The Shah Deniz consortium informed that the Stage 2 project continues to progress on schedule with further major construction and supply contracts recently awarded. The contract for the fabrication of the jackets for the two planned offshore platforms, pin piles and subsea structures has been awarde
MSC Cruises organised a crisis management drill on board MSC Lirica as she was cruising off the coast of Oman, on Monday 31 March. The drill saw the involvement of close to 2,500 people between the crew members, the employees ashore and the passengers on board the ship. This was an unannounced emerg
KVH Industries, Inc., has come to an agreement with IMG Media to distribute video content of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ to merchant ships. KVH will deliver coverage of the month-long tournament, which takes place in Brazil this summer, via KVH’s satellite network to merchant maritime customers, with t
Aage Hempel, a provider of merchant marine electronic service and focused on 24/7 maritime sales & service, will deliver navigation and communication equipment included Integrated Bridge System from Kelvin Hughes with Shipyard De Hoop in Lobith. The Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) are for Abu Dhabi
DP World brought together public and private sector experts to a meeting aimed at initiating support to Somalia. During the meeting experts shared ideas on how to support Somalia to build its economy, attract international investment and create jobs and a future for its young people as an alternativ
IHC Merwede successfully increased its order book in 2013 across the main sectors of its business: offshore and dredging. The company received almost € 1.8 billion worth of new orders in the past year. At the end of 2013, the order book was valued at over € 1.7 billion, which is the equivalent of a
On 1st July 2014, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will be amended to make the ‘Code on Noise Levels Onboard Ships’ mandatory for new vessels. IMO recognizes that high noise levels onboard ships could affect seafarers’ health and impair the safety of the ship. The p
Austal Limited (Austal) has been awarded a contract from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to design and construct two 45 metre high speed catamaran ferries. The contract is valued at approximately $30 million. The high speed ferries will be designed and constructed at Austal’s Philippines
Austal Limited has been awarded a contract from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to design and construct two 45 metre high speed catamaran ferries. The contract is valued at approximately $30 million. The high speed ferries will be designed and constructed at Austal’s Philippines shipyard.
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has extended its collaboration with the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) to continue its efforts to fight maritime piracy within the region. ADPC and the UKMTO, which is made up of serving UK Royal Naval personnel, International and Merchant Navy Liaiso
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) welcomed a delegation from the Port of Aqaba in Jordan, for a visit to Khalifa Port on 2 April, 2014. ADPC extended the invitation on hearing that the senior port officials were attending an industry conference in the emirate. The delegation visited the terminal operat
The global shipping industry, represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, Intercargo, Intertanko, World Shipping Council (WSC), CLIA and IPTA, has voiced continuing concern about serious implementation problems associated with the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention.
A classroom of NAUTIS Desktop Trainers and a NAUTIS Instructor Station was purchased by the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO). The simulators allow the IMCO to add certified ECDIS Model course 1.27 training to its curriculum. The classroom was delivered and installed by VSTEP engineers at t
Douglas-Westwood’s new Drilling & Production information service is producing some interesting numbers, not least that meeting future global oil & gas demand will require massive numbers of new development wells to be drilled; in 2014 some 83,000, of which 80,000 will be onshore and 3,000 offshore.
