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  • Burger Boat to Build Research Vessel for USGS

    12 April 2013

    The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel will replace the 38-year-old Grayling, bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) large vessel fleet up-to-date. The new Grayling will be stationed […]

  • Burger Boat to Construct Research Vessel for USGS

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel will replace the 38-year-old Grayling, bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) large vessel fleet up-to-date. The new Grayling will be stationed […]

  • SPS Delivers ‘Kentish Flats’ Cable Protection

    2 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea Protection Systems (SPS) has started supplying 255 concrete mattresses to Vattenfall’s extension of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 7 km off Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Great Yarmouth company, which employs 20 in the town, will transport approximately 1,250 tonnes of concrete mattresses to the site which will be used to protect […]

  • Vattenfall to Start Kentish Flats Extension Next Week

    15 October 2014

    Work gets underway next week on Vattenfall’s £165m extension to Kentish Flats Wind Farm as the developer prepares for the deployment of 15 turbines in the summer of 2015. The preparatory work is scheduled to start offshore on 22 October 2014 as Vattenfall prepares the sea bed for 30 kilometres of cable between turbines at […]

  • Bangladesh: Western Marine Shipyard Delivers Four New Vessels

    1 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Country’s leading shipbuilding company, Western Marine Shipyard Ltd today delivered four vessels to the German buyer Grona Shipping and Bangladesh government creating another milestone in the shipbuilding industry of Bangladesh. Among the four vessels, German buyer Grona Shipping received two 5200 DWT MPC Vessels and another two vessels were delivered to the Bangladesh Inland Water […]

  • Topsoe, ABB and Fluor join forces for SOEC factory development in US

    19 June 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Topsoe, ABB and Fluor have formed an alliance to design a standardized concept for building Topsoe’s solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) factory in Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S.

  • U.S. Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock ‘Somerset’

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Navy will commission the newest amphibious transport dock, USS Somerset (LPD 25), Saturday, March 1, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Somerset is named in honor of the courageous passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Somerset […]

  • Russian Naval Ensign Hoisting for Research Ship Seliger

    18 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    On Dec 25, Russian naval ensign would be hoisted on research ship Seliger which has successfully finished state trials, a source in the manufacturing shipyard Yantar told Central Navy Portal. Presently, the ship is stationed in the Novorossiysk Naval Base. Built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, the ship is designed for tests of new […]

  • Representatives Form Congressional Maritime Caucus (USA)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond (LA-02) along with co-chair Michael G. Grimm (NY-11) announced the establishment of the Congressional Maritime Caucus. The Caucus will work to raise awareness among members of Congress on a broad range of maritime-related topics. “The maritime industry is the unsung hero of our nation’s economy,” said Rep. Richmond. “From Alaska to […]

  • Exceptional Year for Saltire Energy, CEO Says (UK)

    16 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Saltire Energy, supplier of drilling tools to the offshore oil & gas industry, has posted its annual results (year end to June 30, 2012) with turnover up nearly 50% from £15million to £21.5million. Profit for the year before exceptional items grew from £7.7million to £10.7million. Commenting on the Aberdeen-based group’s results, Chief Executive Mike Loggie […]

  • Memorial Mural of NNS Apprentice School Gets Restored

    19 June 2013

    Twenty-eight apprentices from Newport News Shipbuilding’s Apprentice School were among the 418,500 Americans who gave their lives to protect America’s freedom during World War II. To honor these fallen heroes, maritime artist Thomas C. Skinner painted the “Memorial Mural” in 1947. Now, more than 70 years later, the mural will get a restorative facelift. The […]

  • Norway: Statoil Sees Youth Solving Future Energy Problems

    24 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Senior high school students from all over Norway convened in Bergen on 23 May to compete for honour, glory and prize money – and to find out who has come up with the best solution to the world’s energy challenges. “The world needs young people’s ability to solve major challenges, not least within the […]

  • USA: Coast Guard’s Third Sentinel-Class FRC William Flores Touches Water

    30 November 2011

    The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning. “The Coast Guard’s new […]

  • USA: Coast Guard Launches Third Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter

    30 November 2011

    The Coast Guard on Wednesday launched its third Sentinel-class, Fast Response Cutter, the William Flores, at Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. The launch of the William Flores into the waters of Bayou Lafourche marks a production milestone as the Fast Response Cutter readies for sea trials, delivery, crew training and eventual commissioning. “The Coast Guard’s new […]

  • U.S. barge delivers another double-hulled barge

    21 October 2010

    U.S. Barge recently delivered another petroleum barge to Harley Marine Services. The Barge Anne Elizabeth was christened on October 4, 2010 by her namesake, Anne Elizabeth Hall. Barge Anne Elizabeth measures 241’ x 64’ 6”, with a depth of 23’ 6”. The barge has a carrying capacity of 31,500 barrels. The double-hulled barge is OPA […]

  • Bollinger Shipyard Launches U.S. Coast Guard’s 154-Foot Fast Response Cutter Richard Etheridge

    22 August 2011

    The U.S. Coast Guard’s second, 154-foot Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Etheridge, was launched at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s acquisition of the Sentinel- class patrol boats. While in the water, the cutter will undergo a series of tests and evaluations prior to its planned delivery […]

  • VULKAN Presents New RATO DG Type of Coupling at POWER-GEN 2012, Germany

    8 June 2012

    VULKAN Couplings has supplemented the range of the enhanced performance ACOTEC couplings with the RATO DG +. The drive specialist, based in Herne, is launching the first size of the new product, and presenting it for the first time at POWER-GEN 2012, from 12th to 14th June 2012 in Cologne. The proven RATO DG coupling […]

  • Ships sound their horns in support of seafarers on Labour Day

    1 May 2020
    Human Capital, Vessels

    Ports around the world are joining today an initiative encouraging ships to sound their horns for 15 seconds at noon as a special tribute to the contributions of seafarers in keeping supply chains robust and maritime trade going amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, dubbed the Horns of Hope, was launched under the banner of […]

  • USA: TE SubCom Demonstrates 100Gb/s-Based Transmission Over Trans-Atlantic Distances

    15 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced it has successfully demonstrated 100Gb/s coherent transmission over trans-Atlantic distances at ultra-high 10Tb/s total capacity on a single fiber. The test was completed using a prototype of the company’s new, first generation smarTEr C100 transceiver. “This significant customer demonstration […]

  • Princess Royal to Name RRS Discovery at National Oceanography Centre (UK)

    9 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will name a new Royal Research Ship – RRS Discovery – at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton this week. RRS Discovery is a state-of-the-art platform for world-leading oceanographic research and represents a £75 million investment in frontier science by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills. Commissioned by […]

  • FreeSeas Facing Delisting from Nasdaq?

    21 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    FreeSeas Inc., a transporter of dry-bulk cargoes seated in Athens, Greece, said that it has been notified by NASDAQ Stock Market of its failure to meet listing requirements.   FreeSeas has received two letters stating that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the company’s common stock closed below the minimum […]

  • Brazil: Maua Shipyard Delivers New Tanker Vessel Celso Furtado

    29 November 2011

    Last Friday, Nov. 25, President Dilma Rousseff attended  the delivery ceremony for the Celso Furtado. With overall length of 183 meters and capacity of 56 million liters, the Celso Furtado is the first of four vessels ordered by Transpetro from the Mauá Shipyard. The vessel is one of 49 new vessels to be ordered under the […]

  • Qatargas JBOG Project Celebrates Safety Achievements

    2 December 2013

    The Qatargas Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) Project team recently celebrated its fifth Safety Day at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Held at the JBOG Project Global Village camp in Ras Laffan Industrial City, the “Safety Day” offered the 2000 JBOG workers not only a brief respite from their grueling work routine, but also provided an […]

  • Byron Energy begins loadout of Gulf of Mexico platform

    9 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Oil and gas company Byron Energy has begun the loadout of the South Marsh Island 58 G platform which would be installed in the next four weeks.

  • Nalcor Energy’s Metocean study reduces exploration uncertainty for oil and gas industry

    19 June 2015

    Nalcor Energy Oil & Gas today released the results of the first regional Metocean study for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador to the global oil and gas industry. The Metocean Study looked at seven conditions in the provinces offshore to better understand the conditions in order to reduce exploration risk and uncertainty. The study was undertaken […]