Pirates Beware as Somalia State-building Begins
āThere is definitely unimaginable change in Somalia from a war situation to an increasing peaceful situation,ā says UN top envoy. āIt may be more difficult, it may be more challengingā¦
Daily Maersk Extends Promise to Indonesia, Thailand
Maersk Line is extending its total container ship transportation time promise to six more routes: from Jakarta (Indonesia) or Laem Chabang (Thailand). The routes are to Bremerhaven (Germany)ā¦
China Shipyard Tackles First PSV Order
JES International subisidiaries JES Universal Co. and Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. to build a UT 755 LN Platform Support Vessel. The contract is the Groupās firstā¦
Oceaneering Charters, Renames Offshore Vessel
Oceaneering International charters multi-purpose subsea support vessel 'Cade Candies' for 5 years from Otto Candies LLC. This state-of-the-art, U.S. flagged vessel was built in 2010. It has an overall length of approximately 309 feet (94 meters), a Class 2 dynamic positioning system, accommodations for 69 personnel, a helideck, a 150-ton active heave compensated crane, and a working moonpool. Oceaneering's current rollingā¦
New Offshore LNG Report Launches at Gastech 2012
Infield Systems unveil its 'Offshore LNG Market Report to 2018' at the Gastech Expo in London. The launch of this report at Gastech 2012 coincides with a particularlyā¦
Sudden Loss of Power Incidents Avoidable Says P&I Club
The UK P&I Club highlights sudden loss of power incidents, a problem that increasingly occurs during & after the switching to lower sulphur fuels. The Club revealsā¦
Inchcape Teams Up With Palumbo
Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services signs strategic partnership with offshore logistics & freight forwarder Palumbo S.P.A. to form ISS Palumbo. S.r.l. The new partnership combines ISSās worldwide network with Palumboās core capabilities in providing offshore project logistics and freight forwarding solutions and enables ISS Palumbo S.r.l. to offer a unique global combination of agencyā¦
Prysmian to Develop Offshore Wind Power
Prysmian Group, a leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, is participating in the creation of Norstec, an association uniting the main playersā¦
Liebherr Tops 40 Deliveries in North America
In early 2012, a state-of-the-art Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane, type LHM 550, marked the 40th delivery to the North American market. Of these machines 32 were delivered to the United States and 8 to Canada. Since 2006 a stable upward trend has been evident, especially in the United States. Since 2006 more than 20 Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes are guarantying highly efficient cargo handling throughout North America.
GPA Marks Gains in the Fiscal Year
The Georgia Ports Authority has announced that the authority posted increases across all reporting categories for the first two months of fiscal year 2013. At its Oct.
Cory Plans for the Coldest Journey
Logistics expert Cory Brothers will be ensuring the start of Sir Ranulph Fiennesā trans-Antarctic expedition gets underway without hitch by lending its agency and logistic services while the research ship, SA Aghulas is berthed on the Thames. The expedition, named The Coldest Journey, will be the first time anyone has attempted to cross the Antarctic during winter and will see Sir Ranulph and his team collect research and data on a journey spanning 20ā¦
AWO Promotes Two
Brian Vahey, Caitlyn Stewart Promoted to Government Affairs Manager. AWO has announced the recent promotions of Brian Vahey and Caitlyn Stewart to the new position of Government Affairs Manager.
Dying a Slow Death
The United States Congress cannot legislate technology ... but it keeps trying. A case in point is the requirement for scanning in a foreign port of all containerized cargo bound for the United States (the so-called 100% scanning requirement). It was supposed to come into effect on 1 July 2012. That date has been pushed back to at least 1 July 2014, if ever. The major reason for the delay is that noā¦
Offshore Drilling
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (āBSEEā) issued three significant documents addressing response, enforcement, and safety issues related to offshore operations in August 2012. Specifically, BSEE issued (1) new guidance concerning regional Oil Spill Response Plans (āOSRPsā), (2) formalized policy addressing direct enforcement actions against contractors engaged in offshore activitiesā¦
The Middle Eastās LNG FIX
While the global shipbuilding and repair market struggles in a tough economy, business is generally buoyant in the Middle East, with several new shipyards set to serve expanding offshore oil and gas transport operations. Maritime Reporter recently spent some time with Abu Bakar Bin Mohd Nor, CEO, Nakilat - Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd., Ras Lafan, Qatar, to discuss the new shipyardās approach to winning business in a tight environment.
Planned Floating Production Projects at An All-Time High
IMA has just completed an in-depth analysis of the floating production sector. The 175 page report Floating Production Systems: Assessment of the Outlook for FPSOs, Semis, TLPs, Spars, FLNGs, FSRUs and FSOs is the 47th in a series of IMA reports on the deepwater production sector that began in 1996. Some highlights from the new report are below. Order backlog for production floaters at all-time high ā 74 production floaters are currently on order.
Subsea Robotics: ROV & AUV Market & Tech Trends
The Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness (CGGC) recently completed a study on ocean technologies, including remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), for a consortium led by Nova Scotiaās Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism (ERDT). Excerpts from the report on the market and technology trends in ROVs and AUVs are provided in this article. Global ROV vehicle sales in 2010 totaled approximately $850 million.
Ocean Installer Expands in Stavanger
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer is moving into new headquarters in Stavanger to accommodate for the strong growth the company has experienced over the last year.
Aveva Opens New Office in India
Business expansion will provide a sales, technical support and training center for the Indian market. Aveva opened a new office in Mumbai. The office, which is situated in Powaiā¦
DOF Subsea Norway Wins Statoil Contract
DOF Subsea Norway won a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the Tordis Flex Jumper Replacement ā Marine Operations part of the Tordis Flex Jumper Replacement Project.
