The new school year in Greece on17 September welcomed the first private professional lyceum, for teenagers aged from 14 to 17 years old, on Chios island with the specific aim of steering youth towards the maritime professions and back toward the island’s glorious sea tradition.
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Maersk boxship docks in Bremerhaven, completing Arctic voyage
On Saturday the docked at Bremerhaven, completing the first voyage by a containership across the Northern Sea Route. The 3,600 teu newbuild departed the port of Vladivostok on August 23, using ultra-low sulphur fuel for this trial voyage. For Maersk, the trip was an exploratory one, looking to pick...
https://splash247.com/maersk-boxship-docks-in-bremerhaven-completing-arctic-voyage/
Fleet Management buys out NAESS
Hong Kong’s Fleet Management has bought out NAESS Ship Management for an undisclosed price, bringing the company’s managed fleet closer to the 500-ship mark. NAESS traces its roots back to 1973 and over the years has managed a wide variety of vessel types. Its existing mix of ships are bulkers and...
Transocean newbuild semi-sub awarded six-well contract by Equinor
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded a contract by Equinor for semi-submersible rig for the drilling of six wells in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract will commence in July 2019, once the rig is delivered, and is estimated to take around 300 days. The contract is worth around...
https://splash247.com/transocean-newbuild-semi-sub-awarded-six-well-contract-by-equinor/
Golar LNG crowned the stock pick of the decade
Financial analysts at stock watchers Seeking Alpha have christened NASDAQ-listed Golar LNG as the “stock of the decade” as global LNG trade surges, led by Asian demand. LNG is in extremely high demand in Asia, with forward prices hitting the $12s for November and $13s in January, compared to US...
https://splash247.com/golar-lng-crowned-the-stock-of-the-decade/
Case made for biofuels as shipping’s transition fuel
The shipping industry still needs plenty of persuading to see the merits of biofuels, despite the news carried on Splash this week of a landmark container voyage in Europe with used cooking oil as the fuel. Isabel Welten, head of marine at Dutch firm GoodFuels Marine, who have pioneered the cooking...
https://splash247.com/case-made-for-biofuels-as-shippings-transition-fuel/
Trafigura takes first of 35 tankers
At a naming ceremony yesterday for a suezmax ship, commodities giant Trafigura revealed it has exercised options for three more tankers. The Mt Marlin Singapore, a 150,000 dwt suezmax, was christened at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea. Trafigura stated in a release yesterday the...
Uljanik mulls spin off of 3. Maj Shipyard
Financially troubled Croatian shipbuilding group Uljanik is planning to spin off its subsidiary yard 3. Maj as part of its restructuring process. In August, the workers of Uljanik started a major strike in protest over unpaid salaries with the Croatian government eventualy stepping in to solve the...
https://splash247.com/uljanik-mulls-spin-off-of-3-maj-shipyard/
Global Ship Lease gets first Maersk charter
London-based containership charter owner Global Ship Lease has sealed a new time charter for 2004-built 8,063 teu containership , formerly OOCL Ningbo, with Maersk Line. The vessel was redelivered by OOCL on September 17, and the new charter to Maersk commences today for a period of between two and...
https://splash247.com/global-ship-lease-gets-first-maersk-charter/
BIO-UV completes first ballast water installation aboard CMA CGM megaship
France’s BIO-UV Group reports that it has successfully installed and commissioned its BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system ton CMA CGM’s new flagship, the 20,600 teu CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupéry delivered by Hanjin Heavy Industries yard in the Philippines earlier this year.