996 results found for 'western isles'

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  • Cyprus: Prosafe’s 3Q Operating Profit Down on Lower Contribution of Safe Bristolia

    2 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Operating profit for the third quarter came to USD 69 million and net profit amounted to USD 62.8 million. The utilisation of the rig fleet was 91 per cent. Financials (Figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period of 2010) Operating profit for the third quarter amounted to USD 69.0 million (USD 83.0 million). Utilisation […]

  • PII Consolidates Inspection Role in Australian Natural Gas Pipeline Sector

    6 February 2011
    Project & Tenders

      PII Pipeline Solutions, a GE Oil & Gas and Al Shaheen joint venture, has again been selected to provide advanced inspection technology and engineering services to monitor the integrity of two of Australia’s major natural gas pipeline infrastructure networks. The newly awarded pipeline inspection projects represent a significant expansion of PII’s presence in the […]

  • Wind farm support vessels: The Builders

    3 April 2012

    The one sector of the whole offshore wind energy industry where the British Isles stand in a commanding position is in the building of wind farm support vessels, of all shapes and sizes. The name “British Isles” is used because it includes the Republic of Ireland, and the yards there, including Arklow Marine, and Safehaven Marine, are just as much […]

  • UK needs £75bn for its shipping sector to transition to zero

    30 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Approximately £75bn ($89.9 bn) of investment over the coming three decades will be required for the UK’s domestic maritime sector to transition to net zero, a report produced by Marine Capital with the support of UMAS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) estimates. Hence, attracting new sources of capital to invest in new vessels and shoreside infrastructure […]

  • The MOONEN 124 displacement superyacht Northlander: “It may be the best of its size”

    7 December 2009

    The Moonen 124 evolved several years ago out of a preliminary design for a Moonen 120. At the time, the Moonen 120 was to be the largest of a new Displacement Series being developed by Moonen and René van der Velden Yacht Design. When the hull was stretched to 124 feet, as the design evolved […]

  • Oceaneering wins two OTC 2015 Spotlight on New Technology Awards

    5 May 2015
    Equipment

    Houston-based Oceaneering International, Inc. was presented with two Spotlight on New Technology Awards for its Deepwater Pile Dredge (DWPD) and Magna Subsea Inspection System (Magna Scan) products at the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). According to Oceaneering, the awards honor innovative technologies based on broad appeal to the industry, proven capabilities through full-scale application or […]

  • Eureka Shipping secures $32M loan for three ECO cement carriers

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Germany’s bank KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a €29 million (about $32 million) loan for the financing of three 4,250 dwt ECO cement carrier newbuildings for Cyprus-based shipping company Eureka Shipping.

  • USA: Ryder Opens Its First Natural Gas Vehicle Maintenance Facility

    6 May 2011

      Ryder System, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its first natural gas vehicle maintenance facility and took an initial delivery of natural gas vehicles in Southern California on Wednesday. The celebration took place at Ryder’s Rancho Dominguez commercial truck rental, leasing, and maintenance facility, located at 1980 East University Drive in Rancho Dominguez. The […]

  • UK: ICS Releases New Flag State Performance Table

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched its latest ‘Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table’. ICS Director External Relations, Simon Bennett explained “The ICS table is intended to encourage shipowners to maintain a dialogue with their flag administrations to help bring about any improvements that might be necessary in the interests of safety, the […]

  • Wind farm support vessels: The Builders

    3 April 2012

    The one sector of the whole offshore wind energy industry where the British Isles stand in a commanding position is in the building of wind farm support vessels, of all shapes and sizes. The name “British Isles” is used because it includes the Republic of Ireland, and the yards there, including Arklow Marine, and Safehaven Marine, are just as much […]

  • ScanOcean and Vegoil team up on new renewable marine fuel blend

    31 July 2024
    Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Vessel Key Fjord has been bunkered with a B30-DMA fuel containing renewable feedstock of RME from Energifabriken, marking the start of a partnership between ScanOcean and Vegoil.

  • DCD Marine Cape Town strenghtens safety and quality measures

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    One of South Africa’s leading shipyards, DCD Marine Cape Town, is proving once again that safety and quality are the mainstay of its business. As part of its SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) programme, the company holds regular ‘safety days’, during which its project team members, as well as key sub-contractors and their employees, […]

  • DCD Marine Cape Town Focuses on Safety

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    One of South Africa’s leading shipyards, DCD Marine Cape Town, is proving once again that safety and quality are the mainstay of its business. As part of its SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) programme, the company holds regular ‘safety days’, during which its project team members, as well as key sub-contractors and their employees, […]

  • Army Corps: Plumb Beach Project Unveiled (USA)

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District will be completing the second and final Phase of coastal storm risk reduction work at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn along the Belt Parkway through most of the rest of the calendar year, which will lead to beach and parking lot closures as well as a bike […]

  • US Congressmen Establish LNG Export Working Group

    19 March 2013

    Congressmen Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Bill Johnson (OH-6) have founded the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Working Group for the 113th Congress. In the wake of a recent Department of Energy report on LNG exports and a joint Congressional letter to Secretary Chu encouraging expedited approval of exports, this group’s mission will be to continue […]

  • Hapag-Lloyd inks biofuel supply deal with ExxonMobil

    26 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Oil and gas major ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply German liner major Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine biofuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. Biofuel is an important part of Hapag-Lloyd’s sustainability journey as biofuel blends can give a meaningful contribution to decarbonization as a drop in fuel. The ‘drop in’ quality of the […]

  • Norway: Siem Moxie to Feature Two Voith Schneider Propellers

    27 March 2013

    The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring 2014. She is the first work boat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above the water line which […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Starts Design Work on Two 50 Ton Bollard Pull ASD Tugboats

    22 December 2011

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley subsidiary, recently started the design of two 92-foot, 50-ton-bollard-pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats for Caribbean TugZ, an affiliate of SEACOR Holdings Inc., for operation in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The tugs are being specifically designed with environmental protection in mind. Oil tanks are being isolated from the […]

  • USA: Jensen Maritime Starts Design Work on Two ASD Tugboats

    22 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley subsidiary, recently started the design of two 92-foot, 50-ton-bollard-pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats for Caribbean TugZ, an affiliate of SEACOR Holdings Inc., for operation in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. The tugs are being specifically designed with environmental protection in mind. Oil tanks are being isolated from the […]

  • Norway: Voith to Provide Two VSPs for ISV ‘Siem Moxie’

    27 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring 2014. She is the first work boat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above the water line which […]

  • Norway: Siem Moxie to Feature Ulstein-Designed X-BOW and Two VSPs

    27 March 2013

    The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring 2014. She is the first work boat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above the water line which […]

  • Nh 1816: A New Type of Search and Rescue Boat for Knrm

    19 February 2014

    When the Dutch indemnity insurance company NH 1816 decided to sponsor the Royal Dutch Life Saving Association (KNRM) in 2009, there was no urgent need for a replacement vessel in the KNRM fleet. This created the opportunity to develop a new type of Search and Rescue (SAR) vessel, corresponding to the present-day needs of the […]

  • X-Press Pearl’s captain released on bail after appearing before court

    15 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    Captain of the fire-stricken feeder, which was carrying Nitric Acid and other chemicals before it sank off Colombo, Sri Lanka, two weeks ago, has been released on bail after appearing in the High Court of Sri Lanka, operator of the vessel confirmed. As informed, the Russian skipper of the X-Press Pearl, Vitaly Tyutkalo, appeared in court […]

  • CTO of Sigma Offshore to Speak at Key Event for Oil and Gas Production Vessels in Singapore

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

      A worldwide authority on the offshore industry will be one of the speakers at a key event for oil and gas production vessels in Singapore next week (March 15-16, 2011) David Galbraith, chief technology officer at Aberdeen-based Sigma Offshore, will give a presentation at the third annual Asia-Pacific FPSO Summit 2011 on the qualification […]

  • GL Academy Responds to Growing Asian Needs

    30 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    GL Academy, the maritime training arm of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has increased the number and scope of trainings which it delivers to meet the growing needs of Asia’s maritime communities. The seminars, which have focussed on a broad range of topics, have taken place in many countries around the region including: Singapore, Brunei, […]