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  • India: Greatship Expands Fleet with New AHTS Vessel

    6 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Greatship (India) Limited (GIL),  has taken delivery of GREATSHIP VIDYA, a 150T Anchor Handling Tug  Supply Vessel, from Drydocks World-Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore. Greatship Vidya is a Class II DP vessel equipped with Fire Fighting Capability and has been built complying with the new SPS Code 2008, capable of supporting offshore exploration and production. With […]

  • Largest ever maritime exercise held in China

    21 June 2006

    China’s largest ever maritime search-and-rescue exercise, involving 400 people, 28 fleets, two helicopters and an aircraft, was carried out on Thursday in the waters near Dalian Port, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. The exercise started when a “collision” between a passenger ferry and a cargo boat was reported at 10:30 a.m. and the National Maritime Rescue […]

  • Meeting on Dredging Set for Tomorrow (USA)

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Officials in Plaquemines Parish will hold a community meeting tomorrow to discuss dredging and debris removal projects underway in the parish. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. at the Lake Hermitage Fire Station. Parish authorities say residents can voice concerns about work being done near the Suzie Bayou, Deer Range, Woodpark and Rojas canals involving […]

  • KHI Ends Mitsui Merger Talks (Japan)

    14 June 2013

    Kawasaki Heavy Industries, a pioneer of MOSS type LNG carrier construction in Japan, said it had ended talks to merge with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and fired the company’s president, Satoshi Hasegawa. Hasegawa had been involved in merger talks with Mitsui Engineering, Japan’s top maker of marine engines, and he will be replaced by the company’s […]

  • Pella Lays Keel of Russian Navy’s New Tug

    2 August 2013

    Pella Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony for a special vessel based on the tug of project 16609, building No 629 on July 24th. This vessel pertains to the series of the project 16609 vessels being built for the Russian Federation’s (RF) Navy. The solemn ceremony saw the participation of  the troop unit Commander of RF […]

  • Cheoy Lee Shipyards’ New Tug Ready for Work (China)

    12 November 2012

    Following a batch of two vessels ordered by an India based client, GPC BARÚ, built under Cheoy Lee yard number 4982, is the first in the latest series of three RAmparts 3200CL tugs, this time for GPC Tugs S.A.S., a member of the Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena (SPRC) Group in Columbia. The vessel will […]

  • Irregularities spotted during Draupner safety check

    1 May 2018

    The PSA has found a non-conformity and several improvement points during an audit of Draupner S and E platforms off Norway.

  • ABS Releases Guidance Notes on Accidental Load Analysis and Design for Offshore Structures

    30 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, announces the release of the ABS Guidance Notes on Accidental Load Analysis and Design for Offshore Structures. ABS has developed a new and unique Guidance Note for assessing the structural consequences of accidental loads. While conventional design criteria typically take into account such […]

  • China: Nanyang Shipyard Launches Ulstein-Designed Heavy Lift Vessel

    5 June 2012

    On 28 May 2012, NPCC’s new offshore heavy lift vessel 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 80 Crane capable to lift 4200 tons. […]

  • Shearwater wins ‘largest-ever 4D seismic campaign in Asia Pacific’

    18 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded the largest-ever 4D seismic campaign in the Asia Pacific region covering up to six fields operated by Woodside in Australia.

  • Top News of the Week March 25 – 30, 2013

    31 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    One Injured and Three Missing after Tanoto Shipyard Fire (Singapore) One man has been seriously injured while three are still missing due to a fire that broke out yesterday at Tanoto Shipyard off Shipyard Road in Jurong, Singapore. SBM Offshore Wins Two FPSO Contracts from Petrobras (Brazil) SBM Offshore announced that it has received a […]

  • Shell says Prelude FLNG will remain closed in Q1 2022

    4 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said that the Prelude FLNG facility in Western Australia will remain closed for most of the first quarter of 2022.

  • Maryland offshore wind training center opens for business

    22 January 2021
    Certification & Classification, Safety

    Arcon’s new training center which will support the U.S. offshore wind and onshore industries has opened its doors after receiving approval from the Global Wind Organization (GWO). The new purpose-built center has been developed by ARCON Training Centre in Maryland, along with the UK’s AIS Training. Located at Arcon’s existing training facility in Salisbury, the […]

  • UK: Sonar Breakthrough for Morgan Advanced Materials

    26 November 2013

    Using an innovative new process, Morgan Advanced Materials can now press, fire and machine blocks and other shapes of components up to a thickness of 45mm. Resulting in the production of considerably larger components than those previously manufactured at the plant. The larger blocks can also offer a much lower thickness frequency output than their […]

  • Rosneft, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia pen Arctic deal

    23 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation Vladimir Puchkov signed a cooperation agreement. The parties agreed upon cooperation in the region of protection of territories and population during exploration of hydrocarbon resources on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation […]

  • MHI Vestas Expands UK Business with New Blade Facility

    8 November 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    MHI Vestas will repurpose the decommissioned Fawley Power Plant in Hampshire, UK, into a new painting and logistics facility for its 80-meter turbine blades.

  • Robert Allan Delivers Escort Tug (Canada)

    1 July 2011

    IRSHAD, a joint venture between ADNOC and Lamnalco, have taken delivery of their latest high-performance terminal support/escort tug from Astilleros Balenciaga SA, of Zumaia, Spain. The Alaryam is the latest delivery of the widely acclaimed RAstar Class true escort tug designs from Robert Allan Ltd., Naval Architects of Vancouver, BC., but in actual fact was […]

  • PSA Audits Statoil’s Barrier Management at Statfjord C

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In April, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management at Statfjord C. Objective The objective of the audit was to review whether Statoil’s management and monitoring of barriers was in accordance with the company’s and statutory requirements, so as to reduce the likelihood of failures. Result Non-conformities were […]

  • Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation

    23 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Storage

    Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused preliminary failure of the system. Recommissioning was planned […]

  • Three vessels launched from Cochin Shipyard

    10 August 2006

    Cochin Shipyard Limited (CLS) launched three vessels on Wednesday at a brief function held at the Shipyard. The vessels were: a bulk carrier for Clipper group of Bahamas, a fire-fighting tug for ATCO Saudi Arabia, and a platform vessel for Deep Sea Supplies of Norway. The flooding of the dock was commenced by Ms. Kanwal […]

  • Polarcus Charters VOS Theia from Vroon

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vroon, an international shipping company, has announced that Vroon Offshore Services Genova will continue its cooperation with Polarcus DMCC with the signing of an 18-months charter for VOS Theia last Monday. VOS Theia  is a supply, anchor handling, oil recovery and fire-fighting vessel, built at Fujian South East Shipyard, China VOS Theia will be upgraded and modified to meet […]

  • Antam selects LNG supplier for power plant

    28 October 2015
    Project & Tenders

    PT Antam said it has selected PGN LNG Indonesia, a Perusahaan Gas Negara unit, to supply liquefied natural gas to Antam’s ferronickel plant in Pomalaa.

  • Russia: Nord Stream Pipeline Shut Down for Maintenance

    13 December 2011

    From 13 December  to 15 December, the gas flow through the Nord Stream Pipeline will be temporarily suspended due to planned maintenance works at Gazprom’s connecting pipeline. During the shutdown time, Nord Stream will also carry out maintenance activities at the installations on the German landfall. In particular, the shutdown valves and the fire and […]

  • PSA audits Maersk Drilling’s jack-up Maersk Guardian

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Between 5 and 14 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of Maersk Drilling in respect of preparedness and maintenance management. The objective of the audit was to monitor that Maersk Drilling, at all levels of the organisation, is working systematically on the prevention of major accidents in accordance with the […]

  • Russia: Nevsky Shipyard Sends Second Salvage Vessel on Builder’s Sea Trials

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The second in a series of multipurpose salvage vessels, the “SPASATEL KAVDEJKIN” set off on builder’s sea trials, on June 28th. The vessel of project MPSV07, developed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb, JSC, is being built at Nevsky Shipyard. The vessel is intended for Baltic BASU, part of the State Marine Pollution Control and Salvage and Rescue […]