Polski Rejestr Statków offers assistance for shipowners in fulfillment by their ships of the requirements for the management and control of ship’s ballast water and sediments. The Convention will enter into force 12 months after its ratification by at least 30 States representing 35 per cent of worl
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) is helping leading cruise lines Holland America Line (HAL) and Seabourn Cruise Line to meet regulatory and safety requirements through in-house training courses tailored to the requirements of the companies’ respective passenger vessels. WTS has teamed up with si
The Board of Directors of Ezion Holdings Limited announces that it has secured a charter contract and a letter of intent to provide two additional Service Rigs to be used by multinational oil majors to support their oil & gas activities in the North Sea. The charter contract with a value of up to ap
Thanks to improving weather conditions, a team of firefighting experts is able to board MSC FLAMINIA and continue the salvaging efforts on Monday. Boarding had not been possible since July 30 2012. The current measures aim at inspecting areas which had not been accessible so far. Also, data is being
According to Nikkei, Japan is pondering the idea of using the Arctic Ocean as a new sea route to connect Asia with Europe in order to improve shipping efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. Based on certain estimates, this route could reduce sailing distances and operating costs by 40 per cent as comp
On Saturday July 28th, Kenz Cranes, well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully delivered the new build 30t rope luffing offshore pedestal crane. After final load testing, the Kenz crane has been transported and will be installed onto the Chevron Captain platform i
According to Security Council Chief Nikolai Patrushev, Russia will establish infrastructure hubs along the Northern Sea Route that stretches along Russia’s Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea to the Bering Strait in the Far East, RIA Novosti news portal reports. The idea behind the hubs is
Seamec Ltd – With reference to the earlier announcement dated July 02, 2012, regarding Deployment of Vessel SEAMEC III, the company has now informed BSE that the deployment of the aforesaid vessel in Offshore Arabian Gulf will continue till end of August 2012. Further, the Company has inform that th
The new Kongsberg Offshore Vessel Simulator – Deck Operator Trainer (seismic streamer function) and the Kongsberg Evotec Bulk Hose Securing Unit have both been nominated for the ONS Innovation Awards, the winners of which will be announced during ONS 2012 at a special innovation lunch on Wednesday 2
Marquard & Bahls through its subsidiary Bomin, a leading provider of marine fuels, and technology company The Linde Group today announced that they will establish a joint venture company in order to build an infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the maritime sector in Europe. The transac
The charterer of the vessel MT Saga Agnes redelivered the vessel from its contract to the Company on 27 July 2012. As per the contract, the Company paid for the remaining bunkers onboard the vessel at the time of redelivery, approx. USD 1.4 million. On July 31, 2012, Saga Tankers ASA has completed t
Oceanteam Shipping ASA (OTS) has concluded a refinancing of the two offshore construction vessels, CSV Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean, with SpareBank 1 SMN, DVB Bank SE and NIBC Bank N. V. The vessels are owned 50/50 with Bourbon Offshore Norway AS. “We are pleased with the refinancing
Ships enter and leave ports regularly. Tying up a ship when alongside a berth or another vessel is potentially a very hazardous operation, unless simple and effective safety procedures are followed. ‘Mooring Practice Safety Guidance for Offshore Vessels when Alongside in Ports and Harbours’, the lat
In the framework of preparation for the APEC-2012 summit, which will be held in September in Vladivostok at Russky Island, and in order to provide marine passenger transportation in the seaport of Vladivostok, in particular to arrange transportation of the participants of the summit to the island du
