Having initiated ECDIS program by fitting Transas dual ECDIS on the entire fleet back in early 2006 when ECDIS regulation was only a long-term plan, Arcadia Shipmanagement has teamed up again with Transas Hellas in order to conclude the program and shift its fleet to paperless navigation. All dual E
The first Danish ballast water management system has just been approved. Green growth The Danish company DESMI Ocean Guard A/S has had its ballast water management system approved – as the first company in Denmark. When the system is installed on board a ship, it removes plants and animals that coul
Offshore company Allseas has signed for the delivery of a supply chain forwarding portal by logistics software supplier Yellow Star Solutions. The system must assist Allseas to centrally manage their logistics processes. The supply chain forwarding system is a tailor-made solution for production com
The Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin, has visited two major businesses in the North East to learn more about the region’s port and logistics capabilities. The senior government figure visited PD Ports, owners and operators of Teesport, the North East’s premier containe
Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a one year contract to supply two crew transfer vessels to Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited. RWE Innogy’s flagship Gwynt y Môr development is currently one of the largest in construction
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded the single largest contract in the history of the company since it was founded in 1999. The contract is for a firm period of 5 years starting in the first quarter of 2014 with options for another 3 years and covers subsea Inspection, Ma
A revolutionary new container design is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any time. UK-based container design company Container Group Technology (CGT) Ltd has announced the availa
Rotterdam will be the first port in the world to reward ocean-going LNG tankers which possess the Green Award certificate. The Port Authority will give these ships 6% discount on port dues when they arrive in Rotterdam. LNG tankers have arrived in Rotterdam since the opening of the Gate terminal in
February 4, 2013 marked the beginning of a 5-year collaboration between the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) and Kongsberg Norcontrol IT (KNC) to develop and establish a new national Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system. The contract covers replacement of the current VTS systems in Horten, Brev
Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a year framework agreement to charter vessels to Dong Energy in Germany. With more than 20 years experience in the wind power industry, Dong Energy is one of the leading offshore wind farm deve
Current measurements of the ESA ice thickness satellite CryoSat-2 have shown that the total mass of the Arctic sea ice was 36 per cent smaller last autumn than during the same period in the years 2003 to 2008. Five years ago the autumn ice volumes averaged 11900 km3. But in the second quarter of 201
V.Ships Turkey announced that it has recently agreed an offshore crewing contract with Polarcus, a pure play marine geophysical company with principal office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Polarcus has a long-term collaboration arrangement with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) and recently
Peel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period. The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young peopl
Island Offshore announced that Team Marine has declared the second, of five, one year option on the MV Island Champion. The vessel has been on charter with Team Marine since she was delivered in 2006 and is presently supporting the Captain oil field at the UKCS. “Island Offshore looks forward to con
