thirty one attendees participated in the exchanges which notably outlined new recommendations for the harmonisation ofconformity assessmentprocedures.

These recommendations must now be examinedand endorsed by the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS).

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Captains of Maersk Triple-Es Preparing for the Vessels

The captains who will take charge of the Triple-Es have to prepare for the new vessel and its twin-skeg setup, which is different from the single engine and propeller on the E-class vessels (and other container vessels). They do this with the help of the same bridge simulation programme which is also made available to the pilots and tugboat...

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MARPOL amendments to make RO Code mandatory

The IMO MEPC, held in IMO headquarters from 13 to 17 May 2013, adopted amendments to MARPOL Annexes I and II i order to make mandatory the Code for Recognized Organizations (ROs).

The Code will provide a consolidated text containing criteria against which ROs (which may be authorized by flag States to carry out surveys and issue certificates on...

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Greek tug conversion heralds a new era

The £5.5 million conversion of a 15-year-old tug by the Maritime Consortium of Thessaloniki (MCT) is set to be the first stage in an improved and more efficient tug-boat fleet in Greece.

Vagia II in the Greek Port of Thessaloniki (Photo credit: Lloyd's Register)

The upgrade, which turned Vagia II, a single-screw tug into a modern double-screw...

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Shipping investment focuses on gas

According to The National, shipping industry has focused on gas for investment. Gas carriers cornered the largest chunk of global shipping investment last year since 2005, just as the profits to be made from shipping liquefied natural gas are falling to their lowest in almost two years.

According to Clarkson, the world's largest shipbroker, ship...

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