Pingle is a free platform for Maritime Professionals to manage their credentials and book training courses. Organize your licenses and certificates, set reminders and eliminate expiration anxiety. Do you have a Pingle Profile? https://player.vimeo.com/video/252808088 … [Read more...]
Photos: Aasta Hansteen Spar Tow-Away from Stord, Norway
Five tugs with a combined 150,000 horsepower have started the 500 nautical mile tow-out of the giant Aasta Hansteen spar platform from Stord, Norway to the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea. Located in approximately 1,300 meters of water and 300 km from land, the Aasta Hansteen gas field is being developed with a Spar FPSO platform that will be the first on the … [Read more...]
Vistula Maersk – New Ice-Class Feeder Vessel Makes Maiden Call in Russia [Photos]
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The first vessel in a series of new ice-class feeder ships has made its maiden call St. Petersburg, Russia after sailing from Rotterdam. The Vistula Maersk made her maiden call at Petrolesport and First Container Terminal in St. Petersburg on Friday. The vessel is the first a series of purpose-built, ice-class containerships to serve the North Sea and Baltic Sea for Seago … [Read more...]
Two Killed in ‘Gas Leak’ Aboard Chinese Bulk Carrier -Reports
Two crew members from a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier have died in what has been reported as a "gas leak" aboard the vessel off India on Sunday. The victims were crew members of the MV Feng Hui Hai, which had just arrived at an outer anchorage at Port of Naviakhi to discharge a cargo of coal from Indonesia when the incident was reported. According to local media reports, … [Read more...]
Pirates Kidnap Twelve Crew from Dutch Cargo Ship Off Nigeria
Suspected pirates kidnapped twelve crew members from a Dutch cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, the ship manager confirmed on Sunday. The attack occurred early Saturday morning as the vessel was nearing port of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The ship owner, ForestWave Navigation, confirmed Monday that 12 of 14 crew members on board their general cargo ship FWN … [Read more...]
