Houston-based American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published the world’s first guide for SOx scrubber ready vessels to support members and clients in preparing newbuilds for future outfitting with a SOx exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS). The ABS Guide for SOx Scrubber Ready Vessels formalizes the
The container shipping market may find comfort in the fact that global volumes were up by 1.1% in the first six months of 2015, but only two major trade routes actually saw a rise in volumes for the period, according to BIMCO. The story of U.S. East Coast imports was the only positive one on [&helli
The container shipping market may find comfort in the fact that global volumes were up by 1.1% in the first six months of 2015, but only two major trade routes actually saw a rise in volumes for the period, according to BIMCO. The story of U.S. East Coast imports was the only positive one on [&helli
Slowing global trade and a bloated orderbook of large vessel capacity mean that container shipping is set for another three years of overcapacity and financial pain, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. The recent slowdown in world trad
Slowing global trade and a bloated orderbook of large vessel capacity mean that container shipping is set for another three years of overcapacity and financial pain, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. The recent slowdown in world trad
McDermott International, Inc. on Thursday announced it has been awarded a sizeable brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets. According to McDermott , installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offsh
McDermott has been awarded a sizeable brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets. Installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offshore east of Doha has been scheduled to be completed by December 2016 w
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed contracts with Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shunhai Shipyard Ltd to deliver anchor handling/towing winch packages for five 48m anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, each with a 75-tonne bollard pull and one 40m AHTS vessel with a 70-tonne bollard pull. Acco
Port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has started welcoming cruise liners in the new cruise season at the region’s cruise hub Zayed Port. Abu Dhabi’s current cruise season is set to witness significant increase in the number of passengers and cruise liners visiting the Emirate, and see the scheduled opening
Port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has started welcoming cruise liners in the new cruise season at the region’s cruise hub Zayed Port. Abu Dhabi’s current cruise season is set to witness significant increase in the number of passengers and cruise liners visiting the Emirate, and see the scheduled opening
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. has signed a USD 500 million contract of affreightment (COA) with Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) to transport 50 million tons of construction materials from the United Arab Emirates and Oman to Qatar, according to Yonhap News Agency. The COA will come into ef
South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. has signed a USD 500 million contract of affreightment (COA) with Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) to transport 50 million tons of construction materials from the United Arab Emirates and Oman to Qatar, according to Yonhap News Agency. The COA will come into ef
Fugro Scout, the new 83-metre geotechnical drilling vessel, has completed its maiden project in the Middle East. Since its maiden project in the Persian Gulf it has been successfully deployed in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, completing several geotechnical and geophysical surveys. The vessel is c
Marinet has published a paper titled Marine Aggregate Extraction — The Need to Dredge: Fact or Fiction? This publication is linked to Marinet’s ongoing work to secure the end to offshore dredging for marine sand and gravel (aggregate for the building industry), and to replace these virgin raw materi
