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USA: Viking Cruises Launches Ocean Product Line

USA: Viking Cruises Launches Ocean Product Line

Viking Cruises recently announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises, marking the introduction

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Fortum opens combined heat and power plant in Lithuania

Fortum opens combined heat and power plant in Lithuania

Finnish energy firm Fortum has opened a €130m combined heat and power plant (CHP) in the city of Klaipeda, Lithuania.

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Radball technology to facilitate Fukushima clean-up operation

Radball technology to facilitate Fukushima clean-up operation

UK-based National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has agreed to work with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy (HGNE) and TEPCO to facilitate a clean-up operation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site in Japan.

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Poor site locations cost Europe €45bn in renewable investments

Poor site locations cost Europe €45bn in renewable investments

Europe could save €45bn by 2030 if renewable energy installations were built on sites that offer the highest power yields, according to a new study by Siemens.

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Brazil: Wilson Sons Reports Strong Q1 Results

Brazil: Wilson Sons Reports Strong Q1 Results

Wilson Sons Limited (WSON11) announced its results for the First Quarter, according to which the Company’s net income

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Ireland: d’Amico Tankers Limited Pens Deal for Two More Tankers

Ireland: d’Amico Tankers Limited Pens Deal for Two More Tankers

d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company, operating in the product tanker market

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Norway: Additional Engine Tests Delay MS Stavangerfjord’s First Sailing

Norway: Additional Engine Tests Delay MS Stavangerfjord’s First Sailing

Bergen Group Fosen has notified Fjord Line about need of more time for testing of engines and other equipment before MS “Stavangerfjord” can be delivered.

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China: Whitefish Bay Sets Sail on Maiden Voyage

China: Whitefish Bay Sets Sail on Maiden Voyage

The Whitefish Bay, CSL’s second of four Trillium Class self-unloading Lakers destined to operate in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway,

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COSCON, ANL Join Forces in Operation of Sino Australia Service

COSCON, ANL Join Forces in Operation of Sino Australia Service

Effective from 9th June 2013, COSCON and ANL will jointly operate Sino Australia Service (SAS) service with 6 vessels deployment, in which 5 vessels from COSCON and 1 vessel from ANL.

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Brazil: Aliança’s Sebastião Caboto Christened

Brazil: Aliança’s Sebastião Caboto Christened

Aliança’s new container ship “Sebastião Caboto” was christened on May 15th at the Terminal Maritimo de Passageiros

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Great Potential for Further Development at Port of Bar, Montenegro

Great Potential for Further Development at Port of Bar, Montenegro

A team of editors of World Maritime News portal has paid a visit today to one of the major ports of the Adriatic coast, the Port of Bar in Montenegro.

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BIMCO’s Analyses Show Significant Turn for Shipyard Industry

BIMCO’s Analyses Show Significant Turn for Shipyard Industry

The shipyard industry seemed to head straight for the output-abyss just 15 months ago. Today the transition from recent

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BOURBON Builds Up Its Services Portfolio in the Caribbean

BOURBON Builds Up Its Services Portfolio in the Caribbean

A flourishing fleet, a wide variety of assignments and the arrival of next generation personnel transport vessels: BOURBON continues to expand with success in the promising Antilles-Guyana area.

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The Netherlands: Damen Kicks Off Construction of 14 ASD Tugs for KOC

The Netherlands: Damen Kicks Off Construction of 14 ASD Tugs for KOC

A symbolic keel-laying ceremony on the 17th of April 2013 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, officially launched the construction phase

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USA: Conditions in Dry Bulk Market Remain Challenging, Eagle Bulk Shipping

USA: Conditions in Dry Bulk Market Remain Challenging, Eagle Bulk Shipping

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. announced on May 15th its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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Japan: MOL Inks Long-Term LNG Transport Agreement

Japan: MOL Inks Long-Term LNG Transport Agreement

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the conclusion of a contract for a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport with Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Ltd.

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Transocean Adds 662 Mln to Its Orderbook

Transocean Adds 662 Mln to Its Orderbook

Transocean Ltd., a Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor, said in its monthly fleet update summary, providing information

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Abengoa secures electricity transmission contracts worth €1bn in Brazil

Abengoa secures electricity transmission contracts worth €1bn in Brazil

Spanish multinational corporation Abengoa has secured a contract worth about €1bn from the Brazilian National Electricity Agency (ANEEL) to construct new electricity transmission projects in the country.

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Iberdrola conducts geotechnical studies for Wikinger wind farm in Germany

Iberdrola conducts geotechnical studies for Wikinger wind farm in Germany

Iberdrola has completed geotechnical feasibility studies for its €1.5bn, 400MW Wikinger offshore wind farm, which will be constructed in the German Baltic Sea.

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European Investment Bank to provide loan for Polish power plant

European Investment Bank to provide loan for Polish power plant

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a €140m loan to Elektrocieplownia Stalowa

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