Dutch, German and US warships will attend the International Maritime Defense Show (IMDS-2011) to take place in St. Petersburg since June 29 till July 3, told diplomatic sources to Central Navy Portal. Royal Netherlands Navy will be represented by Karel Doorman class multi-purpose frigate F831 Van Am
The world’s largest pipelay vessel Allseas’ Solitaire today completed the construction of Line 2 of the Nord Stream Pipeline in Russian waters and has resumed pipe laying in Finnish waters. Over 230 kilometres of Line 2 have now been laid in the Baltic Sea, 124 kilometres of which are in Russian wat
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. today announced the charter of the 105,000 dwt, DNA design Aframax tanker, Maria Princess to a major Chinese oil concern for a twelve month period. This charter comes in line with the Company’s pre-stated policy in exploring opportunities in the wider Chinese energy mar
The “MonaLisa” project, an action in the Baltic Sea region aimed at improving the quality of maritime transport, will benefit from €11.23 million in EU contribution from the 2010 TEN-T Multi-Annual Call. The project, which forms part of TEN-T Priority Project 21 “Motorways of the Sea”, will run unti
Six Project 11356 frigates will be constructed for Russian Navy, reported Vzglyad referring to a source in Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad). “Some time ago we were informed that the shipyard was to build other three Project 11356 frigates for Russian Navy in addition to the first three ships. In total,
Aker Solutions’ geo business has signed a three-year frame agreement with Eni Norge AS to supply sub-surface consultancy services within the areas of geology, geophysics, petrophysics, reservoir technology, well site and operations geology. Contract value is undisclosed. The agreement is valid a per
ULSTEIN’s new company exhibition, ULSTEIN EXPO, opened its doors to the public on Friday 17 June. The opening was a success, with hundreds of visitors during Friday night and Saturday. Additionally, several groups have already booked guided tours of the exhibition in the coming months. “We are very
Aker Solutions has secured a contract for subsea compression topside modifications of the Åsgard A and B platforms with Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 650 million. The purpose of the modification is to supply electricity to the Åsgard subsea compressor units, which will be installe
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TEN) today announced a four year time charter for the 2007-built 150,000 m(3) LNG carrier Neo Energy to a major international energy concern. The charter is expected to commence in the first quarter of next year upon expiration of the vessel’s existing employment. This
Diana Containerships Inc., a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that the Company has taken delivery on June 17, 2011 of a Panamax container vessel, the m/v “Maersk Merlion”, a 1990-built vessel of 4,714 TEU capacity. As previously announced,
Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth $ 600 million. Saipem has been awarded the contract by Eni to extend the charter of the Saipem 10000 drillship for the duration of 24 months, starting from August 2012. Saipem 10000 is an ultra deepwater drillship, capable of
The fourth edition of Lloyd’s Register’s popular guide, Ballast Water Treatment Technology, has been released. With the International Maritime Organization’s Ballast Water Convention potentially coming into force as early as next year, ship-owners, managers and operators should be planning now for r
In a world increasingly dominated by the need to reduce environmental impacts, what role does shipping have to play? Technological solutions exist, but which will prove to be the most beneficial and cost effective, and which lie over the horizon? What impact will the other players in the marine and
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in Vlissingen has signed a contract for the conversion of jack up drill rig “GFS Labrador” into an accommodation rig. The project will commence when the rig arrives in Vlissingen at the end of June and will take approximately 4 months. Among other things the mai
