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  • Dalian Shipbuilding delivers LNG-ready 16K TEU containership to MSC

    23 August 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Vessels

    Dalian Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered a 16,000TEU container ship to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company named MSC Vivienne. DSIC said that the containership features numerous energy-saving and environmentally friendly features. Capable of accommodating 16,520 standard containers, this ship has been given the LNG-ready class notation, which means that its design enables it to […]

  • EnQuest’s decom plan for Heather topsides gets green light

    23 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Rules & Regulation

    EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning programme for the Heather topsides in the UK North Sea.

  • Miclyn Buys 50 Pct of Uniwise Towage Limited (Thailand)

    28 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Miclyn Express Offshore announces that it has executed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire 50% of the shares in Uniwise Towage Limited (“UWT”) from Svitzer Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Svitzer”), a subsidiary of the global A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. Domiciled in Thailand, UWT operates a fleet of five (5) state of the art Marine Support Vessels […]

  • Spanish Ports Bracing for Dockworkers’ Strike

    2 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Spanish dockworker unions have decided to keep the call for strikes for next week in order to voice their disapproval of the recently adopted port reform by the country’s parliament. The strikes are scheduled for the 5th, 7th and 9th of June. Spanish dockworkers fear the new reform would result in massive layoffs and have protested against […]

  • USA: Kvichak Marine Presents New Patrol 28 Aluminum Vessel

    28 March 2012

    Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc. recently constructed and launched a new vessel at their facility in Seattle, WA. The Patrol 28 is an all-aluminum vessel designed by Kvichak/Amgram Ltd., UK for effective operation in port and coastal waters, including shallow areas throughout the world. The parent design is based on the Offshore Raiding Craft from Holyhead […]

  • Roxtec Records Sales Rise

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    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 […]

  • IMO Adopts New Code for Gas-Fuelled Ships

    15 June 2015

    The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the IMO’s London headquarters for its 95th session from 3 to 12 June 2015, adopted a new Code for Gas-Fuelled Ships. The Committee adopted amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-1 Part G and the Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-Flashpoint Fuels, IGF […]

  • UK: Wood Group Issues Pre-Close Trading Update

    15 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Wood Group, the international energy services company, issues the following pre-close trading update for the year to 31 December 2011. Full year results for the year will be announced on 6 March 2012. Overall, the Group expects to deliver good growth, with performance for the year in line with expectations. Conditions in oil & gas […]

  • APAC LNG Forum to Uncover Trends for Natural Gas Demand in Asia

    15 April 2014

    In a bid to broaden its gas market, Indonesia’s PT Pertamina Gas (Pertagas) said that it was studying the possibility (in partnership with PT Pelayaran) to use LNG as a marine fuel. This is not the first venture the state-owned company has pushed for such cooperation to increase its gas sales; late last year, a […]

  • Deepwater Horizon Rig Sinks in Explosion. 11 Workers Still Not Found

    22 April 2010

    Crews searched by air and water for 11 workers still missing from the Deepwater Horizon, though one relative said family members have been told it’s unlikely anyone survived Tuesday night’s blast. Supply vessels had been shooting water into the rig try to control the flames enough to keep it afloat, but couldn’t, Coast Guard Petty […]

  • USA: Marina Del Rey Dredging Kicks Off

    6 April 2012

    An enormous dredging project commenced on Thursday in Marina Del Rey Harbor. The works are expected to remove up to 1 million cubic yards of sand from the entrance of the harbor. The $13-million dredging project is considered vital for the safety of marina traffic. These shallow waters caused by rising sediment and shifting sand […]

  • Australia: Jetty Replaced at Batavia Coast Marina

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Work is complete on the $2.1 million replacement of Jetty A at Geraldton’s Batavia Coast Marina. Transport Minister Dean Nalder said the brand new modern floating pen system was vastly superior to the original concrete and wood structure which had reached the end of its serviceable life. “The new Jetty A requires minimal maintenance and […]

  • Gas leak forces Pemex to evacuate workers from offshore platform

    7 October 2015

    Mexico’s national oil company Pemex on Tuesday night evacuated 85 workers from one of its offshore platforms following a gas leak. The company said on Twitter that there were no injuries or fire on the Sihil A platform, in the Campeche Bay. Pemex said Wednesday that the gas leak was under control. The year so […]

  • Hercules Offshore Gets $50 Mln for Damage to ‘Hercules 265’ Rig

    24 December 2013

    Hercules Offshore, Inc. has received payment from its insurance underwriters for the damage to its Hercules 265 jack-up drilling rig which occurred in July this year when a fire broke out on the rig after a gas leakage had occurred. “The company’s insurance underwriters determined that the rig is a constructive total loss, and the […]

  • Water Line Breaks on board Carnival Dream Flooding the Ship

    7 May 2018

    The water line onboard Carnival Dream cruise ship broke on May 3, flooding one of the ship’s decks.

  • Report: One Crew Injured in Missile Attack on UAE Ship in Red Sea

    16 June 2017

    One crew member sustained injuries when an Emirati ship carrying medical supplies was attacked by a missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi militias, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing a statement issued by the Command of Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen.  As informed, the incident occurred after the vessel departed Yemeni Port of Mokha in […]

  • NGO: 21 Dead in Gadani Shipbreaking Explosion, Strike Launched

    2 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Twenty one people lost their lives in a series of explosions aboard an oil tanker which was being dismantled at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan, NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s spokesperson told World Maritime News. Out of the 60 workers who were injured in the accident which occurred yesterday, 15 are in critical condition at the hospital in […]

  • Singapore: MPA’s New Buoy Tender ‘Panduan’ Commissioned

    27 December 2013

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) today commissioned a new buoy tender vessel “Panduan” that will support MPA in the maintenance of navigational and mooring buoys in Singapore’s waters. Costing more than S$4.8 million, Panduan was built specifically to meet MPA’s changing operational and future navigational requirements as the port develops. Panduan was designed […]

  • Russia: Pella Shipyard Wins Tugboat Contract

    20 March 2013

    Pella Shipyard and Saint-Petersburg based Gryphon Ltd. have concluded negotiations for the construction of a new tug. Under the contract, Pella will build one tugboat of project 90600 scheduled for delivery in September, 2014. The tugboat is intended for towing and berthing operations in harbor, roadsteads and coastal areas which comply with R3 navigation area, […]

  • Russia: Pella Shipyard Floats Out Another Tugboat of Project 90600

    11 June 2012

    On June 7th 2012 JSC Pella Shipyard seccsesfuly held launching ceremony of another Azimuth tug RB-391 of the Project 90600. This Tug with the serial number 932 comes as the twelfth Project 90600 vessel built for Russian Navy. Main purpose of Project 90600 tugs is towage and mooring operations in ports and littoral zones, bringing […]

  • Malaysia: Bumi Armada Takes Delivery of Two AHTS Vessels

    15 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bumi Armada has taken delivery of two Anchor Handling Towing Supply vessels (AHTS) from Beauty Offshore Limited and Bay Offshore Limited, both subsidiaries of Sanko Steamship, one of Japan’s largest ship owners. The two 12000 bhp AHTS vessels – Sanko Beauty and Sanko Bay – were designed and constructed in Japan in 2009, a reflection […]

  • Norway: Kleven Maritime Invests USD 52 Million in New Facilities

    10 October 2011

    Kleven Maritime’s extensive investment programme will result in new facilities for both the group’s Kleven and Myklebust shipyards. To increase newbuild capacity at Kleven Verft, in Ulsteinvik, Norway, a 100m quay and new 40m x 150m drydock will be built, while a similarly dimensioned floating dock has been earmarked for the Myklebust Verft in Sande. […]

  • Officials Discuss New York District Projects

    28 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Congressman Lee Zeldin yesterday held a meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers, including Commander of the New York District of the Army Corps, Colonel Thomas Asbery. “Yesterday, I met with the Army Corps to reiterate the gratitude for their 24/7 operations all up and down our shores. For example, three of the area’s dredging […]

  • NFWF: Request for Proposals Announced for Resilient Communities Program

    22 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) last week announced the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Resilient Communities program in partnership with Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo has partnered with NFWF since 2012 to develop and implement grant programs to support the health and resilience of communities across the United States facing […]

  • Suffolk County Dredging Plans on Display

    6 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Suffolk County Executive, Steve Bellone, has announced approval for  plans to appropriate $2.1 million in funding for the dredging of various county waterways to improve navigability for boaters and to improve waterways. “It is critical that we continue to properly maintain our waterways so that everyone can use them safely,” said Suffolk County Executive Steve […]