Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel company with primary operations in the Middle East and Caspian, today announces the win of two contracts with BP in Azerbaijan’s largest oil and gas fields worth approximately US$ 100 million. Topaz has acquired two European built Platform Supply V
Nuvera Fuel Cells has announced that it will be working with Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, on a program to power hi-end marine vessels with advanced fuel cell technology. Nuvera has been commissioned to produce and deliver eight of its Orion™ fuel cell stacks (total power 260 kW), which will be
Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore are ordering two new OCV vessels through the company Island Ventures II LLC. One vessel will be built at Ulstein Verft, Norway, one in USA. Constructing at Ulstein Verft Ulstein Verft has been contracted to build a new offshore construction vessel of the U
Fire Extinguished on ‘Britannia Seaways’ Cargo Ship Off Norway Danish cargo ship ‘Britannia Seaways’, operated by DFDS, caught fire in the North Sea off Norway trapping at least 32 crew members on board on Saturday, November 16, Reuters reports. The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards Unveils Innovative WS
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) from Ulsan, South Korea, has signed contract worth circa $186.6 million for the construction of five chemical tankers. The vessels were ordered by an unnamed ship owner from Europe. Hyundai Mipo revealed in a regulatory filing to the Korea Stock Exchange that all the vess
The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings against several container liner shipping companies to investigate whether they engaged in concerted practices, in breach of EU antitrust rules. Container liner shipping is the transport of containers by ship at a fixed time schedule on
Alewijnse Marine Systems, the well-known systems integrator, has been awarded the contract for the full electrical fit out of Damen’s new cable layer, now under construction for international contractor Van Oord for delivery at the end of 2014. The 120m vessel is intended for the installation of ele
Prosafe has completed firm turnkey contracts for the engineering, procurement and construction of two semi-submersible accommodation vessels, plus four units optional, with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co., The vessels will be the most advanced and flexible units for worldwide operations excluding Norway
In July of this year PIC (Paint-Inspector.Com) was contracted by Heerema Marine Contractors in the Netherlands to provide the Paint Superintendents for their project H851. H851 is one of the biggest barges around the world and is used to transport big items, such as topsides, part of rigs or any oth
Global Maritime introduced a new and important service line, Marine Casualty Investigation. Building on our existing comprehensive business offering, Marine Casualty Investigation (MCI) acts on behalf of hull & machinery underwriters, P&I clubs, owners, ship managers, drilling rig owners and lawyers
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received her seventh LNG booking for the drydocking, maintenance and repair of the LNG carrier ‘Bachir Chihani’. The Hyproc Shipping owned and managed vessel will arrive at November 25th. Jos Goris, managing director of Damen Shiprepair Brest, says: “We are very pleas
The hull of Havyard Ship Technology’s newbuild number 117, a Havyard 587 wellboat for the shipping company Fosnavaag Shipping, has arrived at the shipyard in Leirvik and is facing a hectic period of outfitting and testing. In August 2012, Havyard agreed a contract with Fosnavaag Shipping for the con
Ferus Smit has won an order to build six vessels of its brand-new ECOBOX design for Symphony Shipping. The design of ECOBOX is characterized by its flexibility of loading combined with very economical and ecological performance. The design comprises: A very large single hold of completely box shaped
Owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of LNG tankers, Navigator Holdings Ltd. (Navigator) has raised $228 million after its initial public offering of 12,000,000 shares of its common stock priced at $19 per share. The offering was announced yesterday and Navigator expected to receive net p
