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Dredge Yard has delivered ball joint 1000 and 900 to MEDCO in Qatar. The ball joints for the pipes size of 1000 mm are suitable for 30 bar working pressure while the ball joints for the pipes size of 900 mm are suitable for 20 bar working pressure. All the ball joints have been designed […]
Today BIMCO publishes its Reflections 2013, a concise, condensed and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing the shipping industry, today and during the coming year. Shipping is a key facilitator of world trade, and the performance of this essential sector is completely interdependent wi
Miclyn Express Offshore Limited has informed that it has ceased operations in Iran. The Company’s last three vessels and crew operating in the region ceased operations by the end of 2012 calendar year and were safely withdrawn over the course of the past week. The Company has said it has been consid
Miclyn Express Offshore Limited informed the market it has ceased operations in Iran. The Company’s last three vessels and crew operating in the region ceased operations by the end of 2012 calendar year and were safely withdrawn over the course of the past week. The Company has been considering its
Amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) aimed at preventing accidents during lifeboat launching entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments, adopted in May 2011, add a new paragraph 5 to SOLAS regulation III/1, to require lifeboat on-load release mec
New regulations aimed at improving the energy efficiency of international shipping entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) were adopted in July 2011.They add a new chapter 4 Regulations on energy efficie
Maritime World, the leading entity promoting maritime excellence in the region, announced the reduction of tariff rates along all aspects of the business at Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Jadaf from January 2013. This is in light of Drydocks World – Dubai’s 30th Anniversary celebrations in 2013. The
Jan: Dutra Group Acquires Hopper Dredger “Stuyvesant” The Dutra Group has announced that it has added a hopper dredge, the Stuyvesant, to its fleet of dredges, marking an historic day in the company’s history. Feb: DEME Nabs Wheatstone LNG Dredging Deal Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd,
Read the most read Offshore Energy Today news in 2012: Dec: 77 Workers Injured in Rig Listing Incident Released from Hospital (Singapore) This is one of the worst industrial accidents we have seen in recent times, MOM Secretary says. Nov: FOGL Shares Soar on Scotia Discovery Speculation (Falklan
Italian Shipbuilder Fincantieri Delivers Costa Fascinosa Costa Fascinosa, the new flagship of Costa Cruises, was delivered to the cruise line on Saturday, May 5, by shipbuilder Fincantieri in Venice, Italy. Officially handed over at the Venice Passenger Terminal, Costa Fascinosa — with sister ship C
Offshore Energy Today team wishes all our readers and their loved ones a joyous holiday and a happy and prosperous New Year!
To Our Valued Readers – Happy New Year 2013
‘Vale Sohar’, one of the largest bulk carriers in the world, was welcomed to Oman by members of the North Al Batinah community headed by H.E. Sheikh Hilal bin Ali Al Habsi, Wali of Sohar. With the capacity to transport 400,000 tons of minerals and the length of four football fields, the vessel docke
