Business & Finance
Shipowners Must Do More to Prevent Engineroom Fires (Norway)
Shipowners are increasingly lax when it comes to upholding 2003 amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention that are designed to prevent engineroom fires, according to a loss prevention circular from Gard. The circular says that the risk of fire is highest when maintenance work is taking plac
Germany: Hamburg Welcomes MSC Cruises to Her New Home Port
2 April saw Hamburg welcome the ‘MSC Lirica’ to its new home port within the scope of a celebratory reception on board the cruise ship. Between April and October, the ‘MSC Lirica’ will be heading out from and back to Hamburg on a total of 25 cruises. Hamburg. In the early morning hours of 2 [&hellip
Talisman to Use Rowan Stavanger Jack-up on Rev Field (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given consent to Talisman Energy Norge AS for the use of the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig for production drilling. The consent relates to drilling of production wells on the Rev field in production licence 038C. Water depth at the site is 87 metres. Talisman
UK: Senergy Appoints Third Director to Its Leadership Team
Senergy Development Solutions (SDS), which specializes in oil and gas facilities engineering and total project delivery, has positioned itself to harness the increasing market demand for its services by appointing a third director to its leadership team. Rob Fisher joins fellow directors Murray Doug
Bilfinger Berger Teams Up with Polish Partners to Produce Offshore Wind Foundations
Bilfinger Berger, together with Polish partners, have established a joint venture for the production of steel foundations for offshore wind turbines. The Group, together with steel construction specialists Crist and the state-owned investment fund MARS, will manufacture steel structures that will be
Royal Norwegian Navy Acquires Four Additional REMUS 100 AUVs
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) has purchased four additional REMUS 100 systems. The AUVs were acquired by the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) on be
UK: CMAL Appoints Aspect Surveys for Port Hydrographic Survey
Mariners are advised that CMAL have appointed Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys Ltd as contractor to conduct hydrographic and topographic surveys of all of its port areas. A detailed bathymetric survey of the seabed at the existing piers, approach channels and adjacent shorelines at all operational
The Netherlands: Shipkits BV to Deliver Cargo Vessel ‘Abis Dover’
This Abis ‘Dover’ is Vuyk Engineering Groningen designed 6000 tonne twin screw, diesel-electric powered, multipurpose special cargo vessel. It has two separate engine rooms aft and a forward situated superstructure for accommodation and wheelhouse. The hull has a raked stem with a bulbous bow, and i
Greece: Tsakos Energy Announces Order of New LNG Carrier
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited today announced the order of one plus one state-of-the-art LNG carrier for delivery Q1 2015 at a major South Korean yard. The vessel is of the new tri-fuel design enabling the ship to run on fuel oil, marine diesel/gas oil and natural gas offering attractive alternat
Norway: COSL Innovator Gets Acknowledgement of Compliance
The semi-submersible drilling facility COSLInnovator has received the PSA’s Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC). On 30 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) granted COSL Drilling Europe AS an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the semi-submersible drilling facility COSLInnovat
Nautronix Opens New Office in Norway
Nautronix celebrate the opening of a new office in Norway, which is located at Nedre Strandgate 27 in Stavanger, and are also delighted to announce the appointment of Jørn Berg as Vice President of Sales for Norway. Nautronix see huge growth in the Norwegian market for their full range of products a
UK: Nova Proposes Tidal Turbines for Cuan Sound
A sales pitch by Nova Innovation on local tidal energy generation was held on April 7 at the Eilean Eisdeal, the community trust on Easdale Island, Forargyll informs. Last year Nova Innovation engaged in consultations with Eilean Eisdeal and neighbouring slate islands of Luing and Seil, on advantage
UK: BMT Isis Validates Approach Channel Design for Queen Elizabeth Carriers
BMT Isis Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced the completion of its latest project to validate BMT’s design for the Portsmouth Approach Channel, a design conceived to ensure that the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales ca
Spain: Ibercisa Supplies Deck Equipment for McDermott’s Vessel
Ibercisa has supplied deck equipment for the lay vessel “North Ocean V” for the North American Company McDermott, built at the Vigo shipyard Metalships & Docks. The supply includes combined anchor winches for 60 mm diam. chain, mooring winches machinery and pedal driven Capstan bollards. This is the