New Offshore Wind Crew Transfer Vessel Launched in UK
Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies on Wednesday held the official launch of its first BARTech 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV) from its premises on The Camber, Portsmouth, UK.BAR Technologies, Chair, Martin Whitmarsh - also Chair of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership ā led his BAR Technologies colleagues to officially hand over the first vessel of its type to its owner Seacat Services.As part of the launchā¦
New Decommissioning Hub in Aberdeen to Create Up to 50 New Jobs
CessCon Decom, a Scotland-based firm specializing in decommissioning of oil and gas structures, plans to launch a decommissioning hub at the Port of Aberdeenās £400 million South Harbour expansion in Q3 2022, creating up to 50 new jobs.The new hub will be located within Crathes Quay at South Harbour and deliver dismantling, recycling, and reuse services with a key focus on subsea infrastructure. The jobs boost is expected over the next 12 monthsā¦
COSCO SHIPPING Lines Takes First Bunkering of Marine Biofuel
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels completed the first refuelling of a COSCO Shipping Lines containership with marine biofuel, marking TotalEnergiesā first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore.On July 11, 2022, the 4,250 TEU COSCO Houston container vessel was bunkered with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel in Singapore waters, via ship-to-ship transfer. VLSFO (Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil) blended with 20% second-generationā¦
Keeping the Inland Waterways Open: Balancing Maintenance and Operational Requirements
Inland waterways, sometimes called ānatureās superhighwaysā provide a strategic advantage related to security, economics, and trade for any nation whose geography, topography, and climate enable this natural infrastructure. Economic benefits are realized in small rural areas through large urban communities that utilize the system for efficient transportation and improved markets. However, deliberate operationalā¦
East Timor Expects Australia to Back Greater Sunrise Gas Development via Timor
East Timor is confident the Australian government will support plans for gas from the massive Greater Sunrise offshore field to be processed in Timor rather than Darwin, the country's petroleum authority head said on Thursday.Greater Sunrise lies in waters between East Timor and Australia and holds an estimated 7.3 trillion cubic feet of gas which the Timorese urgently want to develop as the impoverished nation's main revenue sourceā¦
ESL Orders Five More Hybrid-electric Bulk Carriers
ESL Shippingās subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping informs it has declared an option to order for five additional hybrid-electric bulk carrier vessels from the Indian shipyard Chowgule & Company Private Limited, from which the shipping company has previously ordered seven identical vessels.Of the series of 12 new-generation electric hybrid vessels, every other vessel is sold to a company formed by a group of investors.
US Coast Guard Resuscitates Tanker Crewman Near Corpus Christi
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced and resuscitated a 60-year-old man from a tanker vessel 90 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Wednesday.Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at approximately 9:36 a.m. from the captain of the tanker vessel Beatrice requesting a medevac for a crew member reportedly experiencing trouble breathing and abdominal pain. Watchstanders consulted with the duty flight surgeonā¦
Yemen's HSA Pledges $1.2 Million to UN Drive to Avert Tanker Oil Spill
Yemen's HSA Group on Thursday became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the U.N. urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million.The international organization, which has so far raised over $60 million, has warned that the Safer, stranded since 2015 off a Red Sea oil terminalā¦
Sanctions-hit Russia Sending Fuel Oil to Asia, Ship-to-ship Terminals
Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is exporting more fuel oil to Asia and using ship-to-ship transfers to build larger cargoes for distant markets, according to traders and Refinitiv data.The European Union has been reducing imports of Russian oil products since March and has agreed a full ban from February 2023.In August, fuel oil exports from Russia to the Netherlands and Estonia fell to zero from 365ā¦
Kongsberg Maritime Launches ScanFuse Powered by Qii.AI
Kongsberg Maritimeās Sensors and Robotics Division has released ScanFuseTMpowered by Qii.AI, a web-based software application that enables Civil Engineers to create comprehensive mosaics of maritime assets above and below the waterline by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning.Civil Engineers use sonar images to assess the structural integrity of waterfront facilities and structures such as port wharfs and berths, bridge piers and dams.
Great Lakes Announces $107 Million in New Dredging Contracts
The United States' largest dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on Wednesday announced the receipt of $107 million in new contract awards along the U.S. East Coast.The awarded dredging work includes: Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project (Capital, Virginia, $56.8 million), Charleston Lower Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, South Carolina, $15.4 million)ā¦
$27 Million Contract Awarded to Repair Missouri River Navigation Structures
Midwest Construction Company, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make repairs to river training structures on the Missouri River.The $27 million for the repair work comes from the BIL ā Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation ā and is expected to be the first of several separate contracts awarded in the next 12 months to support navigation on the Missouri River.
DNV Launches Class Notation for Enhanced Tailshaft Condition Monitoring and Performance
With its TMON(Oil lubricated, +) notation, DNV said it becomes the worldās first classification society to provide a qualified notation that adds another dimension to propeller shaft and bearing condition monitoring.The new notation serves to further minimize propulsion safety risk and prevent costly equipment failure, building on the benefits of the existing TMON class notation. Current DNV classā¦
Two New Cranes Dedicated at Port of South Louisiana
The Port of South Louisiana officially dedicated and named its two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Portal Harbor Cranes for its public facility, the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal Dock along the Mississippi River. These cranes have increased the Portās capacity for handling bulk materials and will allow for the handling of containers and project cargo.As the nationās leading grain exporter and one of the Western Hemisphereās largest tonnage portsā¦
Costello Lock Closed Due to Silt Build Up
The Jerry F. Costello Lock on the Kaskaskia River, near Modoc, Ill., has been closed due to silt and debris build up on the lock sill and chamber, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) said.Contracted divers were utilized to remove underwater obstructions, but the issue with the gate persists, USACE's St. Louis District said in a statement on Tuesday. Crews from the St. Louis Districtās Motor Vesselā¦
Performance Shipping Buys Secondhand Aframax Tanker
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping on Wednesday announced it has reached a deal to acquire a secondhand Aframax tanker for $36.5 million.The vessel, a 105,304ā¦
Today is the Last Day to Apply for the MN100
Each year, Marine News magazine profiles 100 leaders in the North American workboat sector.From passenger vessels to towboats, tugs and barges. From dredging and offshore energy to pilot, patrol, fire and police boats. OEMs, service providers, shipyards, owners/operators and the full gamut of marine-related businesses are eligible. But, only those who apply before August 24, 2022 will be considered for inclusion.Is your company one of the best?
Ulstein Orders Corvus Batteries for Olympic's Offshore Wind Vessels
Marine battery solutions provider Corvus Energy has won an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of Energy Storage Systems for two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner Olympic.The two offshore wind service vessels, based on the Ulstein SX222 design with Twin X-Stern from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS, will have hybrid battery propulsion.During operationā¦
Relief as Rhine Water Rises in Germany, But Expected to Drop again
Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany have risen after recent rain but are expected to fall again with mostly dry weather forecast in the coming days, ship operators said on Wednesday.Weeks of high temperatures and scant rainfall drained water levels in the river, a major German commercial transport artery, causing delays to shipping and pushing freight costs up. The disruption could knock half a percentage point off economic growth in Germany this year.
Chinese Yard Orders ABB Propulsion System for Giant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
China's Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has ordered an integrated power, automation, and propulsion system from ABB for a newbuild offshore wind installation jack-up vessel (JUV) being built for the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord.The vessel, Boreas, is due for delivery to the owner in the second part of 2024, and it is said that it will be one of the largest and most technologically advanced hybridized units of the type in operation, measuring 175 meters in length.
