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  • Antwerp Port: Construction of New Port House Launched (Belgium)

    11 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    The leading British architect Zaha Hadid gave the official order to begin construction work on Port House, the new headquarters for Antwerp Port Authority on the Kattendijk dock. The order was given in the presence of the Flemish ministers Hilde Crevits and Geert Bourgeois, port alderman Marc Van Peel and Port Authority CEO Eddy Bruyninckx. […]

  • 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 […]

  • Leiv Eiriksson Rig Needs Improvements to Reach AoC, PSA Says

    26 March 2013

    During 25 – 26 February 2013 the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Ocean Rig on board Leiv Eiriksson semi-submerisble drilling rig. Objective The objective of the audit activity was to follow up that the company, prior to starting new activity on the Norwegian shelf, safeguards the regulatory requirements related to the […]

  • USA: Harbor Guard Receives Order for Dive Rescue Boat

    27 April 2011

    Medina International Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Harbor Guard Boats, Inc. received an order for a Defender 21 dive rescue boat from Bartow County Fire Department, Georgia. “We are pleased to introduce our new Defender 21 model,” commented Mr. Tim Spooner, VP of Sales, Harbor Guard Boats, Inc. Mr. Spooner stated that, “This […]

  • BC Ferries’ Vessel Gears Up for Conversion to Dual-Fuel

    7 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries said that its vessel Spirit of British Columbia would be temporarily removed from service, starting from today, as the vessel is scheduled to undergo engineering and maintenance work. The vessel is scheduled to undergo sea trials on September 10 and 11 in Saanich Inlet in order to complete various vessel performance tests and to verify the operational profile […]

  • East Asian spot LNG prices on a steep incline towards winter

    16 September 2014

    East Asian spot LNG prices climbed sharply between late August and mid-September amid growing global competition for FOB (free on board) volumes and a deteriorating outlook for alternatives to gas-fired generation in Japan, according to the ICIS East Asia Index (EAX). The October ’14 EAX contract closed at $13.381/MMBtu on 15 September, marking a $1.781/MMBtu […]

  • Trelleborg inks flexible pipes deal in Malaysia

    27 March 2020
    Equipment

    Trelleborg has signed a distributor agreement with RIA Solutions for Elastopipe flexible piping system in Malaysia. According to Trelleborg, this partnership should enable development of business in South East Asia, providing customers with local knowledge of regulations and ensuring support within the region. Dato’ Senu Mohd Noor, managing director of RIA Solutions, said: “We believe […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Ottawa sinks repairs on killer submarine

    29 April 2006

    Canada’s troubled submarine fleet has suffered another setback with the announcement that Ottawa won’t repair fire-ravaged HMCS Chicoutimi until 2010, leaving the navy short one boat and raising concerns it may never see active service. The department said putting off the extensive repairs to Chicoutimi for another four years will save millions of dollars that […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Smith Point County Park Renourishment Wrapped Up

    29 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday announced that the beach renourishment project at Smith Point County Park is complete. The project is part of the larger New York Fire Island to Montauk Point Reformulation Study known as FIMP. “After more than 50 years of planning and praying, beach renourishment at Smith Point […]

  • Trelleborg Inks Flexible Pipes Deal in Malaysia

    27 March 2020
    Equipment

    Trelleborg has signed a distributor agreement with RIA Solutions for Elastopipe flexible piping system in Malaysia. According to Trelleborg, this partnership should enable development of business in South East Asia, providing customers with local knowledge of regulations and ensuring support within the region. Dato’ Senu Mohd Noor, managing director of RIA Solutions, said: “We believe […]

  • Black Elk Energy Still Searching for Missing Offshore Worker (USA)

    20 November 2012

    Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC yesterday announced it would continue the search efforts throughout the night for the worker who went missing in an offshore oil platform explosion. The worker has been unaccounted for since Friday, November 16, when the explosion hit the Black Elk-operated oil platform located at West Delta 32 Block, in 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 […]