Green Marine
Gallery: Star Pride Joins Windstar’s Yacht Fleet
On May 5th, Windstar Cruises debuted the all new, all suite Star Pride in Barcelona, Spain during a christening ceremony and pier-side fiesta to celebrate the launch of the luxury yacht’s inaugural voyage through Spain, France, and Italy. Mrs. Nancy Anschutz, wife of Mr. Philip Anschutz, owner of Xa
CCWG, CSI Environmental Groups Mull Merger
BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) and the Clean Shipping Index (CSI)—two leading environmental reporting initiatives for ships and ship operators—signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate for cleaner, more efficient shipping. Through this agreement, the groups will explore a merger to
AGR’s Norwegian Consultancy Team on a Winning Streak
Global oil service company AGR announced that its Norwegian Consultancy team has been awarded multiple new contracts. Based in Stavanger, the team provides recruitment and consultancy services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The Norwegian operation is part of AGR’s world-wide Consultancy divis
Norway: TGS Faces Tax Evasion Charges
Økokrim, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, presented yesterday a criminal charge against TGS for violation of the Norwegian Tax assessment Act and the Norwegian Securities Trading Act related to a contract entered into with Skeie
Western Bulk Records Slight Rise in Its Q1 Performance
Western Bulk ASA, a global dry bulk shipping company, has commercially controlled an average fleet of 178 vessels in the first quarter of 2014 (Q1-14), according to the company’s newly released financial results. The Net TC result for the first quarter of 2014 ended at USD 12.4 million (Q4-13: USD 1
James Fisher Marine Services Partners Up with Mammoet Salvage
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS), part of James Fisher and Sons plc – one of the UK’s leading marine services providers, has signed a cooperation agreement with Mammoet Salvage B.V a division of Mammoet. Operating for over 200 years and with a global office network, Mammoet is a specialist in
Sponson Installation on Costa Concordia Resumes
Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi confirmed that the sponson installation operations on Costa Concordia wreck have immediately been resumed once the Monitoring Observatory gave its authorization. The two companies said last week that a request for the installation of the only sponson S12 had been wi
Ports of Stockholm, Tallinn to Cut Environmental Footprint in Baltic Sea
Ports of Stockholm and Port of Tallinn signed an important agreement to work together to improve the environment in the Baltic Sea. The two ports will jointly focus on the provision of future fuels, the management of ship-generated waste and the supply of electricity to vessels in port. Ports of Sto
Cargotec, Nordic Investment Bank Ink EUR 50 Mln Loan Deal
Cargotec Corporation and Nordic Investment Bank have signed an eight-year loan agreement totalling EUR 50 million (circa USD 69. 6) for financing the acquisition of Aker Solution’s mooring and loading systems unit finalised at the end of January 2014. The mooring and loading systems unit provides mo
Forland Shipping Takes 100 Pct Ownership of Forland Subsea’s Shares
Havyard Ship Invest AS has entered into an agreement with Forland Shipping today to sell Havyard’s 25% stake in Forland Subsea AS. Forland Subsea AS is the shipowning company of the subsea construction vessel “Lewek Inspector”. The Lewek Inspector is an inspection, maintenance & repair vessel, desig
Fairmount Tug Duo Tows ENSCO 5006 to Singapore
Tugs named Fairmount Summit and Fairmount Alpine have towed rig ENSCO 5006 safely from Cyprus to Singapore. The Fairmount twins towed the rig over about 13,000 miles. Before the departure off Limasol, Cyprus, both Fairmount tugs performed anchor handling work for the rig. On request of its owners, c
EUNAVFOR Medevacs Seafarer from Container Ship
On 30 April, container ship MV Jumme Trader launched an SOS message after a crew member became very ill. The SOS was picked up by the EU Naval Force flagship, FGS Brandenburg and the Force Commander on board immediately directed EU Naval Force French warship, FS Floréal, to provide medical assistanc
BOA Thalassa to Conduct 3D EM Survey in North Sea
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract from North Energy ASA worth NOK 10 million (USD 1.7 million) for 3D EM data acquisition in the North Sea. The survey is expected to commence early May, using the vessel BOA Thalassa. The vessel is BOA Offshore’s newbuild, of MT 6007 desi
Tidal Transit Wins GBP 48,000 SCORE Grant
North-Norfolk based, Tidal Transit, offshore transport and transit service providers to the North Sea wind energy industry, received a £48,000 grant from Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE). Born from an established business offering day charter fishing trips from Brancaste