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  • Launch of Ulstein Designed Heavy Lift Offshore Vessel in China

    5 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Recently 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. The vessel will […]

  • Babcock Lands Ropes and Technical Services Contract (UK)

    13 March 2012

    Babcock has been awarded a three year contract to supply High Modulus PolyEthylene (HMPE) Rope and Technical Services to all classes of Royal Navy surface ships. Under the contract, Babcock will provide services including management activities, new manufacture, engineering support, post-design services, technical support and training, relating to an all-embracing range of usage and applications […]

  • TSHD Ambika Attack Update: Nigerian Navy Saves Three Sailors

    13 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Three foreign sailors that were kidnapped last week by pirates in the oil-rich south of Nigeria have been rescued in a marathon gun battle, the Nigerian Navy reports. The three – two Russians and one Indian – were saved in an operation late Tuesday by the Special Troops of the Nigerian Navy in the southwestern […]

  • Pirates Attack TSHD Ambika, Four Dead, Three Kidnapped

    6 January 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The Nigerian-flagged trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Ambika (ex Galilei 2000) was attacked last week when operating 3nm from the mouth of the Ramos River, off the coast of Nigeria. According to the international maritime security consultancy Dryad Global, during the attack, a firefight occurred between the embarked security personnel on the TSHD and the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Voith Propulsion Technology for Two New Fireboats

    11 August 2013

    Voith will provide Voith Schneider Propellers and turbo couplings for two fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd. for the Port of Long Beach, USA. With a water pumping capacity of more than 40,000 gallons per minute they will be among the world’s most powerful fireboats. The numbers are impressive: With a total of ten monitors, […]

  • Two 20m Monohull Crewboats Delivered

    19 February 2014

    Incat Crowther today announced that Veecraft Marine has delivered a pair of 20m Monohull Crewboats and signed a contract to build a 30m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat. Hot on the heels of delivering Magen Defender and Masud Defender, the hard-working South African yard has commenced construction of a 30m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat […]

  • Guest column: Mainport Holland

    3 February 2014

    A special feature spotlighting Dutch seaports makes perfect sense when you consider that the Netherlands is home to two major European ports. The Port of Rotterdam plays a key role in the transhipment of containers and mass cargo, while Amsterdam has built a leading position as a cocoa port and an energy port. And while […]

  • Norway: Sheringham Shoal Boosts Statkraft Operating Profit

    8 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the first quarter of 2013, Statkraft achieved an underlying operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) of NOK 4180 million, on par with the corresponding quarter in 2012. Negative currency effects resulted in a net profit of NOK 443 million, compared with NOK 3430 million in the first quarter last year.  “Increased production capacity and higher […]

  • Norway: Imtech Marine to Present ‘Multiflex’ Modular Concept for Offshore Support Vessels

    18 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      At the Norshipping exhibition (24-27 May, Oslo) Imtech Marine will launch its modular and flexible concept “Multiflex”. On the basis of this concept, Imtech Marine works closely with ship owners and builders and offers them a system independent expert advice and selection from a wide range of technology solutions. The customers have complete freedom […]

  • 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 […]

  • Phoenix Lake Preservation and Restoration Plan Includes Dredging (USA)

    11 July 2012

    Improvements to Phoenix Lake will be presented by Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) staff at a Special Board meeting and an educational public meeting this Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Phoenix Lake Preservation and Restoration Plan has developed conceptual plans for lake restoration (including a lake dredging plan), water quality improvements, wetland habitat improvements, public access, […]

  • Falmouth to See Marine Industry Jobs Expansion (UK)

    31 January 2012
    Human Capital

    Following Minister Greg Barker’s announcement regarding the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, marine industry jobs in Falmouth are expected to grow rapidly over the next five years, reports Falmouth Packet. Minister Barker made the announcement on a visit to Bristol where he met with key members of the new initiative. Covering an area stretching from […]

  • 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 […]

  • VIDEO: Tugboat MB-92 Passes Sea Trials

    5 September 2013

    The sea part of official trials of tugboat “MB-92” yard no. 503, pertaining to project no. PE-65, has been successfully сompleted. Nowadays, Pella Shipyard is conducting the revision of the vessel and preparing for the delivery of the tugboat to the customer – the Russian Navy.  Assignment: towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor […]

  • Alaskan LNG Cargo on Way to Japan

    20 August 2012

    The Kenai LNG terminal in Alaska shipped an LNG cargo to Japan, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 125.000 cbm LNG Gemini, and it is due to arrive at the Himeji LNG terminal on August 26. The 1.5 MTPA Kenai Alaska LNG plant, operated by ConocoPhillips, started up in 1969 and […]

  • The Maltese Falcon leaves Turkey and is now bound for La Spezia

    6 July 2006

    The Maltese Falcon has left the Yildiz shipyards in Turkey on the 1st of July, and is now sailing towards La Spezia via Malta (in the pictures, MF sailing through the Bosphorus, and leaving La Valletta port). The owner declared: “We picked the departure date of July 1st to leave the yard, and during the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]