Green Marine
BMT Opens New Office in London, UK
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, yesterday announced the opening of a new central London office to support its rapid growth. The new complex, close to St Katherine’s Dock and the City of London will house elements of subsidiary companies,
International Chamber of Shipping Meets in London (UK)
The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) representing national shipowners’ associations from the Americas, Asia and Europe met in London last week. Issues discussed included: the development by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of a global mechanism for the M
TCV Stevedoring Receives New RTG Cranes
TCV Stevedoring Company, a stevedoring company in the Port of Valencia belonging to Grup TCB, last week took delivery of the components of its four new Konecranes RTG cranes. The new machinery, part of an ambitious investment programme at the terminal, will be erected on the Muelle de Levante dock i
Six Foreign Flagged Ships Detained in UK Ports during August 2013
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that six foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2013 after failing Port State Control ( PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were three new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports and
Eidesvik Enters New Contract for ‘Viking Prince’
Eidesvik Offshore and AGR Petroleum Services AS (AGR) on behalf of a well campaign, has entered into a contract for the LNG driven supply vessel Viking Prince. The firm period of this contract is for 12 wells and with an option for 8 more wells. AGR are supplier of Well Management services for these
BBC ICELAND Helps in Syrian Refugees Rescue Operation
The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering reports its vessel BBC ICELAND assisted a rescue operation where more than 300 Syrian refugees were found floating in fishing boats off the Italian-Sicilian coast on September 13. Due to its proximity t
UK: Port of Tyne Achieves World Class Standard
The Port of Tyne has picked up another accolade – this time for its Marine Pilotage Service. By achieving the International Standard for Maritime Pilot Organisations (ISPO), the Port of Tyne is one of only three pilotage authorities in the UK to have attained the standard and the 12th organisation w
Costa Concordia Parbuckling: Job Well Done!
Conclusion of the parbuckling phase of the Costa Concordia wreck removal proved to be a huge success, as the stakeholders confirm their satisfaction with the outcome. Despite numerous challenges, accurate calculations and predictions of the designers enabled the salvage team to carry out the operati
CPLP Acquires Three Newbuild Vessels
Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP), an international diversified shipping company announced on September 12, the successful acquisition of three 5,023 TEU container vessels, namely the M/V CCNI Angol (ex Hyundai Prestige), the M/V Hyundai Privilege and the M/V Hyundai Platinum, from its sponsor Ca
Farstad Secures Three Charter Contracts
Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded three charter contracts for two AHTS and one PSV vessel. Shell Brasil has awarded a 6 month contract with a two month option to the AHTS Far Senator (2013, UT 731 CD, 24,000 BHP) to support Shell’s drilling campaign in Brazil. AHTS Far Senator will leave the Nor
Port of Antwerp and EXMAR Announce Strategic Alliance for LNG Bunkering
As a result of a European public tender, the Antwerp Port Authority appointed ship owning company EXMAR as its strategic partner for LNG bunkering in the port of Antwerp. Both partners have teamed up for the development of an LNG bunkership as well as for the execution of several further required st
Costa Concordia Wreck Pulled Upright
The parbuckling operation has been successfully completed around 4:00 a.m this morning. Now the 950-foot long Costa Concordia wreck, with its gross tonnage of 114,500 GT, is upright and resting safely on the specially built artificial sea bed, at a depth of approximately 30 meters. The operation sta
The Parbuckling of Costa Concordia Enters Final Stage
The parbuckling of the Costa Concordia wreck entered into the final stage. The hull has been rotated for about 24 degrees from its original position. The tension activities were finished. At this point the salvage operation will continue by releasing the water into the sponsons that will rotate the
The Parbuckling Operation Reaches Midway of First Stage
The parbuckling of the Costa Concordia wreck is gaining momentum as the wreck rotates for another 7 degrees, thus reaching the midway of the first stage of the operation, the salvage team announced at a press conference. At this moment the wreck is detached from the seabed and it is completely secur