MEYER WERFT completed today its new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker, the CORAL ENERGY, for the Dutch owner Anthony Veder, based in Rotterdam. It is the first ship of a new gas tanker type which is equipped with an eco-friendly dual-fuel engine. The tanker is operated with natural gas bringing the emissions of the…
Nigeria has emerged as a new center for piracy, with the number of attacks steadily increasing despite the government’s naval assets, authorities say. In December 2012 alone, gunmen attacked three commercial vessels within six days, ransacking the ships and taking a total of nine crew members hostage, The Wall Street Journal reported. In 2012,…
JAKARTA—PT Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati Tbk added 3 barges and a floating crane in Q-4 2012, so it projected to boost Company’s revenue last year. Mitrabahtera Segara President Director Rico Rustombi said the Company has 72 barge and 6 floating crane in September 2012. Based on audited financial report on 30 September 2012, Mitrabahtera booked…
New regulations aimed at improving the energy efficiency of international shipping entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) were adopted in July 2011.They add a new chapter 4 Regulations on energy efficiency for ships to MARPOL Annex VI, to make…