UK wind farm service provider Enviroserve Ltd has ordered two 24 metre wind farm catamarans, from French work boat builder Navalu. The first boat will be named Sea Fox in keeping with the theme on Enviroserve’s other vessels. The first vessel is to be launched in January 2013. Working in close colla
Since the pumping commenced, the oil removal process has progressed well and at a steady rate. Oil has been removed from all six forward tanks and the hoses, pumps and valves have been disconnected with the flanges sealed off. Following the successful oil removal from the forward ship, the crane bar
Another eight bodies have been found on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia as search teams expanded their activities in the Italian cruise liner’s submerged decks. Among the four bodies recovered on Wednesday was the body of an Italian five-year-old girl who was the youngest passenger. Reportedly, the
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has established a new department dedicated to developing its crane and lifting products for the offshore supply and subsea segment. The department, which opened officially in January 2012 is based in Molde, Norway, with production ta
40 examples of active environmental protection / Main objective to reduce CO2 emissions / Statutory regulations often fulfilled voluntarily in advance / Pioneer in the shipping industry Hapag-Lloyd has published its new sustainability brochure under the title “Driven by Responsibility”. It not only
Songa Offshore SE announces that its 100% owned subsidiary, Songa Rig AS, has received and accepted a Letter of Award (LOA) from Statoil for two newbuild “cat D” semisubmersible rigs. This award follows the agreement of July 2011 between Songa Rig AS and Statoil for the first two cat D rigs. The con
Gdynia Port Authority has unveiled a $142 million investment plan (2012-2014) which includes port repairs and port modernisation. This development project also includes infrastructure upgrades, which will absorb $100 million and consist of the remodelling of the quay, development of a road access ne
Dr Mark-Ken Erdmann will join Rickmers Holding in Hamburg as Deputy CFO as of 1 July 2012. In this position, he will be responsible for a broad range of corporate functions including Accounting & Controlling, Tax, IT, Human Resources, Legal Affairs, as well as Mergers & Acquisitions. He will report
EU NAVFOR hosted a press conference on 20 February 2012 to present an update on Operation ATALANTA, piracy off the Horn of Africa and a view towards future developments. The briefing was hosted by Operation Commander Rear Admiral Duncan L. Potts with Deputy Operation Commander Rear Admiral Rainer En
Blue Water Shipping opens a new Danish office in Rodby on the island of Lolland primarily due to activities in connection with the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany. Blue Water Shipping opens its 14th Danish office. This time, Blue Water Shipping establishes an office with primary
Verkhovna Rada adopted in first reading the draft law “On the sea ports of Ukraine.” The new draft regulatory act has been prepared by experts Mininfrastruktury pursuant to instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The bill aims at qualitatively new level to normalize relations in the fie
The Danish Nature Agency, the Danish Maritime Authority and the Danish Shipowners’ Association organize conference on ships’ ballast water managemen. The Copenhagen International Ballast Water Management Conference, which is to be held on 8 March 2012, will focus on the challenges arising with the c
Following his posting as Commander of the UK Counter-Piracy Task Group, Captain Gerry Northwood, Royal Navy, has written in The Times newspaper about how concerted efforts are helping reduce attacks on merchant vessels. Captain Northwood writes: “Eleven pirates on board with automatic weapons and ro
BIMCO and the Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association (NSA) announce the launch of the new edition of SALEFORM – the industry’s most widely used agreement for the sale and purchase of second hand ships. SALEFORM 2012 builds upon the international success of its predecessor, SALEFORM 93, while retaining t
