Cargo ship Volgo Balt 199 sank in the Black Sea near the Turkish city of Istanbul. Three of twelve crew members that were reported missing have been saved, while nine are still searched after, BBC reports. The ship sank off the town of Sile on Istanbul’s coast due to stormy weather. “We confirmed th
A2SEA’s newly build Sea Installer calls into the Port of Esbjerg around the 6 December. Around New Year the ship will be sailing with two 6MW Siemens test mills to be installed at Gunfleet Sands. Hereafter the Sea Installer will work at the Anholt project where A2SEA then will have four vessels work
Leading independent offshore survey company UTEC has announced the acquisition of Geomarine Ltd. UTEC – which is based in Houston, Texas and has offices around the world including Aberdeen, Scotland – has acquired Geomarine Ltd which is headquartered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with operational offices i
IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), meeting at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 91st session from 26 to 30 November 2012, agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory, in the wake of the Costa Co
Norske Shell AS have awarded Atlantic Offshore an 18 months ERRV contract to support their drilling operation. Ocean Sky will commence mid January 2013. First and foremost, this proves that Atlantic Offshore are a preferred and reliable partner. Ocean Sky has worked for Norske Shell AS since 2000. [
Second-hand tanker market recorded four sales contracts last week, in which Greek shippers dominated again, according to Lion Shipbrokers Weekly report. Reportedly, Alpha Tankers, from Greece, paid USD 38 million for double hulled VLCC SAMCO AMERICA built at Hyundai Heavy yard in 2003. According to
Private equity fund NORD II is coming in as the new owner of Rapp Marine Group. The aim is to help the continuing development of the Bodø-based industrial group through growth in a global market. NORD II will supply fresh capital and engage in active ownership from the boardroom. Today’s chairman, S
TAQA Bratani Limited has chartered the 2011 built UT 755L PSV “ FD Indomitable” for its next drilling programme with the John Shaw commencing 1st Quarter 2013. The Fratelli D’Amato owned vessel which is managed by Gulf Offshore, will support the drilling programme for a period of 2 years firm plus 3
Island Offshore has agreed to a new 2 year contract for the SCV Island Pioneer with Ocean Mexicana SA de CV. The vessel has been working for OM since delivery in April 2006 and the new contract will go in direct continuation with the current contract. The vessel is of P101 Ulstein Design and is [&he
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has extended the current charter for the vessel Atlantic Guardian for a firm six months, with two additional three-month options and a flexible start-up date. The Atlantic Guardian has completed the basalt mapping project in the Norwegian Sea and is currently t
NAPA Group, the leading software house for ship design and operations, on November 29th, announced the ongoing success of its contract with BOURBON, a leader in offshore oil and gas marine services, to provide loading computers for 55 of its offshore support vessels (OSV). The latest software will e
Transocean Ltd. announced that it has closed on the previously disclosed transaction to sell 38 shallow water drilling rigs to Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd. (“Shelf Drilling”). The list of rigs acquired by Shelf Drilling is provided as Appendix A. Shelf Drilling is a newly-formed company sponsored e
Mohamed Chamchati, the unjustly detained general secretary of the Moroccan merchant seafarers’ union, has been released. Like his colleague Said Elhairech, who was freed in October, Chamchati had been arrested in June on clearly mistaken charges linked to the cessation of operations of the Comarit-C
The Port of Barcelona will host the next Sino European Freight Forwarders Conference, from 18 to 21 June 2013, which will bring together executives and senior managers of logistics and transport companies, mainly from China and Europe, but also from the rest of the world. Barcelona, which will be ho
