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Russia: Admiralty Shipyard Plans to Launch Rescue Ship ‘Igor Belousov’ Next Month
Admiralty Shipyard, United Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary, is planing to launch rescue ship Igor Belousov of Project 21300 by the end of October 2012. Construction of the Igor Belousov started in 2005 at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg but has faced a series of setbacks. The constru
Dynamar: Container Volumes and Terminal Capacity in Mediterranean
Dynamar has just issued its latest report in the Ports and Terminals series, titled “Container Volumes and Terminal Capacity in the Mediterranean”. Down and up The September 2009 collapse of Lehman Bros turned financial turmoil into a worldwide economic crisis culminating in a global downturn of the
Russia: Gazprom, BASF Discuss Nord Stream and South Stream
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF held a working meeting at the Gazprom headquarters. Different aspects of cooperation in the oil and gas sector were addressed in the course of negotiations. The parties hav
Poland: Treasury Minister Visits Swinoujscie LNG Terminal Site
Minister of Treasury, Mikołaj Budzanowski, on Monday, paid a visit to the construction site of the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście, the key investment for Poland’s energy security. This was the first Minister’ visit at the site since the successful operation – air-raising of roofs on both LNG storage ta
UK: Admiral P Joins Offshore Turbine Services’ Growing Fleet of CTruk Workboats
The third CTruk 20T multi-purpose catamaran to join the expanding Offshore Turbine Services fleet is now operational on the London Array. Admiral P joins sister workboats Cardinal P and Captain P, all resin-infusion composite vessels designed and built by CTruk at its base in Brightlingsea, Essex. O
DNV Launches Recommended Practice for Shale Gas Extraction, Norway
DNV has launched a Recommended Practice (RP) for the entire life cycle of shale gas extraction, based on risk management principles. The Recommended Practice provides a reference document for the independent verification of shale gas projects. The objective is for the RP to form the basis for a glob
Sonardyne to Showcase Underwater Security System in Germany
This year at the 20th annual Security Essen, Sonardyne International Ltd and its subsidiary company Marine and Remote Sensing Solutions (MARSS) Ltd. will be displaying their automated surface and underwater security system in Hall 8 on the European Commission stand. Held in Essen, Germany, the event
Save Our Seafarers Campaign Makes Significant Headway
It is almost 18 months since the launch of the international SOS SaveOurSeafarers. As World Maritime Day approaches, SOS has issued this update to its supporters advising of campaign progress and its future objectives. To date “The campaign has made significant headway in raising public and politica
UK: AREG’s Members Tackle Renewable Energy Challenges
Domestic and international business opportunities and cutting-edge technologies are among the subjects to be discussed when Aberdeen City and Shire’s leading renewable energy industry body hosts a business seminar in Aberdeen on Wednesday (September 26). Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group will bring to
UK: Trial Dredging of Falmouth Harbour Starts
BBC News reports that the controversial Falmouth Harbour dredging trial has begun. The work, commissioned by the Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, will be undertaken by specialist dredging contractors, GPS Marine. “800 jobs could be created if more cruise ships use the harbour,” say Falmouth Harbour C
Avanti Showcases Its Products in Husum, Germany
Avanti Wind Systems was present at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 Exhibition in Northern Germany. With around 36.000 visitors and 1.170 registered exhibitors, this event became one of the world’s most important meeting places for the Wind Industry. Visitors and exhibitors came from 90 countries. The comp
Finland: Rauma Shipyard Completes Conversion Works on Vessel Aura
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has completed all modification works on multipurpose deck cargo vessel Aura, owned by Oy Gaiamare Ab which is part of Meriaura Group. During the two-and-a-half-month long overhaul process the special cargo vessel underwent important modifications. The vessel arrived a
Finland: Rauma Shipyard Completes Conversion Works on Vessel Aura
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has completed all modification works on multipurpose deck cargo vessel Aura, owned by Oy Gaiamare Ab which is part of Meriaura Group. During the two-and-a-half-month long overhaul process the special cargo vessel underwent important modifications. The vessel arrived a
Norway: Hoegh LNG Completes Bond Issue
Höegh LNG of Norway said it has completed the issuance of a senior unsecured bond issue of NOK 750 million in the Norwegian bond market with maturity date expected to be 3 October 2017. The bond issue will be swapped from NOK to USD and from floating to fixed interest rate. The bond issue was [&hell