Business & Finance
Safmarine Takes Delivery of Its New WAFMAX from South Korea
Safmarine Chachai, a new 4500 teu, Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containership, was delivered to Safmarine on Monday 21 May, 2012. The Safmarine Chachai – which features Safmarine’s distinctive bright white hull – joins her sister-ships, the Safmarine Chilka and Safmarine Chambal, in the A.P Moller-Maers
UK: Cygnus Instruments Displays Cygnus DIVE at Seawork 2012
Cygnus Instruments (stand B15), the leading manufacturer of Multiple Echo Ultrasonic Underwater Thickness Gauges, displays and demonstrates its latest Underwater model, the Cygnus DIVE at Seawork 2012. Packed with new features, it has been designed to be worn on the diver’s wrist, freeing a hand whi
Germany: GL, MAN – Study on Costs and Benefits of LNG as Ship Fuel
GL and MAN issue joint study on costs and benefits of LNG as ship fuel for container vessels. Using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as ship fuel has recently gained more attention not only in Europe, but also in Asia and the USA. Ship owners interested in LNG as ship fuel are currently facing a number [
UK: North Sea Giant Receives Vessel of the Year Award for 2012
The prestigious Offshore Support Vessel of the Year Award for 2012 was recently given to the North Sea Giant, which was built to DNV class at the Metalships & Docks shipyard in Vigo, Spain. Introduced in 2010, the Offshore Support Journal Awards have been very well received by the industry and this
UK: Wood Group Bolsters Team with New Appointment
Wood Group, the international energy services company, announces that Mary Shafer-Malicki will join Wood Group as a non-executive director on 1 June 2012 and will also join the Board’s Nomination and Audit Committees. Mary worked for Amoco and BP for 17 years, latterly a Senior Vice President and CE
Norway: Statoil Charters New Light Well Intervention Vessels
Statoil has awarded contracts for new light well intervention (LWI) vessels. These “category A” units will contribute to increased recovery from Statoil’s approximately 500 operated subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil has on behalf of relevant licensees awarded a contract
UK: Bowtech Supplies Vision System for Scotland’s First Tidal Energy Project
Bowtech Products Ltd., a market leading manufacturer and supplier of cameras, LED lighting, connectors, fiber optic multiplexers and slip rings for use in underwater or hazardous area applications, to any ocean depth, has announced that they have supplied a vision system, to assist the installation
UK: New EPSRC Wave Test Facility Helps in Developing Technology
Developers of marine energy devices will soon be able to benefit from a wave and current test facility being built in Scotland. The facility’s circular 25-metre pool will be able to simulate combinations of waves of up to 28 metres high and currents up to twelve knots at up to one-tenth scale – cond
NOAA Presents New Nautical Chart for Northern Sea Route
NOAA formally presented yesterday to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic, a sparsely charted region that is seeing increased vessel traffic because of the significant loss of summer sea ice. The new chart depicts the full range of depth measurements and obj
Italy: Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Plan Presented
Yesterday the Emergency Deputy Commissioner for the sinking of the Costa Concordia, Franco Gabrielli, Costa Cruises, and the TITAN Salvage / Micoperi consortium – the team recently contracted for the salvage work – presented the approved plans for removing the wrecked ship Costa Concordia. The salva
Statoil Charters Light Well Intervention Vessels to Increase Recovery
Statoil has awarded contracts for new light well intervention (LWI) vessels. These “category A” units will contribute to increased recovery from Statoil’s approximately 500 operated subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil has on behalf of relevant licensees awarded a contract
Norway: Statoil Increases Recovery from Subsea Wells with LWI Vessels
Statoil has awarded contracts for new light well intervention (LWI) vessels. These “category A” units will contribute to increased recovery from Statoil’s approximately 500 operated subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Statoil has on behalf of relevant licensees awarded a contract
ICTSI Croatia Gears Up for Increased Activity
A year after taking over operation of Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) in the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, International Container Terminal Services, Inc. has developed and upgraded facilities and systems at the terminal as AGCT gears up for increased port activity, expending HR23 million in 20
Belgium: Wind Energy Can Create Economic Activity and Jobs, Says EWEA CEO
Wind energy can create economic activity and jobs, while saving money – that’s one of the conclusions Christian Kjaer, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), reaches in an opinion article published today in advance of the beginning of the European Council informal growth summit. Kjaer a