Business & Finance
KfW IPEX-Bank to Fund Dream Cruises’ New Ship Duo
The financing package comprises around EUR 2.6 billion with a total investment volume of just under EUR 3.1 billion.
Kraken SeaVision Sensors for GEOMAR
Kraken Robotics’ German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik, has been awarded a contract to deliver 3,000 meter rated SeaVision laser scanning sensors to the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany. The contract value is approximately $0.5 million with delivery expected during Q1, 2020. U
Economou Takes DryShips Private
The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019.
CEDA Dredging Days 2019 Program Announced
CEDA Dredging Days is the flagship conference of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and is one of the main events on the dredging industry calendar. It’s widely considered to be the primary forum for leading researchers, and industry experts, to share ideas, discuss challenges and consider pote
World’s Largest Boxship Wraps Up Maiden Voyage
MSC Gülsün arrived in Europe after completing its first voyage from the north of China.
Alewijnse Makes Progress on New TSHD Project
Alewijnse Global Director Sales & Marketing Christel Pullens recently visited Supervisor Gert-Jan Bottinga, working with his team on a new dredger. During the visit, she was given a tour of the yard and the ongoing works. Pullens was pleased with the progress being made on this project, sanding comp
JFD, Y-40 Team Up on Pressurised Submarine Escape Training
JFD has formed a strategic partnership with Y-40, owner and operator of the world’s deepest pool to facilitate submarine escape training as required by navies worldwide. The development further strengthens JFD’s presence in the Italian market, and going forward the company will expand the use of the
Scottish Govt to Nationalize Ferguson Marine Shipyard
The development would enable completion of two ferries being built at the shipyard for CMAL.
HAM 318 Delivers Last Load of Sand at Walcott
North Norfolk District Council has just announced that the last load of sand for the Bacton to Walcott Sandscaping project was pumped at Walcott Sunday, 18 August. According to the Council, hopper dredger HAM 318 completed the sand nourishment work yesterday and is now sailing back to the Netherland
Video: Norwegian Encore Floated Out at Meyer Werft
Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest ship emerges for the first time from the shipbuilding dock.
Irish Dockers Call for Safer Work Practice at Ports
The move comes on the back of a recent fatal incident on the Irish docks.
EMEC Seeks OceanDEMO Project Manager
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a project manager to manage the OceanDEMO project. Educated to degree level in a relevant financial or technical subject, the OceanDEMO Project Manager will oversee the work of the project team to ensure delivery of agreed outputs and will mana
US Issues Warrant to Seize Iranian Tanker Grace 1
US DoJ issued a warrant to seize the tanker “based on violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.”
Swire Seabed Wraps Up Equinor Unmanned Pipeline Inspection
Swire Seabed has completed a second offshore pipeline campaign for Equinor in the North Sea. The campaign, undertaken in July 2019, is the first fully unmanned offshore pipeline inspection ‘over the horizon’ ever completed, surveying up to 100 kilometers from the shore. The recent inspections by Swi