Green Marine
BRIL Announces New Additions to Its Fleet
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL), part of Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor, Bibby Offshore, has further expanded its fleet by signing a charter agreement for an IRM (Inspection Repair and Maintenance) light construction vessel and adding an additional two ROVs (Remote Operating
Boxship Yusuf Cepnioglu Runs Aground off Greece
The 116m-long Turkish boxship, Yusuf Cepnioglu ran aground on the coast of Mykonos island, the Aegean Sea, Hellenic Coast Guard reported on Saturday, March 8th 2014. On its route to Tunisia and with 14 members on board, the vessel was carrying 204 containers when it hit the rocks of northern tip of
USS George H.W Bush Docks in Antalya, Turkey
The newest Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived in Antalya, Turkey for a scheduled port visit, on March 9. “This port visit is designed to strengthen maritime security working with our Turkish partners,” the Navy said in a release. Aside to scheduled s
Global Maritime Performs FEED for Offshore Based Fish Farm in Norway
Global Maritime has performed the technical design and engineering (FEED) of an offshore based fish farm for Ocean Farming AS in Norway, a subsidiary of the SalMar Group. The new design combines the best of existing technology and solutions from the Norwegian fish farming industry and the offshore o
Global Tech I Hires Installation Vessel ‘Bold Tern’
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd., which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has been awarded an additional transport and installation contract by the German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH for the installation vessel “Bold Tern”. The Bold Tern will join h
SMA and Luka Koper Sign Collaboration (Slovenia)
Last week, the director of Slovenian Maritime Administration (SMA) Jadran Klinec and Luka Koper’s Management Board President Gašpar Gašpar Mišič signed a letter of intent in order to provide a comprehensive collaboration with a special emphasis on the following issues: – regular forms of professiona
DNV GL Launches Subsea Power Cable Guideline
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts, today announced the launch of its guideline “Subsea power cables in shallow water renewable energy applications”, which provides a comprehensive review of subsea power cable practice and advice for managing the risk commonly associa
Hoover Buys Container Company Ltd.
Hoover Container Solutions (Hoover), has acquired Container Company Ltd., a leading supplier of cargo carrying units (CCUs) for the offshore oil and gas industry. This acquisition complements Hoover’s recent acquisitions of Consult Supply AS and Dolphin Energy Equipment making Hoover one of the larg
J.J. Ugland’s Bulk Carrier LIVANITA Sold
J.J. Ugland Companies said that in line with the ongoing company strategy to renew the bulk carrier fleet the LIVANITA, as the oldest vessel in the bulker fleet, has been sold and recently delivered. The bulker fleet will be further renewed late 2014 and early 2015 when two supramax newbuildings wil
Accommodation Platform for DanTysk Wind Farm Near Completion
A five and a half-storey house of steel, sitting 20 metres above the sea, measuring 20 metres high and weighing 2500 tonnes, is starting to take shape in Kiel. The Schleswig-Holstein shipyard Nobiskrug is currently building the accommodation platform for the DanTysk offshore wind farm, commissioned
Norsafe Conducts Drop Test with GES45 Freefall Lifeboat (Norway)
Norsafe completed four successful drop tests with the advanced GES45 freefall lifeboat during a factory acceptance test (FAT) this week. “The boats were released from 25.2 metres. All requirements were met, and these are some of the best Norsafe drops I have ever seen”, says project manager Rune And
RS: New Phase of LNG Carriers Training Completed
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has carried out a new phase of surveyors training on classification services for LNG carriers. The first phase (2008 to 2010) was carried out by RS in cooperation with American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and included a theoretical course for surveyors accordi
EU Maritime Security: The Role of the Industry in Fighting Piracy Is Crucial
In the recent years, the EU has incrementally increased its efforts to stem piracy, a phenomenon that has plagued the shipping industry for the better part of the last decade. The wide array of tools at the EU’s disposal (military deployment, development and humanitarian aid, trade agreements, capac
RS Technical Director Receives RF Government Prize
Vladimir I. Evenko, Technical Director – Head of Classification Directorate of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has been honored with the Government of the Russian Federation Prize for 2013 in the field of science and technology with the title ‘Laureate of the Prize of the Government of th