Recently Imtech received the order for Amels build number 6503,a 65 meter yacht,the third in the Limited Editions 212 series. Previously Imtech was also involved in the development of build number 6501 and 6502. Imtech will provide engineering, installation, system integration and commissioning for
Dockwise urges the Netherlands government to allow for better protection on its vessels to counteract piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. As the ability of governments to offer military protection is limited, the ability for ship owners to employ additional private protection is of the
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has executed a charter agreement to utilize the Russian Research Vessel Yuzhmorgeologiya to conduct search operations for the SS Gairsoppa. The Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in February 1941 while enlisted in the service of the United Kingdom Ministry of
Today, Maersk Line CEO, Eivind Kolding, addressed the container shipping and logistics industry as the keynote speaker at the TOC conference in Antwerp, Belgium. His message was clear and simple: If container shipping is to secure its licence to operate in the future, the industry needs to change no
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, the global technology standard for managing the movement of cargo through terminals and DCT Gdansk, SA, today announced that Deep Water Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk in Poland is implementing Navis SPARCS N4. The terminal operating system (TOS), scheduled to
Tideworks Technology®, Inc., a leading provider of full-service terminal management and planning software solutions, today announced that Luka Koper, the chief port and logistics company of Slovenia, has selected Tideworks to implement its comprehensive suite of terminal operating system (TOS) solut
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, provides fleet update for May 2011. Songa Venus achieved operating efficiency of 100% during the operational part of the month. The rig completed the program for Total E&P in Australia May 29 and is currently underway to Labuan, Malaysia and is
BMT Scientific Marine Services is now in the process of patenting its ROV-serviceable Subsea Strain Sensor Assembly (SSSA). The company submitted application number 61416711 (currently pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office) to patent its special ROV tool and alignment cage which
A wide majority in the Danish Parliament has just passed Minister for Economic and Business Affairs Brian Mikkelsen’s bill amending a number of maritime acts. The new act strengthens the competitiveness of the shipping companies as well as the Danish seafarers’ employment possibilities on the global
The Norwegian company Fred Olsen Windcarrier has ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard and OCTOPUS-Office for two new build Jack up vessels; the Brave Tern and Bold Tern. Fred Olsen Windcarrier meets the increasing demand for offshore wind turbine installation vessels and provides her clients with efficient insta
The Danish government launches a new Danish strategy for measures against piracy The strategy follows up on the existing multi-facetted Danish efforts made and creates a coherent, multi-annual framework for the Danish measures against piracy. The strategy will run until 2014. The overall purpose of
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Visund Nord offshore development. The contract has a value of approximately $50 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Visund Nord is a fa
Voith Turbo Marine Engineering has developed the Voith Offshore Shuttle for wind parks. Its special feature: the so-called MOTS-system (Momac Offshore Transport System) is installed at the bow. The new system consists of a swivel arm robot, which allows safe transfers of people and goods from vessel
Hamburg. After almost 3 years of preparatory planning and active construction Hamburg’s First Mayor, Olaf Scholz, yesterday officially inaugurated the Hamburg Cruise Center Altona. This represents an important milestone in the city’s continuing development as a major cruise hub. In recent years the
