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  • Rolls-Royce Confirms OSV Order from COSCO Guangdong Shipyard, China

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £24 million order to design and equip four offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. The Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL vessels will feature a fully integrated equipment system including highly efficient diesel electric propulsion, deck machinery, bulk handling […]

  • Rolls-Royce Design and Equipment for Chinese-built OSVs

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £24 million order to design and equip four offshore service vessels which will be built by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in China. The Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL vessels will feature a fully integrated equipment system including highly efficient diesel electric propulsion, deck machinery, bulk handling […]

  • Grandweld delivers offshore vessel to ADNOC

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Grandweld, a United Arab Emirates shipyard, delivered one dive maintenance and support vessel TAWAM1 to the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on November 24. Grandweld both designed and built the 50m long vessel with a 65-ton bollard pull capability after signing a contract with ADNOC in December 2013. TAWAM1 will be operated by ADNOC’s […]

  • Update: Three Workers Succumb to Injuries from Bangladesh Yard Blast

    11 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Three workers out of eight who were injured in a blast on Sunday at a shipbreaking yard, owned by Shital Enterprise, located in the Chittagong district of Bangladesh, have died having succumbed to their severe injuries. The information has been confirmed to World Maritime News by NGO Shipbreaking Platform, which is in contact with the organization’s local colleagues […]

  • BP Inks USD 10 Billion LNG Deal with China Huadian

    22 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    London-based oil and gas major BP and China Huadian Corporation (Huadian) have signed a sale and purchase agreement for BP to sell Huadian up to 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year worth up to USD 10 billion over the next 20 years. The agreement was one of several signed in London during this week’s […]

  • Readers’ Picks of the Week (Dec 29th – Jan 2nd)

    4 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Update: Burning Norman Atlantic Evacuated, Death Count Rises Italian and Greek rescue crews on Monday completed the air evacuation of 427 people from the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, a roro/passenger ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece in the early hours of Sunday. 10 people died …Read more Two Dead After Ships Collide in […]

  • USA: GL Noble Denton Names Head of Marine Casualty Investigation Practice

    9 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton’s growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region. Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects. His team play a key role in determining the cause and extent of machinery damage, […]

  • SMM 2012 – Damen Shipyards Presents AHTS 200 Design

    4 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has, at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, presented its new Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel design, the AHTS 200. The anchor handler, a 200 ton bollard pull vessel is one of several designs presented by Damen at one of the biggest maritime industry events in the world, the SMM 2012. It […]

  • Roxtec’s UK Division Reports 45 Pct Growth

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Greater Manchester-based Roxtec is reporting a 45 per cent growth from its UK operation with sales hitting £5m, representing a four-fold increase in sales over the past eight years. The UK subsidiary of a Swedish based firm, said recent work on North Sea platforms, petrochemicals, renewable energy and construction were among key sectors for booming […]

  • Damen Shipyards Presents AHTS 200 Design at SMM 2012, Hamburg

    4 September 2012

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has, at the SMM 2012 in Hamburg, presented its new Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel design, the AHTS 200. The anchor handler, a 200 ton bollard pull vessel, is one of several designs presented by Damen at one of the biggest maritime industry events in the world, the SMM 2012. It […]

  • Subsea 7 firms up reel-lay vessel order with Royal IHC

    2 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Following a letter of intent in September, Royal IHC and Subsea 7 have signed a contract for the design and build of a new reel lay vessel, which will be capable of installing complex rigid flowlines including pipe-in-pipe systems.  IHC said on Monday that, in close cooperation with Subsea 7, it had incorporated several innovative […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    24 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 18 – January 24). Subsea 7’s pipelay vessel ‘Seven Waves’ is returning to the yard in the Netherlands for repairs after a fire on its lay assembly. The vessel was hired by Petrobras on a five-year charter […]

  • UK: Hydratight Wins Five Star Health and Safety Audit Award

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      Hydratight staff joined other recipients to collect an internationally-recognised British Safety Council health and safety accolade at a prestigious ceremony at the HQS Wellington, London. Hydratight won the coveted Five Star Health and Safety Audit Award following a rigorous inspection, which concentrated on safety organisation, management control, fire control systems, measurement procedures and workplace […]

  • Rotterdam Wants to Become Zero-Emissions Port by 2050

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Rotterdam has laid out its vision of the future in which it aims to become a zero-emissions port by 2050, according to Remco Neumann the Port Authority’s Corporate Social Responsibility program manager. “It’s realistic to expect that industry and logistics will be virtually – or by that time, even entirely – zero-emission and […]

  • USD 37 Mln Worth Drug Bust in Caribbean Sea

    7 May 2014

    U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Puerto Rico Police seized nearly 1,125 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated whole sale value of $37 million, and apprehended two Dominican Republic nationals during an at sea interdiction in the Caribbean Sea Wednesday. The interdiction is the result of the […]

  • First Gen Corp picks JGC as Batangas LNG EPC contractor

    3 September 2019

    Philippine utility First Gen Corporation said it has selected Japan’s JGC Corporation as its preferred EPC contractor for the Batangas LNG terminal project. 

  • Canada: Ocean Group Adds One More Vessel to Its Fleet

    6 June 2011

    Completing the expansion of its fleet announced in 2004 at the cost of 90 million dollars, Ocean proceeds with the commissioning of the Ocean Ross Gaudreault, a state-of-the-art tug that will be based in the Port of Québec. It will take on daily harbour towing responsibilities and provide de-icing, escort, long and short distance towing, […]

  • RWE and Equinor ramp up hydrogen economy

    5 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration

    German RWE and Norwegian Equinor have entered a strategic energy partnership that includes large-scale projects that are expected to contribute to the European energy supply, ramp up the hydrogen economy in Germany and the EU, and strengthen the long-term security of the supply of a European power sector. The investments follow the construction of a […]

  • Coalition Government to Assess Future of Victoria’s Ports (Australia)

    5 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Victorian Coalition Government is investigating the strategic and commercial options for the future of Victoria’s state-owned ports, Treasurer Michael O’Brien confirmed today. “The Coalition Government is carefully considering the future of Victoria’s port assets to ensure they deliver the best return to Victorian taxpayers,” Mr O’Brien said. Mr O’Brien said any future decision on […]

  • Siemens Wins USD 220 Million Power Plant Contract in Brazil

    19 October 2012

    Siemens will supply the power island for the UTE Mauá 3 combined-cycle power plant in Manaus, Brazil. The power island equipment includes two heavy-duty gas turbines, one steam turbine, three generators and the instrumentation and control system. The order volume is approximately USD 220 million. The plant will be built for Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia […]

  • SCT&E Secures Land for New LNG Facility

    12 May 2014
    Research & Development

    Greg Michaels, Chairman and CEO of Southern California Telephone & Energy, announced the acquisition of land located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel for the development of a $2.4 billion LNG facility by its subsidiary SCT&E LNG, LLC. The approximate +/-232 acre site is strategically located on Monkey Island in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and is expected […]

  • Drewry: slippages from 2017 to prevent LNG charter rates recovery

    31 January 2018
    Vessels

    Increasing vessel supply will keep liquefied natural gas (LNG) charter rates under pressure in 2018, despite strong growth in trade, according to a report by the shipping consultancy Drewry. Drewry’s short-term outlook for LNG charter rates remains pessimistic because of the high fleet growth rate compared with demand, Drewry said in its latest LNG Forecaster […]

  • Turkey: ICDAS Port Takes Delivery of Z-Tech 6500 Class Tug

    24 August 2012

    The Z-Tech™ 6500, ICDAS 19 has been successfully delivered to ICDAS Port Operations, by sister company, ICDAS Shipyards. This vessel was conceived, constructed and will be operated entirely in house under the parent company; ICDAS Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim A.S, in Turkey. The Z-Tech™ 6500 is a unique Class of ship-handling tug designed to […]

  • US Divers Help in Rena Salvage Operations (New Zealand)

    14 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Maritime New Zealand announces that the good progress was made on Rena this week, despite salvage operations being suspended for two days due to high winds and swells. The project remains on schedule. The total combined weight of steel removed is now approximately 430 tonnes, which is more than 20 per cent of the total […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy: “Safety at Sea Has the Highest Priority” (Germany)

    22 August 2012

    The use of real offshore technology is indispensable for sound training of personnel for deployment in offshore wind farms, and for their safety on site. “Preparedness for emergencies, concepts for the saving and recovery of employees in emergency situations, and the maintenance of industrial health and safety standards are prerequisite for the safe erection and […]