In January 2012, BOURBON established Bourbon Docking, a new affiliate in Dubai. Bourbon Docking is in charge of planned vessel maintenance management for all of the Group’s affiliates. Looking back on the first year and a half, the results are already very promising. The fleet’s technical availabili
The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel ‘Seven Viking’, designed and built by ULSTEIN, was announced ‘Ship of the Year 2013’ by the maritime magazine ‘Skipsrevyen’ at Nor-Shipping on 4 June 2013. “This award is testimony to the result of the collective efforts of Eidesvik
The next generation of AutoChief propulsion control systems from Kongsberg Maritime is now officially available. The new AutoChief 600 (AC 600) is suitable for all 2 and 4 stroke engines, for both fixed and controllable pitch propeller. It features new touch screen operation based on the Kongsberg M
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd through its subsidiaries Caspian Rigbuilders BV (an affiliated company of Keppel FELS) and Caspian Shipyard Company (CSC), has secured a contract from Caspian Drilling Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), to build a semisubme
The licence partners of Gullfaks and Oseberg Area Unit have acquired two new category J jack-up rigs. The rigs will be owned by the licenses and will contribute to increased recovery and extended field life. Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and Operator KCA Deutag Drilling Norway AS have been award
Rolls-Royce Plc today announced that it has signed extensive equipment orders with the world leading Italian cruise ship builder Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A for shipowner Viking Cruises. Viking Cruises recently ordered two cruise ships from Fincantieri and have chosen the highly-effic
RINA Group’s certification company, RINA Services (RINA), and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to co-operate on specific projects where each society has complementary strengths. Initially co-operation will focus on yachts and ice class where they have specific strength and
IMO is to host a wide-ranging symposium on ship safety in the future. The IMO Symposium on the Future of Ship Safety will be held on 10 and 11 June, at IMO Headquarters in London. It will include six international panels of high-level speakers from across the broad spectrum of ship design, construct
DBB Jack-Up is expanding their fleet and service offerings to the Offshore Wind Industry. With an office staff growth of 200% and offshore crew increase by 250%, DBB is well prepared for delivery of their next 2 jack-ups. DBB Jack-Up is focusing on the demanding operation and maintenance work, inclu
A new research project aims to reduce the energy consumption of container ships by 10-20 percent. This will result in considerable environmental and economic benefits. The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (Højteknologifonden) has just invested DKK 5 million in a project which is a coll
DNV and WWF have announced ideas on how to develop a research concept vessel that can address the seemingly intractable problems associated with cleaning up the plastic debris that is accumulating in the world’s ocean gyres. The pathways and degradation processes of plastic in the ocean are still la
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and offshore oil and gas engineering specialist NLI Solutions (NLI) have in cooperation received Approval in Principal (AiP) on their LNG fuel tank design from the Norwegian class society Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The two companies have since 2009 worked on the d
NDM has developed a flexible and cost effective system for moving and securing cargo onboard offshore vessels. The system, which has been named CSS (Cargo Securing System), can move cargo at any kind of required position along the cargo deck and also secure cargo at any kind of required position. Th
Uljanik Shipyard delivered on 16th May Capellen D.D. Luxembourg yard 497 named «Bartolomeu Dias» to the Luxembourg Company Jan De Nul S.A. It is the second constructed Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 26,000 tonnes deadweight, length 147.6 meters and width 30 meters. Hoppers are very complex float
