BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest recruitment drive to further strengthen its ship response expertise and offer additional web-based information services using existing vessel performance monitoring
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts: AHTS Far Strait (2006, UT 712L, 14.688 BHP), AHTS Lady Caroline (2003, UT 712, 12.240 BHP), PSV Far Spirit (2007, VS 470 MK II, 3.624 DWT) and PSV Lady Grace (2001, UT 755, 2.936 DWT) have all been extended for 365 days while AHTS Fa
A tragedy has been avoided in the English Channel, thanks to the actions of a Royal Navy warship and her crew. The Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Mersey was on a routine fishery patrol in the English Channel, approximately 40 miles south west of Dover in the middle of the Traffic Separation Zone (the sh
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today celebrates 40 years of world leading research at its Hydrodynamic Research Centre in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The Rolls-Royce Hydrodynamic Research Centre (HRC) is one of the world’s leading marine research facilities, specialising in the development
Radio Holland Connect, the connectivity competence center of Imtech Marine, was awarded the Gold accreditation in the Inmarsat Connect Accreditation program. Inmarsat introduced the Connect Partner Program to recognize and award high-achieving service providers. The Program is tiered into gold, silv
Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Yury Dolgoruky built by Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk sailed off for sea trials. This is the first sea cruise of the sub in this year, reported ITAR-TASS on June 7 referring to the shipyard’s press service. The submarine has been staying in the c
When leading maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services sponsored events surrounding the bicentenary of the lighting of the Bell Rock Lighthouse in February this year, the company had an opportunity to do more than just celebrate 200 years of alerting mariners to the perils of the hidden
More than 50 years after the start of containerisation, Cargotec has envisaged the way the port of the future might look against a possible backdrop of game-change technology and innovation. The project, dubbed ‘Port 2060’, was devised to spark discussion within the terminal operations sector and to
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, has successfully integrated SeeTrack CoPilot to an SMD Fall-Pipe ROV, providing international dredging company Jan De Nul Group unsurpassed control and performance for sub-sea rock installation. Having expressed t
For the fourth year in a row, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will experience extensive growth. The number of registered exhibitors for Offshore Energy 2011, to be held 11 & 12 October at the Amsterdam RAI, already succeeds expectations. Compared to 40 registered exhibitors in the same perio
Development of a drillship is mainly about capacity, operational security and economy. But in these times of razor-sharp competition, design and identity are gaining significance. A ship also needs character. During an early stage of the development of the INO-80 concept, Inocean’s designers used an
WindCat 101 is the latest addition to WindCat Workboats’ fleet. She is one of three new vessels taken into service by WindCat Workboats in May 2011 and the first in the Mark 4 series. This new type of vessel has been developed to fulfil the need for a vessel with a higher speed, larger carrying [&he
TGS has commenced the acquisition of a fourth 3D multi-client survey in partnership with PGS. The survey covers 2,772 km2 in the North Viking Graben over an area which has proven to be a very successful petroleum province of the North Sea. The data is being acquired by PGS’ Atlantic Explorer utilizi
Plans to increase the handling capacity of Mersey Ports and the Manchester Ship Canal by 70% over the next 20 years have been unveiled… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, June 08, 2011;
