Business & Finance
Split Hopper Barge ‘Nab’ on Manor Marine’s Slipway
Jenkins Marine has contracted Manor Marine to provide slipway, repair and maintenance services for the split hopper barge Nab. The 44.10 meter dredging vessel will be on the slipway in Portland, Dorset, for nine weeks to undergo essential works. Commenting the latest news, Operations Director at Man
Cruise, Ferry Crews Among the Unhappiest, Report Finds
Seafarers on cruise vessels and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the shipping industry, a new report shows.
Ørsted Schedules Hornsea Four Formal Consultations
Ørsted is holding formal consultations related to the Hornsea Project Four offshore wind farm in September in the UK. At the events, the project’s location, as well as a non-technical summary of the preliminary environmental information report will be presented. The meetings will be held from 2 to 7
Seafarers Working on Dredgers Rank Among the Happiest in the Industry
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers recently, has revealed that seafarers working onboard dredging vessels are the most satisfied in the global maritime industry. The report, which is produced in association with leading mutual P&I insurer the Shipowner
TGS – Spectrum Merger Unconditional
All conditions for the merger between TGS-NOPEC Geophysical and Spectrum have been fulfilled, and the parties have declared the transaction unconditional. According to Spectrum’s update, the first day of trading in combined company is set for August 15, 2019. TGS agreed the merger with Spectrum, cre
Hapag-Lloyd to Fine Shippers for Misdeclared Hazardous Cargoes
The move comes on the back of a major fire aboard the Yantian Express in January 2019.
Saipem Sonsub in Final Trials of Its Subsea Intervention Drone
Saipem-Sonsub’s Hydrone-R underwater intervention drone was recently launched in water to start the endurance and qualification tests prior to its commercialisation by year’s end. The Hydrone Program is the key workstream of Saipem’s Technology Development Plan within subsea robotics; a strategic mo
CEMEX Go Innovation Launching VIDEO
The first of Damen’s new Marine Aggregate Dredger class, a 103.5 meter MAD 3500, was launched at Damen Shipyards Galati (DSGa) in Romania recently. The vessel, to be named the CEMEX Go Innovation, is the result of close cooperation between CEMEX UK Marine and Damen and represents the first of a new
SeaBird expects delays of over two months for two seismic surveys
Seismic services player SeaBird Exploration has estimated that its ongoing seismic surveys in West Africa and Americas will both be completed about two months later than originally planned, resulting in increased operating expenses. SeaBird said in late July that the completion of a niche 3D survey
Higher Transport Volumes Improve Hapag-Lloyd’s Earnings
Outlook remains unchanged despite possible trade restrictions and increasing geopolitical risk.
James Fisher Acquires Brazilian Continental
James Fisher and Sons has acquired 60% of the share capital of Continental Participação E Administração, the holding company of Serviços Marítimos Continental, for a total cash consideration of £7.5m. Continental is an air diving service provider to the offshore oil sector in Brazil. Based in Macaé,
Damen, Marc Ink Pontoon Deal
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract for the delivery of a pontoon to a France-based company, Marc SA. The contract is a significant one for Damen, being the 100th order for a pontoon since the company opened its dedicated Pontoons & Barges product department in 2010. The client is a civil wo
Royal IHC Hands Over TSHD LESSE
Royal IHC handed over the custom-built 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) LESSE to Baggerbedrijf de Boer – Dutch Dredging on Friday, August 2. The vessel, built at IHC’s partner yard MTG Dolphin BV in Bulgaria, is based on the success of IHC-built TSHDs ALBATROS and MAHURY (delivered in
PSW to provide BOP maintenance to Transocean’s Cat-D rigs
PSW Group has been awarded a contract with Transocean for storage and maintenance of blowout preventers (BOP) for Cat-D rigs.