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Top News – July 8 to 14, 2013
Stone Harbor Beach Project Passes Halfway Mark (USA) Stone Harbor’s massive reconstruction of its entire beachfront is more than 50 percent complete and could finish at the end of July. Layer of Stones to Protect Connection Cables at Danish Offshore Wind Farm On Wednesday 19 June 2013 around noon,
Frigate ‘Numancia’ Helps in Searching for MV Albedo Survivors (Somalia)
The frigate ‘Numancia’, integrated into the EUNAVFOR operation ‘Atalanta’ against piracy in the Indian Ocean, has been involved in an intense search for survivors of the merchant vessel ‘Albedo’ sunken off the coast of Somalia. The ‘Albedo’, one of the few ships still in the hands of pirates, was hi
Fairmount Tows Drilling Rig from Brazil to Congo
Super tug Fairmount Glacier has delivered rig Falcon 100 safely offshore Pointe-Noire, Congo. The rig was towed from Rio de Janeiro via the South Atlantic Ocean over a distance of over 3.400 miles. The Falcon 100 is a 1974 build semi submersible drilling rig, owned by US based Transocean and capable
Fairmount Glacier Deliveres Rig Falcon 100 in Pointe-Noire
Super tug Fairmount Glacier has delivered rig Falcon 100 safely offshore Pointe-Noire, Congo. The rig was towed from Rio de Janeiro via the South Atlantic Ocean over a distance of over 3.400 miles. The Falcon 100 is a 1974 build semi submersible drilling rig, owned by US based Transocean and capable
Walvis Bay Ready for Expansion (Namibia)
Construction of phase one of the new Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gateway Port at Walvis Bay will commence in 2014, reports namibiansun.com. The estimated costs of the rest of the phases are about N$30 billion. As the informante reports one of the main catalysts that spurred the fas
Study Shows Nature of International Piracy Is Changing
The nature of international piracy is undergoing a dramatic change, according to a study recently released by three organizations: the International Maritime Bureau, Oceans Beyond Piracy and Maritime Piracy-Humanitarian Response. The study shows that in 2012, for the first time in recent history, pi
Update: MV Albedo Lifeboats Found. No Survivors (Somalia)
Earlier this week, EU Naval Force confirmed that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates in an anchorage close to the Somali coast since November 2010, had sunk in rough seas. An EU Naval Force warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft closed the scene to search for survivors.
Ezra Bags $505 Mln Worth of New Projects
Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”, the “Group”), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced that its Subsea Services (EMAS AMC) and Offshore Support Services (EMAS Marine) divisions have been awarded projects worth appr
Ezra Nets $505 Million Worth of Contracts
Ezra Holdings Limited , a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, today announced that its Subsea Services (EMAS AMC) and Offshore Support Services (EMAS Marine) divisions have been awarded projects worth approximately US$50
Royal Moroccan Navy’s FREMM Frigate on Sea Trials
The FREMM multimission frigate on order for the Royal Moroccan Navy is pursuing sea trials off the French coast in preparation for delivery later this year. In June, French naval shipbuilder DCNS successfully completed a third series of trials to test the performance of the ship’s combat system. The
MV Albedo Update: Empty Lifeboats Spotted on Somali Beach
Earlier this week, EU Naval Force confirmed that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates in an anchorage close to the Somali coast since November 2010, had sunk in rough seas. An EU Naval Force warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft closed the scene to search for survivors.
Grandweld Delivers Two Crew Boats for Offshore Transport
Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of two 33.5m Aluminum crew boats for Fujairah National Group. FNSA 1 and FNSA 2, sister vessels of the 33.5m class boats, are an optimized version of the successful in-house design that is built to assist in fast transfer of offshore personnel, deck car