Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) has secured contracts worth a total of S$210 million to carry out the conversion of two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities and the construction of five (5) Anchor Handling Tug/Supply (AHTS) vessels. Mr Nelson Yeo, Executive Dire
Controversial plans to scrap former US naval vessels at a yard on Teesside are being considered by councillors. Able UK won a contract to dismantle up to 13 so-called ghost ships at its facility in Graythorp, Hartlepool. The plan has been dogged by legal and planning wrangles over the environmental
RasGas (II) has delivered its first LNG cargo to Mexico under a spot sale agreement with Shell western LNG. The cargo loaded on to the LNG tanker Fuwairit reached the Mexican terminal de LNG de Altamira on October Saturday. The Fuwairit left Ras Laffan on September 16, a RasGas spokesman said yester
Satellite technology provides real time remote visibility of oily water separator (OWS) operation to minimise risk of accidental oil pollution. With criminal prosecutions and fines reaching record levels, ship operators need the highest level of protection against accidental discharge of prohibited
A German owned ship loaded with 72,000 tonnes of AWB wheat bound for Sudan remains idle in Port Lincoln in South Australia. Following negotiations overnight, eight crew members who went on strike over pay and conditions will now be sent back to the Philippines, leaving the ship anchored in the port.
BAE Systems has won a seven-year contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain Navy warships at Pearl Harbor. The company employs more than 300 people in Hawaii. The Naval Sea Systems Command contract is a multiship, multioption award. For the first year it’s worth $87 million. The Navy has an option to e
Qatar Navigation (QNNS), one of the leading shipping agents in the Middle East, is undertaking a massive $71.7mn (QR261mn) capital expenditure for building three container carrying vessels as part of efforts to strengthen its market share. At its board meeting held yesterday, QNNS approved the const
The departmental council of Morbihan (Brittany, France) has confirmed the option to build a second RoPax vessel (roll-on roll-off passenger ship) at Aker Yards, Lorient, a shipyard located in Lanester, Morbihan. It is a sister ship of the Bangor, delivered in June 2006.The 450 passenger ship will be
SMIT has the intention to sell its 50% interest in SmitWijs Towage to the other shareholder SvitzerWijsmuller. Both shareholders are of the opinion that these ocean towage activities will have a stronger position towards the future when under control of one party. The cyclical nature of ocean towage
Representatives of AMELS Repair & Refit Department will be exhibiting for the first time at the annual Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) at Amsterdam RAI, 14-16 November 2006. The AMELS team will be ready to discuss you needs at their stand, located in the new SuperYacht Pavilion in the Europa Foye
A lighter vessel carrying huge quantity of imported wheat sank in the Chittagong Port channel last evening. Sources said the MV Shah Badar-1 loaded with 1,400 tonnes of wheat sank near jetty No. 15 while entering the port from the Red Buoy in the outer bar area of the port around 9:00pm. Another pas
The Dutch company involved in a toxic waste scandal in Ivory Coast has been linked to the resignation of a Jamaican minister, amid corruption allegations. Information Minister Colin Campbell resigned on Sunday after reports of a donation made to the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) by Trafigura.
Organisers of the 2006 Rolex Middle Sea Race are facing a ‘pleasant’ problem in their build-up for this year’s Mediterranean classic. The 74 boats registered so far – an all-time record – have left the Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) with limited berthing space to accommodate all. RMYC Commodore Georg
The Toronto Port Authority today officially marked completion of its $15 million improved access program at the Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) with the opening of its two passenger transfer facilities and the commissioning of its new ferry. The $15 million program included: $4.5 million for repa
