The United Kingdom’s Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) Hugh Shaw, has requested that the MSC Flaminia remains in a position 30 miles south of Lands End in order to allow SMIT Salvage to stabilise the ship. This is in preparation for an international c
GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, will poll hundreds of industry professionals on the current issues affecting the oil and gas market in the northern seas at Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2012, 28-31 August, 2012. Despite being recognised globally
Marine and offshore waste management specialists Uson Marine are now introducing the latest generation of their energy saving marine waste compactors with electro mechanical drives. Supplied with a five-year warranty, the new machines feature innovative “Double-stroke” and “Stay-n-Hold” functions, w
Damen Shipyards presents a new shipping concept to the market – the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500 – specifically designed as a smaller heavy transport, offshore installation and ro-ro platform suitable for multiple markets. The Damen Offshore Carrier aims to provide flexibility and year-round ut
Cargotec can now offer electrically-driven versions of its proven range of offshore MacGregor anchor handling/ towing winches (eAHT). “This new series of electrically-driven winches inherits the best characteristics of our proven designs,” says Francis Wong, Cargotec’s Sales Director for offshore wi
GE Oil & Gas, a key equipment and services supplier for the global offshore drilling and subsea sectors including the North Sea, continues to develop and deploy new technology to help customers meet their most difficult challenges. GE is showcasing its latest offerings at the Offshore Northern Seas
Comfort at Sea that offers hotel accommodation vessels to the offshore wind industry has aquired another vessel. It is the ropax Ocean Atlantic with a passanger capacity of 235 in 147 cabins. “This is a vessel that will meet the requirements for more space for tool containers and workshops for the c
Veripos, world leaders for supply of high-precision GNSS positioning facilities to the offshore industry, has been awarded a three-year exclusive contract by Neptune Marine Services (NMS) of Perth, Western Australia for provision of services in support of its worldwide operations involving engineeri
A huge car carrier which has dominated the skyline at Falmouth Docks during August left the port, signaling the end of another successful ship repair contract for A&P Falmouth. M/V Autosky, which is capable of carrying 2,080 cars and commercial vehicles, has been in dock since August 2 for a range o
A&P North East recently welcomed a number of clients to their two facilities, one on the Tees near Middlesbrough and one on the Tyne near Newcastle. Among those visiting the Tyne yard were Van Oord, with their vessel Ham 601. Arriving towards the end of July for a short stay the vessel underwent str
Damen is launching 15 Stan Pontoons (SPo) and a newly designed transshipment Crane Barge this week at its Chinese partner yards. Damen will deliver most pontoons to Dutch, UK and Russian clients, withholding a small number for itself in accordance with the company’s philosophy of ensuring short deli
V.F.Tanker Shipping Company has put into operation the sixth tanker of Project RST27 named VF Tanker-6 (building No. 02006) with sea/river deadweight of 7022/5420 tons. In total 10 RST27 project tankers should be built at Krasnoe Sormovo shipyard. Project RST27 was designed by Marine Engineering Bur
Cathelco will launch its new ballast water treatment system at SMM Hamburg, giving visitors the opportunity to preview the equipment which is planned to enter the market in 2013. The Cathelco BWT system is based on a combination of filtration and UV technology, well established processes which are e
Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces that, in continuation of its fleet renewal program, its wholly owned subsidiary Patmos Shipping Co. Ltd has completed the sale of the 1991-built at Jiangnan, China 65,434 dwt Panama
