VIDEO: Fire Breaks Out on Saipem’s Rig Scarabeo 5 The drilling rig Scarabeo 5 cought fire this morning while at Keppel Verolme yard, the Netherlands, undergoing special survey works. Costa Concordia Parbuckling: Job Well Done! Conclusion of the parbuckling phase of the Costa Concordia wreck removal
Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer yesterday said the company in conjunction with German hydrodynamic service and consulting group the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) has conducted the first model testing of the proposed Titanic II in Germany. Mr Palmer said in what was HSVA’s 5000th model test in
A new shipbuilding yard that is jointly developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) was officially opened this morning by President of Azerbaijan, H.E. Ilham Aliyev. Singapore’s Senior Minister of St
Hellesoy Verft has delivered a new combined purse seiner/trawler, MS Ligrunn, to its owners the LieGruppen Fiskeri AS. The hull of the vessel was built at WBS yard in Lithuania and towed to Hellesøy in December 2012. The outfitting was done in close collaboration with the owner and Wartsila Ship Des
The drilling rig Scarabeo 5 cought fire this morning while at Keppel Verolme yard, the Netherlands, undergoing special survey works. According to the Dutch media, three workers have been injured in the accident. Reportedly, a gas leak caused the fire. The vessel, owned by Saipem, is chartered by Sta
Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26-metre Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A leading crewboat operator, Northern Offshore Services has offices in Swed
Dykstra Naval Architects (Dykstra) is in the process of designing a new 8000 DWT sailing multi-purpose cargo vessel, the Ecoliner. The initiative to design the Ecoliner that can sail a transatlantic route came from Fairtransport BV. The aim of Dykstra is to create a technical foundation for design a
On 18 September 2013, a new catamaran of Windea Offshore GmbH & Co. KG – a joint venture of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO), the Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Wind GmbH – was baptized in by the name ‘WINDEA one’. After a welcome speech by Dr. Bernhard Brons (EMS’ Executive), Knut Gerdes (EMO Manag
Norwegian Deck Machinery (NDM), a global operating supplier of marine and offshore mechanical equipment, has signed a new contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding for delivery of deck machinery to a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of Wärtsilä VS 4411 LNG PSV design. The ship will operate primarily on lique
API Marine has signed a new contract with TURKTER (YARDIMCI) Shipyard, for delivery of Integrated Cargo Control, Monitoring and Alarm System for a series of five oil/chemical tankers, on order by Palmali Group of Companies (Turkey). The new tankers represent a continuation of the “Armada” range of v
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced yesterday that it has agreed with certain unaffiliated third parties to issue shares in exchange for the transfer of ownership to the Company of four MR product tankers currently under construction in South Korea. The newbuildings are expected to be delivered in the fi
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million to supply its marine propulsion system, Azipod, and complete electric power plants for two new rescue and salvage icebreakers that are under construction at Nordic Yards GmbH in Germany. The new vessels
State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’ and Federal State Unitary Enterprise the Krylov State Research Center (the Krylov KSRC) have entered into an agreement on cooperation. The agreement aims to establish long-term and effective cooperation in implem
HB Grandi has signed a contract for two new pelagic vessels. The first is to be delivered in early 2015 and to be followed by its sister ship in the autumn of the same year. The first newbuilding is expected to replace a pair of 53-year old vessels, Víkingur and Lundey. Decisions on the future [&hel
