Klaipeda seaport authority received six tenders for an open procedure “Capital Dredging and Widening Works of Klaipeda State Seaport… (baltic) [mappress] Source: Baltic, July 13, 2011;
Box Ships Inc., or the Company, a global shipping company specializing in the transportation of containers, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase the MSC Emma, a 5,060 TEU Panamax containership built in 2004 at the Hanjin Heavy Industries
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7124/4-1S&A in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of an exploration well in production licence 530, with a possible sidetrack. The well is located approx. 53 n
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios Acquisition”), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Bull, a 2009-built MR2 product tanker vessel of 50,542 dwt, was delivered today to Navios Acquisition’s owned fleet. The vessel is employed under long-term charter-out contract
Wait for the Indian Navy to acquire Russian-made warships seems like a long one, as three stealth frigates due from the Russians likely… ( deccanherald ) [mappress] Source: Deccanherald, July 12, 2011;
Aker Solutions has won a contract to conduct the topside FEED (front-end engineering and design) study for Statoil on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf in the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK125 million. The study will be delivered in the summer of 2012, after which the
The Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark – star of Channel Five’s very popular ‘Warship’ series – is visiting Torquay as part of an ongoing Regional Engagement programme. The massive, 20,000-tonne Landing Craft utility leviathan will anchor in Tor bay on Friday, July 22 for three days an
Premier Oil Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 9/1-1S in the North Sea with the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 406, with Premier Norge AS as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Skeie Energy AS (40%) and Sp
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the mobile living quarters facility COSLRigmar at Eldfisk 2/7 FTP. The consent relates to the period from 1 June 2011 to 1 July 2015. COSLRigmar (formerly Port Rigmar) will be moored to the southeast of Eldfisk 2/7 FTP, with a gangway connect
Maersk Line wins its second Sustainable Shipping Operator of the Year Award. The award, presented by Sustainable Shipping at an awards ceremony in London on July 7, was given to Maersk Line in recognition of its investments in sustainable growth, CO2 reduction and advancement in creating industry tr
A report of Vasiliy Bogoslovskiy, the FSUE “Rosmorport” Sochi branch director, was dedicated to issues of recovery and development of regular marine passenger communication along the Black Sea shore. The speech was delivered at the working session named “Passenger Fleet: Construction and Modernizati
Tromsø Maritime School has selected Kongsberg Maritime to provide cutting-edge Polaris simulators for navigation and Dynamic Positioning training. The established Northern Norway training facility has ordered an extensive suit of new simulators following an open tender that saw leading simulator dev
BAE Systems and SeeByte Ltd of Edinburgh, Scotland have signed a Co-operation Agreement to pursue business opportunities associated with the UK’s Mine Counter Measure (MCM), Hydrography and Patrol Capability (MHPC) Programme. BAE Systems Mission Systems and SeeByte have identified a shared vision fo
