Innovative North East engineering company, OSBIT Power (OP), has been confirmed as a successful bidder to a major Government scheme to support manufacturers developing next generation offshore wind technology. OP, based in Riding Mill, Northumberland has been awarded a £615,000 grant to help develop
Last weekend the T.O.S. crew reached the port of destination Antwerp for the delivery of the SMIT KIWI and SMIT EMOE. The crew left the port of Singapore for a 12.700 nm journey to Western Europe last year. “We are proud to have been awarded for the delivery contract of the rotor tugs. Although T.O.
GE Energy’s Power Conversion business was the successful tenderer for the supply of the major elements of power, control and automation equipment in the mid-life upgrade of a Morris container handling ship-to-shore crane at the port of Felixstowe. Strategically located in south east England, Felixst
Based on the information provided by IFR, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a privately owned shipping line engaged in worldwide container transport expressed interest in a Singapore listing for its global ports business. It is said that BNP Paribas, CLSA and Deutsche Bank have been entrusted wi
The Shipping Key Performance Indicator Project, initiated by InterManager but now administered by the independent KPI Association Ltd, has passed an important milestone. Performance statistics from more than 1,000 vessels are now being inputted into the project’s website – enabling the KPI system to
Goldenport Holdings Inc., the international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels announces that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. John Dragnis as Chief Executive Officer, a post that he will assume immediately. Captain Paris Dragnis, Founder and cu
International classification society RINA has been recognised by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project as able to verify ships and shipping companies in accordance with verification guidelines developed for ranking in the Clean Shipping Index. The Clean Shipping Index is backed by a number of Swedish bodi
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been awarded contracts for Normand Aurora, Normand Draupne and Normand Corona. Total E&P UK Limited and Elf Exploration UK Limited for hire of the platform supply vessel (PSV) “Normand Aurora”. The duration of the contract is firm for 5 years with further 2 x 1 year o
Havila Shipping announced that it has entered into a contract with Total E&P UK for the PSV vessel Havila Commander. The contract is for a firm period of five years with two optional periods each of one year. Commencement will be during April. Norske Shell AS has declared one year option for the PSV
Shipowners are increasingly lax when it comes to upholding 2003 amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention that are designed to prevent engineroom fires, according to a loss prevention circular from Gard. The circular says that the risk of fire is highest when maintenance work is taking plac
2 April saw Hamburg welcome the ‘MSC Lirica’ to its new home port within the scope of a celebratory reception on board the cruise ship. Between April and October, the ‘MSC Lirica’ will be heading out from and back to Hamburg on a total of 25 cruises. Hamburg. In the early morning hours of 2 [&hellip
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited today announced the order of one plus one state-of-the-art LNG carrier for delivery Q1 2015 at a major South Korean yard. The vessel is of the new tri-fuel design enabling the ship to run on fuel oil, marine diesel/gas oil and natural gas offering attractive alternat
BMT Isis Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced the completion of its latest project to validate BMT’s design for the Portsmouth Approach Channel, a design conceived to ensure that the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales ca
As already announced, there is a second Managing Director at Hartmann Shipping since March 1 st : Mr. Jan-Lars Kruse (37). He is responsible for the financial part, while Capt. Michael Ippich, Managing Director of the company since August 2011, accounts for the company’s technical matters. Trained b
