Business & Finance
Navantia, Veercraft Marine Sign MoU on Patrol Vessels for South Africa Navy
Navantia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Veercraft Marine, the shipbuilding company located in South Africa, in which both parties wish to collaborate with regards to the construction of Offshore Patrol Vessels and Inshore Patrol Vessels for the South Africa Navy, in relation with BIRO
Keel-Laying Ceremony for Martens Marine’s AHTS Vessel at Chinese Shipyard
On February 15th 2012, the keel-laying ceremony of Martens Marine’s 58.7 m AHTS Vessel YX3159 was held on slipway No.2 at Yuexin shipyard. The vessel is built to ABS Class standards and includes following notations: “OFFSHORE SUPPORT VESSEL, AH, TOWING VESSEL, FIRE FIGHTING VESSEL CLASS 1”，AMS,and D
Denmark: IMO’s Meeting on Ship Design and Equipment for Crew Protection Against Noise
United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has just held a meeting in the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE). With Denmark as the promoter, the DE Sub-Committee has strived to develop new, binding, international regulations on the protection of the crew against noise. The
USA: HII Gets Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 27
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $70 million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead materials for LPD 27, the 11th amphibious transport dock of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class. The funds awar
UK: Seajacks Publishes Zaratan Construction Summary
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
Norway: Kongsberg Evotec Establishes New Department
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has established a new department dedicated to developing its crane and lifting products for the offshore supply and subsea segment. The department, which opened officially in January 2012 is based in Molde, Norway, with production ta
Germany: Hapag-Lloyd Publishes Environmental and Sustainability Brochure
40 examples of active environmental protection / Main objective to reduce CO2 emissions / Statutory regulations often fulfilled voluntarily in advance / Pioneer in the shipping industry Hapag-Lloyd has published its new sustainability brochure under the title “Driven by Responsibility”. It not only
Australia: BMT WBM Secures Environmental and Safety Certification
BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy has successfully secured both ISO 14001 Environmental Management and ISO 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certification as part of its drive to comply with the latest, i
Norway: Songa Offshore Wins Additional Cat D Rig Contracts from Statoil
Songa Offshore SE announces that its 100% owned subsidiary, Songa Rig AS, has received and accepted a Letter of Award (LOA) from Statoil for two newbuild “cat D” semisubmersible rigs. This award follows the agreement of July 2011 between Songa Rig AS and Statoil for the first two cat D rigs. The con
Norway: GC Rieber Shipping Reports Good Progress in 2011
– 2011 was a year of good progress for GC Rieber Shipping, said CEO Irene W. Basili as the Company announced fourth quarter and full year financial figures today. – Operating revenue increased by NOK 65 million and operating profit before depreciation and capital gains by NOK 91 million. This reflec
USA: Northwest Energy Angels Invest in Nine Cleantech Companies
The Northwest Energy Angels, the Pacific Northwest’s only angel group focused exclusively on providing early-stage capital to cleantech entrepreneurs, continued its mission of building a vibrant cleantech community in 2011 by investing more than $880,000 in nine cleantech companies, one receiving a
Norway: Kongsberg Opens ‘Offshore Cranes’ Department
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has established a new department dedicated to developing its crane and lifting products for the offshore supply and subsea segment. The department, which opened officially in January 2012 is based in Molde, Norway, with production ta
Carnegie Welcomes ‘The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK’ Report
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited welcomes the UK House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee report on ‘The Future of Marine Renewables in the UK.’ The report highlights the opportunities and benefits of developing a world leading marine energy industry and the need for th
UK: Northern Divers Complete Year-Long Project in Humber Estuary
Specialist divers battling strong tides and zero-visibility have completed a year-long project to cover parts of an exposed underwater pipeline in the Humber estuary. Teams from Hull-based commercial diving and underwater civil engineering company Northern Divers worked up to 60ft below the surface