Under the charter contract with Centrica Energy Upstream, the charter is automatically extended by six months unless notice is given six months prior to the expiration of the contracted period. The expiration of the currently contracted period was March 28, 2012, and the charter for FPSO Sevan Hummi
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has strengthened its commitment to the development of its market-leading Unitor portfolio of maintenance and repair, equipment and products with the appointment of a new Business Director for Marine Products. Danny Ingemann takes up the role within WSS’ already thrivin
Kongsberg Maritime AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, completed the acquisition of Evotec AS today. Evotec AS addresses the maritime industry, developing and delivering technological management systems for the seismic, subsea and supply markets, among others. In these selected n
The world’s biggest container shipping company, Maersk Line, is confident its order for 20 giant new vessels will not spoil the market and… By John Acher (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 30, 2011
Autopilot will never be the same again, thanks to the launch of the Simrad Pro AP70 and AP80 Autopilot Systems. The IMO compliant, adaptive heading control systems provide complete heading and course control for a wide range of vessels. “The Simrad Pro AP70 and AP80 raise the bar yet again for autop
Fleet of Iranian patrol ships hindered pirates’ attempt to hijack a Russian-flagged vessel. Speaking at the press conference in Iranian southern port of Bushehr, Director-General of the Port and Maritime Organization of Bushehr province Mohammad Rastad said Iranian Navy warships deployed in the Gulf
Russia will start oil loadings at a new Baltic port of Ust-Luga in mid-November as it tries to bypass transit countries such as Belarus… (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 30, 2011
Chartered by the French Navy for the Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea, the response, assistance and salvage tug will ensure safety on this maritime zone. The Abeille Languedoc, a response, assistance and salvage tug operated by Les Abeilles, a BOURBON affiliate, has just arrived
Teekay Corporation (Teekay or the Company) today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire three floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units from Sevan Marine ASA (Sevan), a Norway-based developer, owner and operator of FPSO units, and acquire an equity interest
Following payment of a ransom, the MV EAGLE, which was pirated on 17 January 2011 in position 490 nautical miles South of Salalah, Oman has recently been released from pirate control off the coast of Somalia. The ship is now on her way to a safe port. The Cypriot flagged and Greek owned MV […
Today (29 September 2011) marks the 34th celebration of World Maritime Day, the annual occasion when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) leads the world in highlighting a key issue for the Organization, the international community and the shipping industry. This year, the theme for World M
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company’s ultra-modern 12-streamer 3D seismic vessel, POLARCUS ALIMA, has achieved a significant first in the seismic industry, having successfully transited to Asia-Pacific via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). Her passage commenced on 15 September from Hammerfest in
With the relocation of a total of six container cranes, Bremerhaven’s container terminals, EUROGATE and MSC Gate, are even more efficient and flexible in handling mega ocean carriers in future. On this Wednesday September 28th, a special vehicle transported an around 1,000-tonne crane to the south e
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal October 1, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
