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  • SHI receives award for building large passenger ship

    18 July 2006

    Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI) received the Chang Young Sil IR52 Award for building a large passenger ship on July 19. This ship was highly praised for applying the integrated fire safety system for the first time in the world. The passenger ship will run through the Dover Strait between the UK and France. It is a […]

  • Somali ‘pirates’ released after US backs down

    30 April 2006

    A group of alleged Somali pirates captured by the US Navy in March have been freed and returned home to Somalia after the United States declined to prosecute them, a US official said on Tuesday. Ten of 12 suspected pirates detained on March 18 after firing on US warships in the Indian Ocean off the […]

  • DNV rolls out new class notations for hydrogen vessels, onboard carbon capture

    9 July 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Classification society DNV has introduced two new class notations for hydrogen-fueled newbuilds and carbon capture and storage onboard ships.

  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao outpaces yearly production goals with ONE Readiness delivery

    7 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine

    In a double feat for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, the shipyard celebrated the delivery and naming of Seaspan Corporation’s two 7,000 TEU container ships. The first ship in the 7,000 TEU series, named ONE Readiness, was officially delivered at a ceremony held on November 6 at the yard, while […]

  • Russian dock workers win in European Court of Human Rights

    20 August 2009

    The European Court of Human Rights has decided that the Russian state must pay EUR 2,500 per person to 32 dock workers in Kaliningrad. The case came before the court because Kaliningrad Sea Commercial Port had been accused of discrimination by the Russian Dock Workers’ Union’s local branch in Kaliningrad. The union members in question […]

  • Japan expands anti-piracy mission

    22 June 2009

    Japan’s parliament has passed a law allowing its navy wider powers to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. The new law allows Japanese warships to protect all commercial vessels in the area and to fire at pirate vessels, but not at pirates themselves. Japan has sent two destroyers and two surveillance planes to join […]

  • Origin: Mortlake Gas Power Station Completed (Australia)

    21 August 2012

    Origin Energy announced that the second unit at its Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has completed final commissioning, signalling the formal completion of the 550 MW development. Mortlake is the largest gas-fired power station in Victoria and represents an investment of $810 million by Origin, including the associated pipeline. It is a peaking power station […]

  • Nanyang Launches New Ulstein Designed Offshore Heavy Lift Vessel (China)

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 28 May 2012, NPCC’s new offshore heavy lift vessel of the DLS 4200 design from ULSTEIN was launched at the Nanyang shipyard in China, to be completed by ZPMC Shanghai Heavy Industry. The vessel is a double joint pipelay vessel designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions and will be equipped with an AmClyde Model […]

  • Ulstein Design Offshore Heavy Lift Vessel Launched in China

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 28 May 2012, NPCC’s new offshore heavy lift vessel of the DLS 4200 design from ULSTEIN was launched at the Nanyang shipyard in China, to be completed by ZPMC Shanghai Heavy Industry. The vessel is a double joint pipelay vessel designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions and will be equipped with an AmClyde Model […]

  • Svitzer tugs to service FGEN LNG’s LNG import terminal

    15 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Svitzer, a Danish towage provider and Maersk subsidiary, has signed a ten-year time charter party with FGEN LNG, a subsidiary of First Gen, for the provision of towage and other vessel support services required by FGEN LNG’s interim offshore LNG terminal.

  • Rig Still Burning Offshore Nigeria. Chevron to Drill Relief Well

    24 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) is finalizing plans to commence drilling a relief well to control the Funiwa Deep 1A well, a natural gas exploration well in shallow water offshore Nigeria. The fire is still burning at the well site. No rig structure can be seen above the water. Based on the condition of the well, […]

  • Hong Kong rescuers hope to enter sunken ship

    25 March 2008

    Hong Kong rescuers were Tuesday reportedly preparing another attempt to reach 18 Ukrainian sailors believed trapped in their sunken ship, although hopes are slim there is anyone still alive. A senior fire officer said they had located an entrance near the deck of the tug boat after getting plans showing the layout of the vessel, […]

  • Oil tanker Shourabh’s fate to be decided tomorrow

    19 July 2006

    The fate of public oil tanker Banglar Shourabh, which caught fire last month at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, is likely to be decided tomorrow whether it will be repaired or scrapped. State Minister for Shipping M Quamrul Islam is scheduled to visit Chittagong tomorrow to give the final decision about the wrecked tanker, […]

  • Maersk launches efficiency program across time-chartered fleet to reduce emissions

    2 October 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Danish logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has launched an efficiency program for its time-chartered fleet, targeting the retrofit of approximately 200 vessels, with the aim of improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

  • Siem Offshore Orders LNG PSV from Hellesoy (Norway)

    30 October 2012
    Vessels

    Siem Offshore of Norway said it has signed a contract with Hellesoy yard in Norway. The contract is for the construction of one dual fuel Platform Supply Vessel, with an option for one additional vessel. The firm vessel shall commence a four years contract, with four one-year options, with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS. The firm […]

  • EU helicopter wards off pirate attack

    27 May 2010

    A helicopter from the EU Navfor warship FS Nivôse was launched against a pirate skiff leading to the disruption of a pirate attack against the product tanker Nordneptun off Zanzibar, Tanzania, on the morning of May 25. On arrival, the Nivôse helicopter fired warning shots and both skiffs gave up their attack and moved into […]

  • Singapore, US navies widen scope and complexity of Exercise CARAT

    1 June 2005

    The Singapore and US navies are set to take Exercise CARAT to another level by widening its scope and complexity. The Singapore Navy has introduced a new satellite command and control system to allow fleets at sea to share essential information. Another highlight of Exercise CARAT 2005 is the firing of the Barak missile against […]

  • Wilhelmsen Bags Safety Systems Contract

    16 January 2014

    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions will deliver safety systems to platform supply vessels constructed at COSCO Guangdong Shipyard. The contract includes supply of fire fighting systems such as deck foam system and deep-fat cooker as well as a nitrogen inert gas solution and a high pressure washer to two PSVs. The vessels are being built at China […]

  • VIDEO: Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300 CD

    7 March 2014

    The following video, brings you a taste of the entire process on a particular type of vessel, namely the Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300 CD. The Damen Platform Supply Vessel is a highly efficient, large-capacity ship, especially suited for transport of crew and supplies to and from offshore structures. The vessels may be optionally fitted […]

  • PLA welcome for proposed new power station on Thames

    13 March 2007

    Plans by RWE npower to build a new power station on the River Thames have been welcomed by the Port of London Authority (PLA). RWE npower has announced that it will now consult with the local community and interested parties on plans to invest over £1 billion in a state-of-the-art ‘cleaner’ coal power station on […]

  • Genuine Winter Fair Tale Setting for a Christening

    12 February 2010

    February 9 marked the official start of the 2010 cruise season with the christening of the “AIDAblu”. According to media reports, tens of thousands of locals and numerous onlookers who had come to Hamburg especially for the event followed the ceremony at Hamburg’s Fischmarkt. The Port of Hamburg had already welcomed the “AIDAblu”, the seventh […]

  • Wärtsilä’s gas power plant order to California received permissions

    1 April 2008

    In April 2006 Wärtsilä Corporation was selected to deliver a 163 MWe gas-fired power plant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in California. The project was subject to the approval of the California Public Utility Commission and environmental permits issued by the California Energy Commission. All approvals have now been received and the order […]

  • Israeli Navy intercepts weapons ship en route to Gaza

    13 May 2006

    An Israeli Navy boat intercepted Sunday a Palestinian shipping vessel carrying explosives and mines, the Israeli Military spokesperson’s office said in press release. Navy officials said their forces identified a Palestinian boat sailing into an area in the southern Gaza Strip bordering Egypt prohibited for entry and crossing. When the boat sailed back across the […]

  • Cochin Delivers ‘Sea Titus’ PSV

    15 January 2014

    India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) yesterday delivered a high end Platform Support Vessel, “Sea Titus”, to M/s. PSV Holding Inc., Liberia. This is the second of a series of four similar vessels being built for the same client. These vessels are of PSV 05L CD type, designed by Vard Group AS, Norway, and are classed under the Rules and […]

  • Top News of the Week July 15 – 20, 2013

    21 July 2013

    Fire Onboard MV ‘HANSA BRANDENBURG’ Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg Hamburg, Germany reports that on July 15 2013 a cargo container caught fire onboard MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” container ship, during her voyage from Singapore to Durban about 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. Manning the World’s Largest Ship The first Triple-E has commenced its maiden […]