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HS Ocean Group Appoints New Managing Director of McTays
Marine services specialist HS Ocean Group has announced the appointment of Peter Breslin as Managing Director of its shipbuilding and repair subsidiary McTays. Peter has joined the fast-growing international business to develop McTays’ range of shipbuilding services and associated work-streams with
UK: Felixstowe Expansion Commences
Work has started at the Port of Felixstowe on the latest expansion of the UK’s largest container port. VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, has been appointed as the lead contractor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres. The work will increase the combined
Drifting Cargo Vessel Wilson Gdynia in Need of a Tug, UK
Eight crew members of the stricken general cargo vessel Wilson Gdynia are still waiting for help after the ship lost steerage approximately 20 miles west of Skerryvore Lighthouse, South West of Tiree on April 12th. According to the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency, the Barbados-flagged vessel alert
TGE Marine Signs LNG Fuel Gas Systems Contract with Rolls-Royce
TGE Marine has signed the contract with Rolls-Royce Marine AS for the design and supply of the LNG fuel gas package destined for the conversion of an oil tanker. TGE Marine’s scope of supply comprises engineering and delivery of two vacuum insulated LNG tanks, each 150 m3 and the gas processing equi
Tetsuya Kinoshita Appointed to Green Award Foundation Board of Experts
The Netherlands-based Green Award Foundation said that ClassNK Executive Vice President Tetsuya Kinoshita has been selected to serve on its Board of Experts from 1 May 2014. The Green Award Foundation was established under the initiative of the Rotterdam Municipal Port Management and the Dutch Minis
DNV GL Wins Environment Protection Award
DNV GL won the “Environment Protection Award” at the 2014 Seatrade Asia Awards held on 7 April. “We are honored to have received this award, which reflects the industry’s recognition of DNV GL’s environmental best practices,” said Steen Lund, Regional Manager for DNV GL Maritime South East Asia & Pa
Prosafe Secures New Contracts for Its Accommodation Rigs
Prosafe and BG Group have agreed a change to the Safe Bristolia accommodation support vessel work programme in 2014 to allow inclusion of a contract award from ConocoPhillips Petroleum Company U.K. Limited for the provision of the vessel at the Judy platform in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. Oper
Twenty-Nine Vessels Changed Owners Last Week
Lion Shipbrokers said that a total of twenty-nine vessels have been acquired by various shippers last week. Seven bulkers, three container vessel and nineteen tankers changed their owners. Lion Shipbrokers said in its weekly report: “The BDI is going south for one more week, standing at 1002 today,
Andy Waugh Unveils 90m Superyacht Concept, the NOUVEAU
Yacht designer Andy Waugh recently presented a concept that pushes the boundaries of the yacht aesthetic to an extreme degree, the 90m superyacht NOUVEAU. Inspired by the works of the classical exponents of the Art Nouveau style including Alphonse Mucha and Antoni Gaudi the design encapsulates the k
BBC Chartering Starts New Office in Bilbao, Spain
The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering, launched a new representative office in Bilbao, Spain effective April 10, 2014. This follows the recent opening of a French representation the carrier has introduced in January. BBC Chartering’s global
Top News of the Week April 7 – April 12, 2014
Video: Damen’s Shipment Reaches Rotterdam Last Friday, a shipment that left China seven weeks ago carrying 13 new Damen Stan Pontoons and 10 other Damen vessels arrived in Rotterdam. ILO Visits ‘B Ladybug’ Drifting off Malta International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives visited the crew of
‘Oleg Strashnov’ Installs Meerwind Topside
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s crane vessel “Oleg Strashnov” has completed the installation of the 3,300 mT transformer topside of the WindMW Meerwind project. The installation took place at a water depth of 23 meters in the German Bight on 3rd April. With the installation of the topside the wind farm is co
ABB Gets ‘Red Dot Award’ for Its New RCS
ABB, has been awarded the prestigious “red dot award” 2014 for the tabletop operator control unit of its new Remote Control Station (RCS). An international panel of 40 experts assessed products submitted by more than 1,800 manufacturers, designers and architects from 53 nations, evaluating the degre
New Simulation Complex for City of Glasgow College (UK)
Transas Marine and City of Glasgow College have signed a contract for a ship simulator suite. The simulation centre in the Riverside campus which is under construction, will be one of the largest, the most up to date and most technically advanced simulation suite in the UK. Training courses are expe