Belfast Coastguard was able to send rescue services straight to the scene of a sinking leisure vessel last night although the crew couldnt make radio contact. The digital selective calling (DSC) alert requesting immediate assistance was received at just after 8.15pm. Using AIS and DSC the vessel was
DOF Subsea announces that it has been awarded, in joint venture with Technip, its second flexible pipelay contract by Petrobras. DOF Subsea announces that it has been awarded, in joint venture with Technip, its second flexible pipelay contract by Petrobras. The second ever pipelay vessel built in Br
Upon expiry of Bourbon Eko’s current contract, ConocoPhillips has awarded Bourbon Offshore Norway a new contract, at market levels for medium PSV with Rescue, until end Sept. 2012 + options. The end of this new contract is in line with the delivery of several new builds to the same Charterer. Bourbo
Featuring two full mission Kongsberg Maritime Polaris simulators for navigation training and a Kongsberg Maritime Neptune engine room simulator with advanced touch-screen BigView operation, the brand-new Caspian Maritime Training Center LLP (CMTC), the first maritime training facility in Kazakhstan,
– The Baltic Sea Action Plan milestone makes Baltic the first sea in the world designated by IMO as a Special Area for sewage discharges; – all HELCOM countries active in backing up the proposal; – regulations adopted in record time in July 2011 The HELCOM Maritime Group proposal to ban all sewage d
NorWind Installer (NWI) provided the construction vessel “North Sea Giant” owned by North Sea Shipping when BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine at the offshore test site of the
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Møller – Mærsk today announced results for for the first half of 2011. Revenue for the period increased by 9% to USD 29.9bn (USD 27.4bn), primarily due to higher oil prices and container volumes. Profit for the period was 8% higher at USD 2.7bn (USD 2.5bn), positiv
Crew of large ASW ship Severomorsk continues successful patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. Northern Fleet mariners on Aug 13 began to escort another convoy consisting of three ships flying flags of Cyprus, Liberia, and Panama. Dry cargo ship Valdai and tanker Zaliv Anadyr are Russian-crewed. This is th
NewLead Holdings Ltd., an international shipping company owning and operating tankers and dry bulk vessels, today announced that on August 12, 2011, First Business Bank (“FBB”) and NewLead entered into a sale agreement for two vessels, the Newlead Prosperity and the Newlead Spartounta. Pursuant to t
The Selene 128 is the result of a international collaboration of designers and architects under Howard Chen’s design team leadership. Howard Chen has worked closely with renowned Dutch designer Guido De Groot and a group of International consultants to develop a contemporary take on the long range y
The oil leak on a flow line system that serves the Shell-operated Gannet Alpha platform remains under control, with the well shut in. “It is not easy to quantify the total volume spilled but we estimate so far that it is around 216 tonnes (1,300 barrels),” said Glen Cayley, Technical Director of She
As energy demand is rising again, the year 2011 marks a turning point in the oil & gas industry with increased investments in the entire value chain. Offshore Energy in Amsterdam (11 & 12 October 2011), clearly reflects the confidence that governs the industry today. In four years time, the number o
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV) announces the successful completion of the world’s first vessel-to-FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) personnel transfers, using a heave-compensated marine walk-to-work system. During July and August OSBV’s patented Offshore Access System (OAS), mounted on
De Poli Tankers BV announces that on the 11th of August , early AM at Rotterdam, company took delivery of the chemical parcel tanker ‘Clipper Caribe” which has been renamed into ‘Davino D’ The main details of new vessel are: 14.246 dwt on 8.843 mtr Loa 134.16 mtr / Beam 20.50 mtr 16.111 cbm of [&hel
