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  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • UPDATE: Body Found Near Felixstowe (UK)

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The body of the woman who fell from a yacht when it collided with a dredger has been found. A dive team from Norfolk Fire Service has been diving approximately 5 nautical miles out to sea in the location where a yacht sank. The woman’s body has been taken ashore and a post mortem examination […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    17 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 11 – November 17). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/11/13/technipfmc-strikes-g1201-sale-deal/ This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Subseaworldnews. Spo To Shut Down Swire Seabed In Norway This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View […]

  • 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 […]

  • Russia: Gazprom, RWE to Continue JV Talks

    30 November 2011

    The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Jurgen Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer of RWE. The parties discussed potential establishment of a joint venture in the energy sector. On July 14, 2011 Gazprom and RWE signed the Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership in power generation in Europe. According to the document, the parties will study […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Total insured losses from North Sea containership-tanker allision to likely range between $100M to $300M

    13 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Total insured losses resulting from the allision between a Portuguese-flagged containership and a US-flagged tanker in the North Sea are anticipated to range between $100 million and $300 million for all coverages, according to a Canada-based global credit ratings agency.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]