Image courtesy Pusser’s Rum Earlier in the year, the Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom modified two of the Naval Toasts following the Loyal Toast in the Royal Navy after centuries of ‘tradition and privilege’. The amendments were necessitated by cultural changes that (slowly) have transpired over the course of centuries to reflect that […]
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has been contacted by persons who, when asked to pay the new annual fee for ships, have stated that their pleasure craft has not existed for some time. In these cases, the Danish Register of Shipping can remit the fee. Registrar of Shipping Henriette Bytoft Flügge says: Fortunately, you will not […]
A word from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, a gCaptain sponsor: The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has launched its latest edition of ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP), Version 14. Free as an upgrade to existing users and available as a 3 month free trial to new customers, ADP v14 will provide onboard navigation teams with an array […]
EU flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European commission in Brussels. Image (c) Shutterstock/jorisvo By Gavin van Marle The 14 container lines subject to the latest EC anti-trust investigation are Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, China Shipping, Cosco, Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Hanjin, Hyundai, MOL, OOCL, NYK, UASC and Zim. The lines are under […]
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA said it will be “very challenging” for Mozambique, its planned base for African output, to meet a 2018 deadline to build plants allowing the country to ship liquefied natural gas. “We’re working hard to reach” a final investment decision “as soon as we can,” Luca Bertelli, executive vice president […]
STS LNG Transfer at Bahía Blanca GasPort, South America’s first LNG import facility. image (c) Excelerate Energy MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The marketing and trading division of Russia’s top gas producer Gazprom said on Friday it would deliver 15 cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Argentina’s state-run energy companies YPF and Enarsa. “GM&T has […]
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2014-2015 biennium: Category (a) 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services: China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States. Category (b) 10 States with the largest […]
CMA CGM Group was awarded the Environment prize at the Global Freight Awards 2013 held in London on November 20th, 2013. Renowned in the industry as a gauge of excellence, the award recognizes the shipping company that has demonstrated leadership in its effort to reduce energy consumption, CO2 emissions and its impact on the environment. […]
DNV GL has issued its first statement of compliance with the IMO Tier III NOx emission limits and its first approval of an engine equipped with a selective catalytic reduction system. Pending the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee’s final vote on this year’s proposal to postpone the entry into force of Tier III, manufacturers are […]
Terntank orders two new LNG-driven 15,000 DWT tankers with delivery in February and May 2016. The order also includes an option for two more vessels. Terntank is the first shipowner to order vessels within the project platform Zero Vision Tool (ZVT). With a newly developed dual fuel main engine from Wartsila and an advanced hull […]