Green Award for MOL-managed LNG Ship
LNG Carrier Al Zubarah and Its Ship Management Company Earn Green Award Certificate. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that…
Idled Containership Numbers Rises
According to a report from Bloomberg, the number of container ships idled rose to the highest level in 18 months as the supply of vessels expanded and trade growth slowed…
Damen Building Four PSV's for World Wide Supply
World Wide Supply orders four Platform Supply Vessels of Damen Shipyards’ new PSV 3300 series. Newly founded offshore support company World Wide Supply (WWS) has ordered four PSV 3300 CD’s with Damen Shipyards. The PSV 3300 CD, built according to Damen’s E3 principles, is a newly designed platform supply vessel for servicing oil and gas rigs worldwide and is specifically designed to perform safely and economically in adverse weather conditions.
OGX, OSX: Countdown for the First Oil
OGX, the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private-sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, and OSX, a private Brazilian corporation that provides…
CIMAC Circle Talks Marine Power in China
The traditional CIMAC Circle at the Marintec marine trade show took place on December 1, 2011 in Shanghai. It focussed on the topic River and short sea operation – what is the impact on engines? Mirroring the rising importance of China as an engine building nation, a full house of more than 150 participants attended the CIRCLE, where two of the six panelists were Chinese. Indeed, the event was so popular that it was a case of “standing room only” for later arrivals.
Milbank Leads in $692 Million Drillship Deal
Milbank Represents Group of International Lenders in $692 Million Financing for New Deep Sea Drilling Ship Purchased by Brazil’s Schahin Group. Black Diamond 1 to…
BOURBON expands its activities in Russia
BOURBON opens a new affiliate in Saint Petersburg, Bourbon Baltic, which will provide clients with first-class ship management resources. It complements BOURBON’s current operations in Sakhalin.
IMarEST Role in Marine Mining
Marine mining, featured on the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Technical Activities Hot Topics Register, has added an important…
This Day in Naval History
From the Navy News Service. 1943 - The Chief of Naval Operations issued the Bureau of Naval Personnel Circular Letter on non-discrimination in the Navy V-12 program.
Army Takes Delivery of Fire/Rescue Boat
U.S. Army Takes Delivery of New Fire/Rescue boat from Gladding-Hearn. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation has delivered a new high-speed fire/rescue boat to the U.S. Army. The all-aluminum vessel, designed jointly by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard and C. Raymond Hunt Associates, measures 75.8 feet overall, with a 20.6-foot beam and a shallow 4.2-foot draft. Designed to meet the Army’s primary mission of fire protection for its munitions terminal in Sunny Point…
Hann 40 Peacemaker Intrroduced by Hann
Hann Powerboats, Inc, of Sarasota, Florida, has introduced its Hann 40 Peacemaker, a fast patrol boat. This all-aluminum boat features twin Cummins 425 HP motors and Arneson surface drives. Designed to support a crew of up to eight, with a 500 nautical mile range, it is a fast and powerful patrol boat. The boat offers an economical patrolling speed of 25 knots, and a fast patrolling speed of 37.3 knots with full level three ballistic protection.
IHC Merwede Wins €200m in Orders
HC Merwede won orders for vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200m. The latest agreements confirmed by IHC Merwede…
Secure Waters Offers Trip Threat Reports
The Maritime Security Council has accredited the on-demand trip threat reports. Piracy continues to be a major problem affecting large yachts and worldwide shipping concerns.
McKinney Chooses Mitsubishi
For more than 40 years, McKinney Companies has served the Gulf petroleum and dry cargo industries from its headquarters on the Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway. The latest addition to the towing fleet is the shiny new Mac Andrew McKinney. To power the push boat, they turned to Laborde Products to supply an S12A2 Mitsubishi engine rated 940 hp at 1,940 rpm. "We wanted a Tier II diesel engine with hydraulic governor," said Andy McKinney, VP of operations.
Ocean Rig UDW: Olympia Contract Novated
Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) announced that the remainder of the existing drilling contract with Vanco for the 6th generation drillship Ocean Rig Olympia has been…
MPT Upgrades Simulator System
Maritime Professional Training (MPT) has upgraded its simulator, and the maritime training and education provider is claiming that it will be world’s most visually realistic maritime simulator training experience. The system – which provides a true-to-life preview of a career at sea – is a result of MPT's plans to upgrade the visual projection systems of the Main Bridge located at their S.M.A.R.T. (Simulation For Maritime Assessment, Research and Training) Campus in Fort Lauderdale.
Transas Receives BSH Certificate for ECDIS Training
Transas Marine GmbH is the first among all German training institutes to receive BSH Flag State approval for its STCW conform ECDIS training. BSH has issued a certificate for Transas with an honorable number BSH-2011-921-001. ECDIS Training offered by Transas Marine follows the IMO Model Course 1.27 fully compliant to the Manila Amendments to STCW 2010, which will be compulsory for training from 1st of January 2012. This allows Transas to issue STCW 2010 compliant ECDIS training certificates.
Voith to Propel 70-ton Tug for the Port of Haifa
The Port of Haifa is one of the largest ports in Israel and a key hub for trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. The port handles over 20 million tons of goods a year.
Z Backscatter Cargo Inspection for Saudi Arabia
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI), received its first order for a Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ZBV system will…
A Milestone for N-KOM and Intersleek
September 2011 witnessed a milestone for International Paint and N-KOM, the Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, with the coating of three LNG vessels marking the application of 10,000 liters of Intersleek foul release technology at the new Qatar facility in less than four months since opening. The Al Marrouna and Al Areesh, 151,700 cu. m. sister ships operated and managed by Teekay Marine Management and the 137,354 cu.
