http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/Latest news on Maritime Danmark(c), Maritime Danmark All rights reserved.15DFDS Seaways’ ship Dana Sirena has gone through its biannual servicing in the dry dock of Bremerhaven, and after 13,000 man hours it has now returned to service with a new coat of paint and a new name: Sirena Seaways. http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=181322013-03-15T17:00:00ZNordic Shipholding expects to depreciate the value of its vessels by USD 40 million to the estimated market level. Nordic Shipholding then expects a pre-tax loss of USD 60 -65 million. Accordingly, the equity capital is lost and expected to be negative by approx. USD 40 million.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=180932013-03-13T15:00:00ZThe world's largest container ship, the first in the series of 20 new giant container ships with a capacity of 18,000 TEU, built in South Korea for Maersk Line, is expected to dock at the container port in Aarhus in August.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=180732013-03-12T17:00:00ZDanish Shipowners' Association is now pushing to increase the security of Danish merchant ships in the waters off West Africa. The Shipowners' Association are amongst others in contact with France, who as a former colonial power already are patrolling with warships in the area.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=180502013-03-11T17:00:00ZNTEX AB and DFDS have today renewed and expanded their customer agreement on shipping of trailers on DFDS' route Gøteborg-Immingham/Tilbury. In January 2012 NTEX changed most of their volumes to the shipping company North Sea Ro-Ro.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=180002013-03-07T17:00:00ZNorden lost 269 million dollar in 2012 compared to a net profit of 88 million dollar in 2011. The fourth quarter of 2012 was better than expected and was the second best quarter of the year earnings-wise.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=179842013-03-06T17:00:00ZThe Roman goddess Aurora gives name to Aarhus University's new research vessel which from the summer of 2014 will sail out to the four corners of the world to seek enlightenment. The keel has been laid and the new state of the art vessel begins to take shape in the yard.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=179422013-03-04T17:00:00ZWritedowns of 167 million dollars and a loss on sales of vessels due to counterparty defaults amounting to 104 million dollar, sent J. Lauritzen down in a spin to a total loss of 350 million dollar in 2012.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=178612013-02-26T18:00:00ZThe Australian shipyard Incat in Tasmania is putting the finishing touches on Mols Line’s new large catamaran ferry KatXpress 2. The ferry is built with as light materials as possible, which means that it can reach a top speed of 36 knots.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=178542013-02-25T17:00:00ZMaersk Line's new Triple-E container ships have two propellers and two rudders, and therefore they are not equipped with the aft thrusters that may have caused the flooding that three weeks ago struck Emma Maersk.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=178142013-02-22T14:30:00ZThe Maersk Group delivered a profit of USD 4.0bn dollar, which was slightly higher than the latest announced outlook. Maersk Line made a profit of 461m dollar, compared to a loss of 553 million dollar in 2011.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=178162013-02-22T09:00:00ZThe first picture of an almost finished Triple-E container has now been posted on the Internet. It is a boat enthusiasts who shares images on the portal Ship Spotting who has captured an image of the first Triple-E vessel with a telephoto lens.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=177862013-02-21T16:00:00ZThe private equity fund Montagu Private Equity has set the Danish shipping company Unifeeder for sale at DKK 3 billion. Maersk Line is mentioned as a potential buyer for the feeder shipping company according to Børsen.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=177702013-02-20T17:00:00ZUntil 2016 around 23.3 million Euro have been allocated for filling sand by Sild. Environmental Minister Robert Habeck decided on Friday to allocate this amount for the next four years. Danish Rohde Nielsen is awarded the contract.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=177312013-02-18T17:00:00ZThe leaks on board Emma Maersk have been sealed, and she will soon leave the Suez Canal Container Terminal to be towed to a European port for repairs. Maersk Line is able to reorganise its fleet without chartering replacement tonnage.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=177062013-02-15T16:00:00ZThe company Welltec, based in Allerød, which develops and manufactures advanced drilling equipment for the oil industry, has launched a process aimed at entering the C20 index.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=176712013-02-13T17:00:00ZThe phone rings up to ten times a day at Danish Offshore Energy in Esbjerg; calls by jobseeking Danes or people who already have jobs. They want employment in the offshore industry. This shows a growing interest in the industry, says chairman of the center, Anders Eldrup.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=176542013-02-12T17:00:00ZFor the first time ever the Greenland Ice Service has guided a ship through the ice far from Greenland waters; in the Antarctic. Here, Royal Arctic Line’s container ship Mary Arctica has brought supplies out to three research stations.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=176352013-02-11T17:00:00ZIMO's environment committee MEPC has decided to suspend the sampling of ballast water for a period when the Ballast Convention comes into effect. But other control instruments, such as certificates and document check, will be maintained.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=176072013-02-08T17:00:00ZRoyal Arctic Line is exploring the market to find a new shipyard to for their newbuilding program. Apart from four settlements ships it also includes a container ship for the route between Aalborg and the main ports in Greenland.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=175872013-02-07T17:00:00ZPreliminary traffic figures from 2012 indicate that Scandlines has managed to turn the tide of their development. It is particularly the Gedser - Rostock route that shows progress. The company has, however, had a slight decrease on Helsingør - Helsingborg, while Rødby - Puttgarden shows stable numbers.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=175642013-02-06T17:00:00ZAmong the first shipping companies in the world, Clipper Group has received the ISO 50001 certification for their vessels. The certification covers both Clipper Fleet Management as a company and those vessels which are in technical management by Clipper Fleet Management.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=175432013-02-05T17:00:00ZThe Dutch freighter Statengracht started leaking on Friday night during a collision in Kadetrenden. No people were injured in the collision but the Dutch ship was lopsided and had to seek porthttp://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=175232013-02-04T17:00:00ZDONG Energy's 51 percent stake in the fast-growing specialty company A2SEA may come into play as a result of DONG selling assets with a value of at least DKK ten billion.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=174982013-02-01T17:00:00ZRussia are loosening their grip around the Northeast Passage. In the future it will be possible to sail through the passage without being accompanied by Russian nuclear icebreakers, and when circumstances permits it, it will bee possible for ships that are not built for sailing in ice to sail through as well.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=174762013-01-31T16:00:00ZA2SEA’s new installation vessel Sea Installer has solved its very first task: installation of two Siemens 6MW test turbines at Gunfleet Sands 3. This is the first time ever that Siemens 6MW turbines have been installed offshore.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=174572013-01-30T17:00:00ZConstruction of the first of the two ro / ro ships to DFDS by the German P + S Werft in Stralsund has been resumed. It is now expected to be ready for delivery during autumn. The second of the two sister ships will be delivered in the beginning of 2014.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=174382013-01-29T17:00:00ZEvery fifth windmill built at sea in 2012 are listed and owned by Dong Energy. So informs Dong with regard to an annual review by the European Trade Association EWEA of developments in offshore wind turbines.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=174182013-01-28T17:00:00ZMaersk Line has reached its 2020 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 25% from its benchmark 2007 levels. The company will now raise the target to a 40% reduction in CO2 by 2020.http://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=173892013-01-25T17:00:00ZMols-Linien’s investment in another catamaran ferry, KatEXpress 2, provides new jobs in Jutland, Denmark. This week the company will start searching for about 70 employees, including a number of seamen to man the new fast ferry, which will be inserted in the course of Mayhttp://www.maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=173732013-01-24T15:00:00Z