The IMO Council has unanimously agreed to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2011 to Mr. E.E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General Emeritus of IMO, Secretary-General of the Organization from 2004 to 2011, for his significant contribution to the work of IMO during a long and distinguish
The Lerwick Port Authority is about to spend £45m on a new quay and site huts, reports Construction Enquirer. They are looking for a contractor that would build a £35m worth facility to handle the decommissioning of giant offshore modules, and a supplier of huts to hold workers worth up to £10m. In
Portunus Port Spares and Services from Turkey signed a contract with TCDD – Turkish State Railways for N.5 Ship To Shore Gantry Crane’s complete refurbishment and the project kicked-off in the end of 2011. In a very short time, Portunus completed the first ship to shore gantry crane and handed it ov
The 2012 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will go to members of rescue crews from Canada and Chile for their actions in saving the lives of persons in distress at sea. The IMO Council has decided that the award will go to Sergeant Janick Gilbert (posthumously), Master Corporal Max Lahaye-Lem
Leiv Eriksson Consortium has today awarded Eidesvik two contracts, Viking Lady and Viking Athene. The firm periodis 15 wells + up to 18 optional wells, starting Q1 2013. Lundin Norway AS has also declared an option for the use of Viking Prince for totally 7 wells. Statoil and Eidesvik have agreed to
ABB is developing a complete suite of software products that can slash ship fuel consumption by an unprecedented 20 percent. The portfolio builds on ABB’s unique expertise in marine automation, electrical and propulsion systems to monitor and optimize all energy production and consumption processes
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has added the specially adapted new build Jack-up accommodation and crane barge, the Seven Inagha, to its fleet. The Seven Inagha is effectively a vessel with legs and, unlike most
Voith GmbH announced yesterday the appointment of Carsten J. Reinhardt as Member of the Corporate Board of Management of Voith GmbH and as President and CEO of Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG. As of July 1, 2012, Reinhardt will succeed Dr. Hubert Lienhard who had held this function since January 1, 2012 i
SBM Offshore announced that it has received a letter of interim award (LOIA) from Shell for the supply, lease and operation of a FPSO for the Fram field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The LOIA allows SBM Offshore to commence engineering and procurement of long lead items to ensure timely complet
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), to support IMO’s Integrated Technical Co-operation Programme (ITCP) capacity-building activities through the provision of experts and hostship facilities
Farstad Shipping ASA announces that it has been awarded the following charter contracts: Statoil has awarded Farstad Shipping ASA a long-term charter contract for two platform supply vessels, each for a firm period of 6 years and 3 x 1 year options. The contracts will be served by two new builds. Sh
It has been announced today that Fendercare Marine and Strainstall, members of James Fisher and Sons plc, in conjunction with Maritime International have launched two new exciting products – the Eco-Fender™ range and the Vessel Motion Monitoring System™, both specifically targeted to assist in the s
Wood Group GTS has secured an exclusive term maintenance agreement with Maersk FPSOs to support multiple Siemens gas turbines operating on their Curlew and North Sea Producer Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) units. The contract duration is five years. Maersk’s FPSOs operate in som
In press release of 16 April 2012 Farstad Shipping informed about an agreement to sell AHTS Lady Gerda (1987, Hart Fenton, 8.700 BHP) and AHTS Lady Cynthia (1987, Hart Fenton, 9.500 BHP). The sale of Lady Gerda is completed according to agreement, whilst the agreement to sell Lady Cynthia is cancell
