About 100 days left to May 25 when Project 11430 aircraft
carrier INS Vikramaditya will start sea trials. Up to 3,000 shipwrights
and experts daily work on the carrier modernized at JSC Sevmash
Shipyard.
Ferry Marshall County hit bridge, 3 spans collapsed around the bowMarshall
County 911 confirms to Kentucky transportation officials that the US
68-KY 80 Eggner's Ferry Bridge has been hit by a large ship -97 meters long US flag ship Delta Mariner- and a
portion of the bridge has collapsed.
Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 15:08
Port of Mariopol closed due to stormy winds Port Mariupol (as well as port Kerch/ Kerch strait) was not working for the last two days due to stormy wind. Now the situation the same no entering - no departure. Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 12:26
Grounding near Bosphorus entrance: M/V RonaEnroute Tuzla-Varna the "Rona" went adrift on Jan 27, 2012, at 05:43 a.m. 6 miles west of Kilyos in pos. 41 17'3 50'2 N 028o E and ran aground. The Istanbul Vessel Traffic Service sent the Coast Guard rescue boats "Kıyı Emniyeti 9" and "Kıyem 1" as well as the tugs "Kurtarma 9" and "Kurtarma 10". Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 10:43
Progress on Costa Concordia Salvage OperationSMIT Salvage together with its partner Fratelli Neri have made good progress yesterday in the further preparations for the oil removal from the Costa Concordia. The Divers have inspected the forward section of the submerged underwatership of the ship and have marked the drilling locations of the heavy fuel oil tanks. Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 02:16
Denmark: Maersk Tankers Appoints New CEOHanne B. Sørensen has until now held the position as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Maersk Line and replaces Søren Skou, who recently assumed the position as Maersk Line CEO. Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 02:08
LNG-powered 9,000-TEUer wins DNV classification society approval JAPAN's Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which completed the development of a 9,000 TEU ship fuelled by LNG, has obtained "approval in principle" from the Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Friday, 27.Jan.2012, 01:51
Port of Genoa hosted the largest ever ship: Humber BridgeOn 23 January 2012 arrived at the container terminals Sech largest ever entry into port. This is the "Humber Bridge", a ship of nearly 100 000 tons gross tonnage, 336 meters long 45,8 meters wide, which has docked successfully at quay Calata Sanità. Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 09:43
Container ships collide in BremerhavenThe 101 meter long, 5541 dwt container ship Pioneer Bay allided with the 184 meter long, 23000 dwt container ship Fesco Vladimir on the Weser River at Bremerhaven, Germany. Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 09:16
The first container vessel calls at Rize PortThe first container vessel to call at Rize Port was the Esra A, operated by Arkas Line, and Arkas Shipping was the first company to bring container service to this location. Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 01:31
Commenting on today's official International Labour Organization acknowledgement that the Republic of the Philippines has formally ratified ILO Convention 185 on seafarers' identity documents, ITF seafarers section secretary Jon Whitlow said: “This is significant news."
Due to a number of security flaws the Transportation Board arrested the "Stena Feronia" in Karlskrona in the night of Jan 24, 2012. Some 20 defiencies were detected during an inspection, including the absence of handrails, emergency exits and lighting.
Russia will boost its coal output from 330 million tons last year to 430 million tons by 2030 to meet growing domestic and world demand, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
In December 2011, Damen Pontoons & Barges signed three contracts for a total of five purpose-built Damen Stan Pontoons (SPo): two Damen Stan Pontoons 6511 for Mammoet Maritime (The Netherlands), two Stan Pontoons 8916 ICE for Silverburn Shipping (I.O.M.) Ltd (UK) and one SPo 4113 for Rhumb Maritime (Australia).
The saga of a ship that has been docked in St. John’s harbour for almost 16 months should soon reach its end, as news spread Thursday of the MV Lyubov Orlova’s sale to a buyer based in the Caribbeans.
Ayşe Çaman (65) from Espiye, Giresun province, has been a miller for 50 years. She is the only miller left in her village and wants to continue with her job for as long as she can.
As the USS Oak Hill docked in Virginia Beach, Citlalic Snell stood on terra firma, anxiously awaiting her girlfriend Marissa Gaeta’s arrival. The couple was set to share the traditional first kiss as the sailors disembarked, marking the first time a gay or lesbian couple has taken such an honor. Of course, this might sound like a well-timed publicity stunt, considering DADT’s repeal just three months ago. But alas, it was not: the couple won the opportunity in a raffle. The “first kiss” is often given out in a raffle or competition to a fleet of sailors arriving home. It’s a Navy tradition, that Gaeta could now compete for.
Costa Concordia: A major navigational error, or what?
Ayşe Çaman (65) from Espiye, Giresun province, has been a miller for 50 years. She is the only miller left in her village and wants to continue with her job for as long as she can.
