MTU Ibérica, a subsidiary of the German propulsion solution specialist MTU Friedrichshafen and the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia opened a common training center today in Cartagena/Spain. This training center is part of a strategic long-term cooperation between both companies. Navantia has chosen the
HR Wallingford has hosted a summer school for some of the brightest renewable energy engineers in the country. The summer school is part of the Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) programme, which delivers an industry focused course that aims to expand and sustain a com
In August, the construction works for the project Global Tech I have successfully started. Five test piles have already been executed at selected points close to the turbine location in the seabed. INNOVATION has even surpassed our expectations and is more powerful than planned. INNOVATION can be co
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry finalised its preparations for the outgoing trade mission to Hamburg to participate in the 25th edition of the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology (SMM 2012 Expo) which will be held in the strategic Germany city from September 4 to 7. The pre-miss
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received her first firm booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair of an LNG carrier. The Bonny Gas Transport-owned, 79,822 DWT ‘LNG SOKOTO’ will arrive at the yard end of August for maintenance work, including drydocking. Jos Goris, managing director of Damen
Transas Marine launches its Port Management Information Systems (PMIS), highly accurate and comprehensive solution for the real-time port management. Developed in accordance with the port industry best practice, the Port Management Information System (PMIS) from Transas is an advanced tool for real-
Germany’s largest internationally active crude oil and natural gas producer continues to expand its activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Its aim is to make the Norwegian subsidiary Wintershall Norge one of the leading oil and gas companies in Norway. With this focus on Norway, Wintershall
For many years the global market for seafarers has suffered from shortage of qualified professionals and, above all, from the lack of fleet officers. Insufficient number of high-level specialists leads to accidents and significant losses for ship owners, ports and other companies acting in the field
At the beginning of August, MV “Lone” loaded two reels, each of 800 mtons and a diameter of 28.5 m, in Pori, Finland. After a successful loading, MV “Lone” continued her journey to Florø, Norway. In Florø the precious cargo was installed directly onto the pipelay vessel MV “Deep Energy”. Due to the
On August 27-31, 2012 Commercial Sea Ports Association’s Board of Directors meeting took place in Nakhodka (Primorye Territory). The FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrei Lavrishchev participated the meeting, as a member of the Board of Directors, along with Mintrans of Russia, Rosmorrechflot, P
Maritime Technology Company Micanti has applied its patented non-toxic antifouling on the tug Willem-B Sr. Thorn-D® is an adhesive foil with fibers that creates a textured surface. Instead of killing marine growth the textured foil is preventing it from attaching itself to the hull of a ship. Thorn-
Expanding its portfolio of hydraulic actuators for the surface drilling sector, GE Oil & Gas is launching the CHA Hydraulic Actuator Series at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2012 Conference and Exhibition being held August 28-31 in Stavanger. Since its acquisition of the John Wood Group PLC Well S
ULSTEIN has taken to the bridge to set a bold and innovative new course for marine operations in the 21st century. Focused on creating better, safer and simpler solutions for ships’ crews, ULSTEIN has devised the patent-pending ULSTEIN BRIDGE VISION™ – a ground-breaking concept that promises major i
The contract with TOTAL E&P NORGE AS is for a new dual fuelled large platform supply vessel (PSV). The new PSV shall be operated from 2014 and serve the Martin Linge field in the North Sea North-West of Stavanger. This is the first long-term PSV contract Siem Offshore holds with TOTAL in the Norwegi
