Green Marine
Saipem Approves Sale of Firenze FPSO to Eni
The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. has approved today the signing of an agreement with Eni for the sale of the Firenze FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) business line for €336 million. The agreement will see the sale to Eni of the Firenze FPSO unit, currently deployed in the Eni
UK: Transport Minister Visits Southampton’s Container Terminal
The £150m project is in its advanced stages with construction of the four new high cranes, together worth £28m, well advanced. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport saw the new 500m quay designed to accommodate the latest generation of ultra large container vessels. He also heard
Trelleborg Expands Docking and Mooring Services
Trelleborg is expanding the docking and mooring service of its marine systems operation as part of an ongoing commitment to better servingits global customer base through local presence. To make certain that all customers have access to the same high quality support, from conceptual design through t
New Contract for SOFF’s CSV ‘Normand Pacific’
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has entered into a contract with Ceona, where Ceona charter the CSV “Normand Pacific” for a period of 1 year firm with an additional 1 year option. The contract commences in April 2014. The contract value is confidential between the parties, but in line with present marke
ENSM Inaugurates Transas’ VTS Simulator (France)
The National Maritime College of France Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) officially inaugurated its state-of the-art VTS Simulator delivered and installed by the Transas Marine. New VTS Simulation Suite meets all relevant requirements stated by the IALA recommendation V-103 on Standards fo
Hurtigruten Fleet to Use NAVTOR’s Innovative ENC Service
E-navigation specialist NAVTOR has secured one of its most high-profile customers to date, with the news that the entire Hurtigruten fleet has signed up to use its innovative ENC Service. The agreement has been reached ahead of the July 2014 deadline for existing passenger vessels to conform with IM
Cathelco to Supply ICCP Systems for Two FPSOs
Cathelco are supplying ICCP hull corrosion protection systems for two FPSOs which are being constructed through conversion by SBM Offshore to provide production and storage facilities in the Lula field off the Brazilian coast for a consortium headed by Petrobras. The FPSOs Cidade de Maricá and Cidad
ERMA FIRST Gets Technical Achievement Award at Greek Shipping Awards 2013
ERMA FIRST S.A., the Piraeus based Ballast Water Treatment Vendor, was honored with the Technical Achievement Award from Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2013. The glamorous 10th Anniversary of LLOYD’S List Greek Shipping Awards 2013, which hosted over thousand distinguished guests from the shippi
UK: BMT Designers & Planners Appoints Vice President of Business Development
BMT Designers & Planners (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced the appointment of Ralph Duncan as Vice President of Business Development. A University of New Mexico, Naval Postgraduate School and Stanford Univer
Spanish Navy Takes Over Command of NATO Counter-Piracy Operation from Norway
Commodore Henning Amundsen, Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE (SNMG1), handed over command of NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD task force (CTF-508) at one minute past midnight December 7 to Rear-Admiral Eugenio Diaz Del Rio, Commander SNMG2. The two commanders and staffs met and
GL Academy Hellas on Ship to Ship Transfer
On 2, 3 and 4 December, 2013 a special workshop on Ship to Ship transfer (STS) operations was organized by GL Academy Hellas in cooperation with the Laboratory of Maritime Transport of NTUA and DNV Academy, at the Metropolitan Hotel in Athens. The “Workshop on Ship to Ship (STS) transfer of crude oi
Seagull Launches Tokyo Keiki Type Specific ECDIS Module
Leading maritime training provider, Seagull, announced the release of its latest equipment specific ECDIS training module for Tokyo Keiki ECDIS. Developed in close cooperation with Tokyo Keiki, one of the major ECDIS manufacturers, this latest addition to Seagull’s range of type specific ECDIS train
GAC Reveals Eco-Friendly HullWiper
GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new innovation offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning. Despite its compact size of just 3 x 1.5 x 0.80 m, the high-speed, remotely-operated v
New Contract for SeaBird’s ‘Harrier Explorer’ Source Vessel
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announced that the Harrier Explorer has been awarded a contract as a source vessel in North West Europe. The contract has an estimated duration of about 110 days and an estimated value of approximately USD 8 million. Startup is expected around the 20th of December