Keel laying ceremony of the 17,000 tons fleet tanker, being built for Pakistan Navy, was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works on 07 March 2014. Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila NI(M) Chief of the Naval Staff graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Turkey a
Captain Sami Saeed Farea, the Executive Chairman – Chairman of the Board of Directors has headed to Egypt (Alexandria) to continue discussion with officials of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport on establishing an academy in the Governorate of Aden. The Chairman will als
The United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) ordering spree has come to an end with a final order for one 18,000 TEU container vessel at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea. The company announced yesterday that the final option for additional boxship had been exercised, bringing the total order to
P&O Maritime is boosting its tug operations to serve customers in the Port of Maputo, Mozambique with the delivery of a new 60 ton ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) tug, the “Sereia” which will begin operations at the end of March. The new tug was built by Sanmar in Turkey under P&O Maritime supervision and
Caterpillar has introduced its new Cat® 311F RR excavator, powered with a 70 net horsepower (52 kW) C3.4B engine that meets U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. The new machine features a reduced radius that limits over-the-side tail swing to just 20 inches (508 mm). A massive 5,400-pound (2 4
Uljanik to Build Dredger for IHC Merwede On February 28, 2014, IHC Global Production B.V, part of IHC Merwede, and Uljanik d.d. signed the contract for the construction of one self-propelled cutter suction dredger. UK: Boskalis Westminster Wins Cowes Breakwater Contract Cowes Harbour Commission (C
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for February 2014 was 1,341, up 16 from the 1,325 counted in January 2014, and up 66 from the 1,275 counted in February 2013. The international offshore rig count for February 2014 was 318, up 16 from the 302 counted in Janua
Italy’s energy company Edison is in talks with Noble Energy and Delek Group to buy two offshore gas fields in Israel. According to Reuters, which quoted people close to the matter, Edison is interested in acquiring Karish and Tanin fields located in the Mediterranean sea, for an undisclosed price.
APM Terminals’ container throughput increased to 36.3 million TEUs, as measured by equity share, reflecting an overall 3% growth in volume through the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network in 2013. Invested capital rose to $6.1 billion USD during the past year as work on seven new terminals and expa
Combined Maritime Forces responded to a Thai-flagged VLCC’s distress signal when two skiffs began advancing on the vessel in a suspicious manner. On Friday 28 February, at 12:18pm, lookouts on board the Thailand flagged merchant cargo ship, MV Tateyama, saw two small motor-powered skiffs carrying se
Drydocks World, the leading provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, completed and delivered Eagle Louisiana, the second of two Modular Capture Vessels (MCV) for the U.S. The first MCV, Eagle Texas, sailed away from Drydocks World’s yard in August last
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a large engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) project by an operator in the Arabian Gulf. The contract includes the engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of four new o
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded a substantial contract to provide the electrical power supply system for Saudi Aramco in the Abu Ali and Khursaniyah fields in the Arabian Gulf. The project includes the procurement, construction, and installation of tw
McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a substantial contract to provide the electrical power supply system for Saudi Aramco in the Abu Ali and Khursaniyah fields in the Arabian Gulf. This contract is included in McDermott’s fourth quarter 2013 backlog. The project includes the procurement,
