Polish Skipper Sixth to Withdraw from 2012 Vendée Globe Race
Zbigniew 'Gutek' Gutkowski (ENERGA) retired from the single-handed race after days trying to find a fix for his autopilots. Gutek, almost 2,000 miles behind the leaderâŚ
Cruise Ships Smarten Up in Bremerhaven
Three big cruise ships visit Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG in the coming days and weeks to be spruced up for the 2013 cruise season. The ships are the MS "Braemar" and the MS "Balmoral", belonging to new customer Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, and Saga Shipping Corporationâs MS "Saga Ruby", better known previously to the yard as Cunardâs "Caronia". In the meantime Cunardâs 294 m long, 90,049 gt cruise ship "Queen Victoria" has returned to passenger service.
New York's One WTC Spire Nears End of 1,500 Mile Tow
The spire that will crown the jewel of the Manhattan skyline is making its way over the holiday weekend towards One World Trade Center. A barge carrying eight ofâŚ
Venerable Floating Radio Station Ship Repair Job
Damen subsidiary Oranjewerf Ship Repair to overhaul the former Radio Veronica ship 'Norderney'. The legendary former Radio Veronica base-station ship was built in 1949, and after duty as the Iceland trawler MV HH 294 Paul Müller, was renamed Nordeney to become one of the first 'pirate radio stations', anchored well offshore out of the jurisdiction of government broadcasting authorities. OranjewerfâŚ
Maersk Shipping Investment Plans on Hold
A.P. Moller-Maersk will not invest significantly in its shipping business over the next five years and will focus on its oil, drilling rigs & ports. Maersk intendsâŚ
Aker Acquires Thrum Energy to Increase Atlantic Canada Footprint
Aker Solutions is buying Canadian asset integrity management (AIM) company Thrum Energy Inc. Thrum Energy is a St. John's, Newfoundland-based asset integrity management company. The company provides a diverse portfolio of quality services to both onshore and offshore assets in Canada. Asset integrity management (AIM) in Aker Solutions includes maintenance engineering, integrity management and advanced inspection and monitoring solutionsâŚ
Oman-owned Dutch Megayacht Shipyard Set for Expansion
Oman's MB Holding Company, set to expand its newly aquired Oceanco. Rotterdam, shipyard facility. MB Holding Company, one of the largest oilfield services firms in the Middle EastâŚ
Tug & Barge Aground Alaskan Coast Await Inspection
US Coast Guard Unified Command deploy survey & response inspection crews to the vessels aground on Ukolnoi Island, 40 miles east of Cold Bay. The five-person crewâŚ
Incat LNG Ferry a World First
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd launch worldâs first high speed passenger Ro-Ro ship powered by LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). The vessel will be the first installation of LNG powered dual fuel engines in an Incat high speed ferry, and the first high speed craft built under the HSC code to be powered by Gas Turbines using LNG as the primary fuel and marine distillate for standby and ancillary use.
GD Contracted for Submarine Missile Compartment Development
General Dynamics receives US$ 62-million US Navy contract for common ballistic missile compartment development. The U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a US$ 61.7-million contract modification for the continued development of the Common Missile Compartment for the United Kingdom's Successor ballistic-missile submarine and the U.S. Ohio replacement submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
Carnival Ship Hoists Turkey, Make Thanksgiving Food Donation
Cruise ship 'Carnival Breeze' hoists 50' inflatable turkey aloft while Carnival Cruise Line donate 137,500 meals to 'Feeding South Florida'. The 1,250-pound nylon turkey â wearing a straw beach hat and colorful Hawaiian shirt â was hoisted aboard the ship in Miami in time for Thanksgiving Day holiday fesivities. The giant fowl will sit 14 stories above the waterline and gaze toward nearby McArthur Causeway until just before the ship makes its inaugural sailing from Miami on Thanksgiving Day.
USN Accepts First MUOS Satellite for Operations
U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for initial operational use. MUOS is a next-generation narrowband tactical communications system designed to improve communications for U.S. forces on the move. The Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) at Point Mugu, Calif., began "flying" the satellite in June. In addition to providing continuous communication for all branches of the U.S.
New Dutch Waterway Container Terminal Opened
The MCS container terminal in Leeuwarden & a winding hole for 110-metre container ships officially opened for business. The winding hole [turning basin] is at theâŚ
Somali Pirate Craft Sunk by EU NAVFOR Warship
Warships hunt down pirate skiff off the coast of Somalia, take 9 suspected pirates into custody and sink their boat. Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, under command of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) worked in close co-operation with Turkish warship TCG Gemlik of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) to apprehended nine suspected pirates at sea off the coast of Somalia. In the early hours of the morningâŚ
WSV's in Difficulty in Moderate North Sea Weather
UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency report Yarmouth Coastguard's response to recent WSV's in distress. Windcat 9 issued a VHF DSC Mayday offshore from Humber and reported that they were taking in water.
IMO Safety Committee to Tackle Busy Agenda
IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization's London HQ for its 91st session from 26 to 30 November 2012. The busy agenda includes discussions on passenger ship safetyâŚ
Hong Kong Port Losing Ground to Shenzen
In China's container terminal league table Shenzhen is overhauling HK, Dalian is the fastest growing & Yingkou vaults into top 25. Shanghai is still ahead of Singapore for top spot in the world â by some half a million boxes in the first three quarters â 24.2m teu versus 23.7m. Hong Kong, until 2005 the busiest boxport in the world, is likely to relinquish third spot to Shenzhen this year based on numbers from Alphaliner as reported by SinoShip news.
Norway's Future Engineers Visit Ulstein Yard
College students from three different schools in the Ålesund region of Norway make familiarisation programme visit to Ulstein Group. The students are participants in the âMotivational courseâ, a cooperation between ULSTEIN, STX OSV, Rolls-Royce Marine and NCE Maritime, whose purpose is to motivate youths for engineering studies. The Motivational Course has been arranged for 13 years, and results show that about 50% of the participants later choose to become engineers.
Manhattan Cruise Terminal Bridge Contract for TEAM
TEAM Ports & Maritime wins New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) & Turner Construction Corporation contract. The contract is for the design, manufacture, assemble, transport and installation of two HYDRA Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York. The PBBs will provide seamless access for cruise guests from cruise terminal building to NCLÂs Breakaway and vice versa.
Strong Demand for Strike Club's Protective Covers
General Increases of 10% and 5% are Maintained for 2013/14 Mutual Entries. The Strike Club, the market leader in the niche area of delay insurance for the marine tradesâŚ
