GAC Russia has dispatched nuclear icebreaker Yamal to clear a passage through the Northern Sea Route (NSR), starting a year-long agreement with state icebreaking firm Atomflot.
GAC reports that when the Teekay oil tanker Stena Alexita dropped anchor recently off Helsinki, GAC Finland were kept busy with a list of crew services and more, preparing the tanker for her onwards voyage to Primorsk in Russia.
GAC Training & Service Solutions (GTSS) will train over 450 officers for Chevron Shipping Company's junior officers corps at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) under a contract signed today.
Galle, at Sri Lanka’s southern most tip, is the natural spot for ships plying the busy East-West route to effect crew and security personnel changes and replenish ship’s supplies, stores and bunkers with the assistance of Sri Lankan companies.