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  • Havyard to Go Public on Oslo Stock Exchange

    20 February 2014

    Havila Holding AS is planning to introduce the maritime technology group Havyard Group on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Fosnavåg-based Havyard Group has in recent years succeeded in developing the company from a traditional shipbuilder to a leading international supplier of maritime technology. CEO of Havila Holding AS, the maritime pioneer Per Sævik, said that the […]

  • NOC Gears Up for North Atlantic Expedition

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre are preparing to set sail to sub-polar regions on a very technical and scientific challenge, to measure the currents of the northern North Atlantic Ocean from the surface to the seafloor. They hope to discover the key processes that control heat content and heat transport in the sub-polar gyre, […]

  • EC launches €3 bln call for clean tech projects to deliver on REPowerEU and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels

    4 November 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Project & Tenders

    European Commission (EC) has launched the third call for large-scale clean technology projects with a budget of €3 billion to boost the deployment of industrial solutions to decarbonise Europe. The call was opened under the EU Innovation Fund, a funding programme for the demonstration and commercialisation of innovative low-carbon technologies. With this call, EC focuses […]

  • Competition Authority: Eimskip Not Allowed to Acquire Nor Lines

    4 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Competition Authority has rejected the proposed acquisition of Norwegian shipping firm Nor Lines by Icelandic transportation company Eimskip.  The acquisition would have “significantly impeded” effective competition in the market for transportation of frozen fish with reefer vessels from Northern Norway to Northern Europe, according to the authority. “The Competition Authority is obligated to block […]

  • Damen Shipyards Delivers Stan Tug 1004 to Norwegian SIMEK

    23 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Less than two months after opening their office in Stavanger, Norway, Damen Shipyards delivers a Stan Tug 1004 to the Norwegian Shipbuilding company SIMEK AS in Flekkefjord. The Stan Tug was shipped to Norway last Monday on the Wagenborg carrier MV SAMIRA from Rotterdam Waalhaven. Damens first strides in the Northern Parts of Europe seem […]

  • Term of the Day: Carnet

    22 January 2015

    A carnet is an international customs and temporary export-import document. It permits a holder to temporarily carry or send merchandise into certain foreign countries, for display, demonstration or similar purposes, without paying duties or posting bonds. There are two types of carnets issued in U.S., ATA and TECRO/AIT. The TECRO/AIT carnets are used for temporary […]

  • Norbit buys field monitoring specialist Aptomar

    16 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Norwegian technology group Norbit has acquired field monitoring specialist Aptomar. The Norbit group, headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an international conglomerate of high-technology companies with operations in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Iceland, UK, Brazil, Singapore, and the US. The recently acquired Aptomar is an international provider of products and services for integrated field […]

  • ABP, Thor Shipping Ink New 10-Year Contract

    11 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    ABP announces a new agreement with Thor Shipping & Transport.

  • Eimskip Scraps Boxship Order in China

    31 August 2015
    Business & Finance

     The Icelandic Steamship Company (Eimskip) has decided to cancel a container ship ordered at Chinese shipbuilder Rongsheng Shenfei. The vessel forms part of a contract signed in 2011 that entails construction of two 875-teu container ships. The first vessel, Lagarfoss, was delivered in June last year and has served the company well, Eimskip said. However, the shipping company decided […]

  • Lerwick Harbour Smashing Records

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    The arrival of the cruise ship Norwegian Star at Lerwick Harbour on Thursday, September 25, marked the end of the Shetland port’s best season yet, with two records achieved, the Lerwick Harbour Port Authority reports. Passenger numbers reached a new high at 43,056, topping the previous record of 37,572 set in 2012, with the vessel tonnage figure […]

  • Havyard finds buyer for PSV originally ordered by Fafnir

    6 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has found a buyer for a newbuild platform supply vessel originally ordered a few years back by Iceland’s Fafnir.

  • VIDEO: ms Koningsdam Floated Out

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Holland America Line’s new cruise ship ms Koningsdam has been floated out and transferred  from its dry dock to its outfitting dock at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy. At the outfitting dock, final construction and interior furnishing will take place until the ship is delivered March 31, 2016.   “A ship’s construction has many key milestones, and […]

  • Wave Swell Energy opens investment round after completing Tasmania trial

    18 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Australian company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has validated its 200 kW wave energy converter (WEC) on King Island, Tasmania, demonstrating the effectiveness of its unidirectional oscillating water column technology. Following this milestone, WSE has opened an investment round to support its next growth phase. According to the company, the project achieved approximately 50% energy conversion […]

  • WASSP Reaches New Milestone (New Zealand)

    10 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

      Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd – part of the ENL Group – has reached a milestone by shipping its 500th multibeam sonar system. The sale of the WASSP 120 degree 3D multibeam system confirms the company’s position as the number one multibeam sonar system in the world for the commercial fishing sector. WASSP multibeam […]

  • Scientists Launch €10M Atlantic Survey to Evaluate Ocean’s Health

    21 June 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A team of researchers from countries bordering the ocean have recently embarked on a €10 million project to analyse its ecosystems, from Iceland to South America. Their findings will provide unprecedented insights into how climate change is affecting plant and animal life in the Atlantic. The work will also aid understanding of the impact of […]

  • MacArtney, Applied Physics Laboratory Further Collaboration

    7 June 2019

    MacArtney and the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington have recently launched the FOCUS 3. FOCUS 3 represents APL’s latest acquisition in the pursuit of unexploded ordnance detection. Over the years, APL and MacArtney have worked together on several projects often providing specific system solutions and sensor packages tailored to APL’s specifications. Lars […]

  • Unique System Participates at SMEM 2012, UAE

    27 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Unique System FZE (USFZE), a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation at Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012, being held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from the 27th until the 29th of November 2012. SMEM is held under […]

  • Damen Branch to Refurbish MV Norderney, The Netherlands

    22 November 2012

    Amsterdam-based Oranjewerf Ship Repair appears to be a fast mover. Last Friday (16th November) the Damen Shipyards branch acquired the order to overhaul the former radio Veronica ship Norderney (built in 1949, length 50 metres, width 8 metres). This afternoon the ship repair yard is ready to receive the legendary vessel in Amsterdam IJ waters […]

  • Eimskip Scraps Boxship Order in China

    31 August 2015
    Business & Finance

     The Icelandic Steamship Company (Eimskip) has decided to cancel a container ship ordered at Chinese shipbuilder Rongsheng Shenfei. The vessel forms part of a contract signed in 2011 that entails construction of two 875-teu container ships. The first vessel, Lagarfoss, was delivered in June last year and has served the company well, Eimskip said. However, the shipping company decided […]

  • STCW-F International Convention to Enter into Force in 2012

    5 October 2011

      The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995 (STCW-F 1995) is set to enter into force on 29 September 2012, after the required 15 ratifications were reached on 29 September 2011, with ratification by the Republic of Palau. The STCW-F Convention sets the certification and minimum training […]

  • USA: AWS Truepower Releases Wind Trends Bulletins for Q2 2012

    25 September 2012
    Research & Development

    AWS Truepower, LLC, has released their quarterly analytical Wind Trends Bulletins for Europe, India and North America. Each report independently reviews wind resource performance based on AWS Truepower’s long-term simulated wind resource data set. Second quarter key findings indicate that there were ups and downs as wind speeds varied throughout these regions. • India: A […]

  • Samskip picks GoodFuels’ biofuel to cut CO2 emissions by 90%

    24 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Vessels

    Dutch multimodal operator Samskip has signed an agreement with compatriot marine biofuels provider GoodFuels to power four of its containerships with marine grade bio-residual fuels.

  • Terra et Aqua: From Volcanoes to Oil Spills, The Added Environmental Value of Dredging (The Netherlands)

    10 June 2010
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The environmental disasters this spring seem to know no end. Most recently, the United States is facing the largest oceanic catastrophe ever, as BP’s Deepwater Horizon continues to discharge thousands of gallons of oil into pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to suffocate marine life and contaminate coastal wetlands. Earlier in April the […]

  • Jovo to equip LNG carriers with Ascenz Marorka’s ‘Smart Shipping’ solution

    25 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Vessels

    Ascenz Marorka, a GTT Group brand, has been awarded two contracts by Jovo, a China-based clean energy service provider, to equip two LNG carriers with its ‘Smart Shipping’ solution. According to GTT, a French LNG containment specialist, the contracts cover the installation of automatic data collection systems and intelligent software for managing and optimising the […]

  • Bangladesh: Western Marine Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Four Tankers

    16 December 2011

    Western Marine, the country’s leading shipyard, laid four keels weighing 350 dwt (dead weight tonnage) each to build tankers for Nurjahan Group. Representatives from Nurjahan Group and Germanischer Lloyd Bangladesh, and 13 honorary consuls of Bangladesh from 12 different part of the world were present during the keel-laying. Contract for building the tankers was signed […]