Green Marine
Condor Opts for Wartsila’s AQUARIUS READY
Two Ro-Ro ferries owned by UK based Condor Ferries are to be retrofitted with Wartsila’s new AQUARIUS READY ballast water management system (BWMS) solution. The AQUARIUS READY concept has been developed by Wärtsilä to prepare vessels for the fitting of BWMS, while minimising vessel downtime, thereby
Vard Opens New Office in Canada
Vard Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has established a new subsidiary for ship design, engineering and sales activities in Canada. Vard Marine Inc. is a ship design and marine engineering company providing solutions for offsho
NAVANTIA Lands Another Contract in Australia
The Spanish state-owned company, NAVANTIA has secured another contract from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). RAN has contracted an extension of the supply of the Integrated Platform Management System, with the target of incorporating an advanced training system on board: On Board Training System (OB
Sabetta Seaport Environmental Review OK’d
Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage (Rosprirodnandzor) has approved the environmental expert review stating compliance of the project documentation “Construction of Seaport Facilities Near Sabetta Village at Yamal Peninsula, Including Creation of a Navigable Approach Canal in t
Nine Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in UK Ports during February 2014
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said that nine foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during February 2014 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. During February, there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports. Five vessels remained under d
Blue Water Prepares for Two Offshore Projects
Blue Water has been appointed as agent for A2SEA for the offshore projects Borkum Riffgrund and Westermost Rough. Both offshore wind parks are owned by DONG Energy. A2SEA will load the Siemens turbines in Esbjerg and install them respectively in German and UK waters. “At the moment, our agency team
Kalmar Bags STS Crane Refurbishment Contract
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a ship-to-shore (STS) crane refurbishment project by the Belawan International Container Terminal (BICT) in Medan, Indonesia. The contract was signed in December 2013, and the project is expected to be completed in August 2014. BICT is managed by Pelindo I,
U.S. Forces in Control of Libyan Tanker
A team of U.S. Navy SEALs has taken over control of the seized tanker Morning Glory, the Pentagon officials said this morning. The operation, approved by the U.S. President Obama, was carried out last night around 2am GMT upon the request of the Libyan and Cypriot governments. “No one was hurt tonig
JACCAR Eyes More Shares in BOURBON
The board of directors of JACCAR Holdings, a company which currently directly owns 26.2% of the share capital of BOURBON representing 27.3% of the voting rights, is preparing a proposed bid for the shares in BOURBON, at a price of €24 per share, cum dividend. This offer price represents a premium of
Babcock Completes Refit of DSV Bibby Polaris
Babcock has successfully completed a contract to undertake a substantial refit on Bibby Offshore’s dive support vessel (DSV), Polaris, at its Rosyth dockyard. The project was Bibby’s largest ever refit package and underlines Babcock’s move to expand its role in the maintenance and refitting of compl
EU Council and Parliament Agree on EMSA Funding
The EU member states’ permanent representatives have endorsed the compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning a regulation to finance the actions of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and g
Germany: E.R. Schiffahrt Boosts Onboard Energy Efficiency
E.R. Schiffahrt has become the first shipping company to implement the DNV GL e-learning course “Energy Efficiency on Board” across its entire fleet. Developed by DNV GL and E.R. Schiffahrt experts who worked on the concept as part of a pilot project, the course is designed to help operators to sign
Marubeni, GDF SUEZ Work Together on LNG Terminal
Marubeni Corporation has reached agreement with GDF SUEZ (France) on the participation in the offshore LNG receiving terminal project in Uruguay. The agreement is for providing the LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) which GDF SUEZ, through its affiliate International Power S.A. (Bel
Prosafe Enters LOI for Tender Support Operations
Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LoI) by an undisclosed oil major for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia semi-submersible accommodation vessel temporarily converted for tender support operations at a location on the Norwegian continental shelf. On site operations are planned to commen