Green Marine
BP Norway Contracts Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement to provide engineering, modifications and maintenance services for BP-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway. The contract has a period of up to two years valued at maximum $302.5 million, with options to extend the work by as many as four years.
Port of Antwerp Strengthens Links to South-East Netherlands
Danser Group/BCTN, and Oosterhout Container Terminal/Brabant Intermodal, Markiezaat Container Terminal and Pro-log, have established new barge and road connections, further linking the Port of Antwerp with the network of inland terminals in South-East Netherlands. Both projects started mid May 2014.
Navis DP2 Systems for FOS THOR
Dynamic positioning control systems from Navis Engineering have met the performance expectations set out in the sea trials of the 62m aluminum fast supply vessel (FSV) FOS THOR. FOS THOR, equipped to meet the highest industry standards and the largest vessel of its type to be built in Asia, features
TCB to Increase Handling Capacity with Cargotec STS Cranes
Kalmar, a subdivision of Cargotec, has been awarded the contract to increase the operating height of three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes by six metres for Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona, S.L. (TCB) in Spain. The project has been generated in anticipation of increased container traffic brought abo
MCTAYS Becomes Doosan Engine Distributor
MCTAYS, the shipbuilding subsidiary of HS Ocean Holdings (HSOH), has signed an agreement to distribute Doosan Marine Diesel Engines in the UK, Nigeria, Gabon and Congo. The company will supply both mechanical engines and next generation electronically controlled engines which comply with European em
Cammell Laird Marks WWI Centenary with Ship Dazzling
Painters from a British shipyard and engineering services company Cammell Laird have started work transforming a pilot boat into a camouflage dazzle design to mark the centenary of the First World War. Carlos Cruz-Diez has been commissioned to design the dazzle pattern for the Edmund Gardner vessel
Goltens Inks Global Distribution Agreement with Bactest
Goltens Green Technologies, independent ballast water treatment service provider, has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with UK based Bactest Ltd. for the award-winning portable fast contamination testing product, Speedy Breedy. Through this agreement, Goltens Green Technologies, wit
Tuco Introduces New FRB and Daughter Crafts
Tuco Marine Group (Tuco) has developed a new series of vessels consisting of 16 boat models designed especially for the most critical and tough working conditions at sea. With the development of the new ProZero series Tuco has focused on innovation and on minimizing the weight of the vessels in the
DFDS Transfers Ships to Lloyd’s Register
DFDS, northern Europe’s largest integrated shipping and logistics company is transferring eight ships into Lloyd’s Register class to help further support the DFDS Seaways operational activities. The increase in ships classed by LR deepens and broadens the support provided by the classification marke
WSS to Put Fuel Quality & Welding Safety under Spotlight at Posidonia
Introducing its innovative fuel oil treatment range and integrated welding safety products and services at this year’s Posidonia exhibition, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) will be providing expert advice on both for the entire duration of the show. Engineered to maintain vessel performance and engin
PureDry Helps Waste Fuel Recovery
MARPOL rule MEPC.1/Circ.642 , introduced in 2008, has allowed the recovery and reuse of the HFO fraction of waste oil as engine fuel. Alfa Laval’s PureDry separator allows vessels to recover practically all of their fuel oil losses, which range from 0.5 to 2% of their total fuel consumption. PureDry
CMA CGM Supports Port of Koper Expansion Plans
CMA CGM’s 334-metre long Cendrillon, the longest ship ever to enter the Port of Koper, was moored alongside the Container Terminal. The Cendrillon, with the capacity of 8500 TEUs, is the first in a series of five larger ships that the French container shipping company will include in the existing Ph
GeoSea Issues Westermost Rough Project Update
GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 kilometres off the coast of Hull, in the North East England, UK. As main contractor for the foundations, GeoSea has been
NYK, TSSI Invest in ME-GI LNG Tanker Duo
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and the Knutsen Group / TS Shipping Invest AS (TSSI), have concluded joint investment and financing arrangements on a 50:50 basis for two new 176,000 m3 ME-GI LNG tanker vessels that will be chartered to Spanish energy company Gas Natural on a 20-year plus basis from their