996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • Severe Weather Disrupts Black Sea Shipping

    5 February 2012

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, advises that thickening sea ice, resulting from particularly low temperatures across Eastern Europe, is causing disruption to shipping across the Black Sea. While relevant port authorities are working hard to keep shipping lanes open, vessels heading to Eastern Black Sea ports in Russia and the […]

  • PT Bahana Galang Jaya and Dutch Dredging Solutions Join Forces

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    A partnership between PT Bahana Galang Jaya and Dutch Dredging Solutions (DDS) presented their modular dredging spread in the Premier Best Western Panbil hotel in Batam, Indonesia, on Saturday, 17 November, 2018. PT Bahana Galang Jaya found Dutch Dredging Solutions as a partner and expert to execute a variety of dredging projects in Indonesia and […]

  • Peel Marina Dredging Project Set for 2019

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Isle of Man Department of Infrastructure is progressing with its plans to begin the removal of silt from Peel Marina in spring 2019. About 3,000 tonnes of silt enters the marina from the River Neb each year, containing traces of heavy metals and other contaminants, largely as a result of historical mining operations, reported the […]

  • Western Marine Shipyard Receives Bureau Veritas Certificates at SMM

    10 September 2012

    Western Marine Shipyard, the leading shipyard of Bangladesh has received two certificates from the French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for environment and occupational health & safety. The certificates are ISO 14001:2004 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007. Western Marine is the first shipyard in the country to receive such certificates which ensures the integrated management system […]

  • Western nations decide to make things harder for Russian ‘shadow’ fleet

    24 December 2024
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Twelve European countries agreed measures targeting Russia’s ‘shadow’ fleet at a recent summit in Tallinn, Estonia.

  • Pink Gin wins New Zealand Millennium Cup

    19 June 2007

    The final day of The Superyacht Cup yesterday was New Zealand Millennium Cup day bringing the most testing conditions for the fifty-two sailing superyachts with a solid 17 to 22 knot south-westerly breeze on the Bay of Palma. The triangular course included a long beat out to Isla de Sech followed by a run across […]

  • CWind Delivers Isles of Scilly Cable Repair Project

    25 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind, a part of the Global Marine Group, has completed a power cable repair, reconnecting the Isles of Scilly to the mainland electricity. The C.S. Sovereign, the company’s specialist cable installation vessel, was used for the repair of the cable damaged late February by an anchor. Using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) deployed from the back deck of […]

  • Wight Ocean teams up with NOC on DASA project

    2 September 2020
    Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has partnered with start-up company Wight Ocean on a successful proposal into the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator’s (DASA) Map the Gap funding programme. The project will develop an amphibious bottom crawler to navigate and transit water crossings to gather near real-time data. The NOC will take the role […]

  • Goa Shipyard Set for INS Sumedha’s Commissioning

    4 March 2014

    The largest offshore patrol ship indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Navy, named INS ‘Sumedha’ will be formally commissioned on 7th March 2014 at GSL. The ship on commissioning will join Eastern Naval Command at Vizag, the sword arm of Indian Navy. INS ‘Sumedha’ is the third of the […]

  • India: HSL Hands Over Third Bulk Carrier from Diamond Series

    20 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    M.V.Good Trade the third vessel of six 53,000 DWT Diamond series bulk carriers built by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (HSL) for M/s Goodearth Maritime Limited, Chennai was delivered , in the august presence of Vice Admiral ANIL CHOPRA, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding–in–Chief Eastern Naval Command on 17 Feb 2012 at HSL Jetty. This is a modern […]

  • BP and Worley bolster ties with new five-year deal

    23 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    Australian engineering company Worley has signed a new global framework agreement with UK-headquartered energy giant BP to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services (EPCM) covering BP’s global refinery assets and new energy portfolio. According to Worley, the five-year agreement will include providing EPCM services to BP’s strategic projects in green and blue hydrogen, lower-carbon […]

  • Norway, Denmark and Britain Say No to Atlantic Oil Drilling Ban Proposal

    24 September 2010

    Countries bordering the north-east Atlantic rejected a ban proposal on deep-sea offshore drilling destined to avoid an environmental disaster comparable to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Norway said Friday. The ban was proposed by Germany at a meeting in the western Norwegian city of Bergen of the OSPAR commission, a body through which the […]

  • VIDEO: Apache’s Coniston Development Offshore Australia

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the following video, Apache Corporation presents ist Coniston development project, located offshore Western Australia. The Final Investment decision for the project was made by Apache and INPEX in December 2011. The project involves development of the Coniston and Novara oil fields via a tie-back to subsea infrastructure already in place for the Apache-operated Van […]

  • Team Russia has adventurous start

    15 August 2008

    Kosatka is making great progress on its quest to unofficially beat the Round Britain and Ireland record for a monohull during its Volvo Race Qualifier. At 0910 BST yesterday the boat was making their way steadily north east, making the most of the wind. Skipper Andreas Hanakamp sent an update from the boat: “There was […]

  • 7 crew members aboard MOL’s bulker test positive for Coronavirus

    13 October 2020
    Human Capital, Safety, Vessels

    Seven crew members deployed on MOL’s Capesize bulker Vega Dream have tested positive for COVID-19, the Japanese shipping company confirmed. The 2010-built vessel, manned by 20 crew members, arrived in Port Hedland, Western Australia, on October 3, after carrying out a crew change at the end of September. MOL said that among the infected seafarers, […]

  • Cruising Alaska, smaller ships lead to larger experience

    24 March 2007

    On a bright June day last year, the 62-passenger Sea Bird glided through a narrow passage on the eastern fringe of the Inside Passage and anchored in an isolated inlet. There, far from the main channel, in a quiet corner of Alaska’s northern wilderness, six of the ship’s passengers climbed into an inflatable dinghy and […]

  • China: Chengxi Shipyard Holds Naming Ceremony for Self-Unloaders

    21 August 2012

    The naming ceremony for No.3 71.900 DWT self-unloading vessel and No.2 35.500 DWT self-unloading vessel, built for Canada Steamship Lines, was held at Chengxi Shipyard on 11th August, 2012. Mr. Paul W. Martin, Chairman of the Board & Owner of CSL Group, Mr. Rod Jones, President & CEO of CSL Group, Mr. Nick Brown, Greater […]

  • India: Hindustan Shipyard Delivers Bulk Carrier of Diamond Series MV Good Trade

    20 February 2012

    M.V.Good Trade the third vessel of six 53,000 DWT Diamond series bulk carriers built by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. (HSL) for M/s Goodearth Maritime Limited, Chennai was delivered , in the august presence of Vice Admiral ANIL CHOPRA, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding–in–Chief Eastern Naval Command on 17 Feb 2012 at HSL Jetty. This is a modern […]

  • GE Shipping acquires AHTSV

    11 April 2005

    Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has acquired a newly built Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTSV) and named it `Malaviya Twenty One’. Built at Bharati Shipyard Ltd (BSL), the vessel has a Bollard Pull capacity of 133 tonne and is capable of catering to the deepwater oil fields, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange […]

  • WWII German Bomb Found in Portsmouth Harbor

    16 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    A WWII German bomb was found at 5am this morning by a barge dredging the Portsmouth Harbor ahead of the arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth next spring. Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have inspected the device and a plan is in place to tow it out of the harbor and destroy it in open waters […]

  • Partrac Helps ERDC in Innovative Assessment of Cap Stability (UK)

    20 September 2013

    In situ capping (ISC) of subaqueous waste is a non-removal remediation technique for contaminated sediment that involves leaving sediments in place and isolating them from the environment with a layer of soil and/or sediment material. In situ capping is a viable and efficient remediation technology when applied in areas with appropriate environmental conditions. One of […]

  • Palfinger Marine Obtains ISO 14001 Certification

    25 July 2013

    Palfinger Marine has received ISO 14001 certification. ISO 14001:2009 certification by TÜV Süd is considered to be the starting point of the full certification of a management system at Palfinger Marine’s corporate headquarters in Köstendorf. Safety, environmental protection and the highest quality are key values for Palfinger Marine that can now be demonstrated. It facilitates continual […]

  • ONGC Hands Over a Fleet of ISVs to Indian Navy for Commissioning

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    As a reinforcement to its commitment to provide safe and secure offshore operations, ONGC handed over a fleet of ISVs (Immediate Support Vessels) to the Indian navy for commissioning .This fleet of Seven ISVs (each of which can carry up to six navy commandos and a commanding officer) makes up an entire squadron and shall […]

  • Chengxi Shipyard Holds Naming Ceremony for CSL’s Self-Unloaders, China

    21 August 2012

    The naming ceremony for No.3 71.900 DWT self-unloading vessel and No.2 35.500 DWT self-unloading vessel, built for Canada Steamship Lines, was held at Chengxi Shipyard on 11th August, 2012. Mr. Paul W. Martin, Chairman of the Board & Owner of CSL Group, Mr. Rod Jones, President & CEO of CSL Group, Mr. Nick Brown, Greater China […]

  • Eimskip Looking to Build and Operate New Ro-Pax

    16 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    Reykjavik-based shipping company Eimskip has submitted an offer to build and operate the new Westman Islands car and passenger ferry. According to the public state tender, the new ferry should be delivered in mid-2018 and the company would then operate it until 2030. The total amount of Eimskip offer, which includes the construction of the ferry and its operation […]