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EMSA, ECDC publish COVID-19 guidance for cruise ships

glory 30-07-2020 21:29 Area News
Earlier this week, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) jointly published the COVID-19 EU guidance for cruise ships. As explained, the guidance is not intended to...
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BIMCO: Boxship demolition at 41-month high in July

glory 30-07-2020 19:42 Area News
Container shipping demolition has hit a 41-month high in July reaching 52.8 thousand TEU, thereby surpassing the 50.6 thousand TEU demolished in June, data from BIMCO shows. In the first seven months of the year a total...
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Pacific Basin scores $23.1 million net savings on its scrubbers

glory 30-07-2020 18:56 Area News
Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin achieved a net saving of $23.1 million on its scrubbers, representing 38% of its original investment. The company decided to fit scrubbers on 28 of its owned...
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JAXPORT gets additional $75 million for harbor deepening

glory 30-07-2020 17:12 Area News
The Jacksonville City Council has unanimously awarded the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) $75 million for the ongoing harbor deepening project. As informed, the amount is comprised of a $35 million grant and a $40...
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Carnival to take up to $650 million impairment hit from new ship sales

glory 30-07-2020 15:56 Area News
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, revealed that it was taking an estimated impairment charge of between $600 million and $650 million from the sales of two additional ships. “Senior...
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AET takes delivery of 2nd Petrobras-chartered shuttle tanker from SHI

glory 30-07-2020 14:50 Area News
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has delivered Eagle Paulinia to AET Tankers, a petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad. The dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle...
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Australia bans second bulker this week

glory 30-07-2020 14:29 Area News
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned another Liberian-flagged bulk carrier this week — this time, the 93,200 dwt TW Hamburg. As informed, AMSA boarded the ship in Gladstone on 24 July 2020 after...
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Smit Salvage to refloat grounded bulker from reef off Mauritius

glory 30-07-2020 14:11 Area News
Smit Salvage has been awarded the contract to refloat the giant bulker that ran aground off Mauritius over the weekend. Local contactor CELERO will also join the salvage operation and assist in the pumping out of fuel...
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Precious Shipping: IMO 2020 was absolutely pain-free for us

glory 29-07-2020 21:20 Area News
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Damen to build two Tier III-compliant tugs for the Port of Antwerp

glory 29-07-2020 18:58 Area News
Damen Shipyards has won a contract from the Port of Antwerp to build two RSD Tugs 2513. As explained by Damen, the RSD Tug 2513 is a dedicated ship-handling tug with 70 tonnes bollard pull. It has two bows, enabling...
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