Maritime Industry Top News
Stork Technical Services Wins Safety Award
Stork Technical Services won the āAssociate Memberā prize at this yearās IADC North Sea Chapter (NSC) Annual Safety Awards. The award recognises an Associate membersā safety achievements over the past year which can include launching schemes to improve safety performance, technical or operational innovations which reduce risk or any notable safety achievements. The presentation, in front of more than 400 industry leaders and guestsā¦
Commonwealth Flagship Bid Debuts with Website Launch
A renewed effort to encourage the building of a replacement āRoyal Yachtā has been put on the table by yachtsman and retired advertising entrepreneur Ian Maiden. Replacing the Britannia which was decommissioned in 1997 is a controversial subject and has had enthusiasm, pledges and disapprovals at every level of government and across the public spectrum. The fact is that times have changed and financing a new yacht from the public purse is currently definitely not an option.
Aircraft Carrier on the Move
The 6,000 tonne hull section of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, known as Lower Block 02, will set off on its four day journey to Rosyth on Monday 21 May. The forward sectionā¦
Incat Crowther Launches 18m Catamarans
Incat Crowther has announced the launch of ASP Tyne and ASP Thames, two 18m Catamaran Wind Farm Service Craft. ASP Tyne and ASP Thames were constructed by Topaz Marine at their Abu Dhabi yard in the UAE, and will be delivered to ASP Holdings in the UK. ASP Tyne and ASP Thames are the latest in a lineage of successful wind farm service craft from Incat Crowther, offering excellent efficiency and seakeeping, combined with practical and rugged operation.
Rolls-Royce Wins Simek OSV Contract
Rolls-Royce won a £6 million contract to provide an integrated design, power & propulsion and equipment systems package for an offshore supply vessel to be builtā¦
UK Offshore Wind Substations ā Tag Ready
Tag Energy Solutions has finished work on increasing the size of its load-out and assembly area for the fabrication of substation topsides and jackets in anticipationā¦
ECDIS 'Top Guns' Announced
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are celebrating over two years award of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners (HCMM) sponsored ECDIS prize. The prize is awarded to the best ECDIS student of the month and is eligible to all those undertaking a generic IMO 1.27 ECDIS training course with ECDIS Ltd. In recognition of their success, the worthy recipient receives an elegantā¦
China, Japan, Hold First Round Maritime Talks
China and Japan have held held their first round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs in Hangzhou, the capital city of east China's Zhejiang province.
Chinese Diplomat Discusses Lending to Shipping Industry
China' s U.K. The following comments were made by Liu Xiaoming at a conference in London today, according to Bloomberg. China needs to learn from other countriesā¦
USS Essex Collides with Replenishment Vessel
The amphibious assault ship Essex collided with the oiler Yukon during an underway replenishment operation in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California, 3rd Fleet said in a statement.
Wrecked Russian Cruiser 'Drydocked'
An excavation pier around the Russian warship Murmansk that took three years to build has now been sealed, and within weeks the contractor will start the final phase of demolishing the old battleship, reports the 'Barents Observer'. On Christmas Eve 1994 the 1955-built cruiser āMurmanskā was being towed from its home port towards India for scrapping. Off the coast of Finnmark the towline of the decommissioned Russian cruiser broke and it ran ashore near the small Norwegian town of Sørvær.
Piracy ā Seychelles to Prosecute Suspects
The Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel recently.
TSB Again Finds No Risk Management Caused Death
In its latest investigation report on Silver Angel (M11M0017), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has identified, once again, that the absence of aā¦
China's GPS 'Beidou' to be Enhanced
The Third China Satellite Navigation Conference in progress in Guangzhou, South Chinaās Guangdong Province, with satellite experts, government officials and business executives from Chinaā¦
Greenpeace Inercepts Shell Icebreaker
Greenpeace Nordic activists have intercepted at open sea and boarded a Shell-contracted icebreaker, the Nordica, to continue its protest against the oil majorās destructive plans to start drilling in the pristine Arctic region. Six activists from five different countries boarded the Nordica in Swedish waters south of Öland, scaled the ship and locked themselves down throughout the ship. They are demanding that Shell abandons its controversial plans to drill in the Arctic.
Satellite to Monitor Arctic Shipping Lanes
The 10-kg cube-shaped satellite, jointly developed by Tokyo-based AXELSPACE Corp.and Weathernews, is scheduled to be launched from the Yasny Cosmodrome in Russia on Sept. 28.
DP World Objects to S&P Rating
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn its credit rating on DP World following objections by the ports operator to the way the agency assessed its financial health, Reuters has reported.
Oil Prices May Fall in Q3 Say Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. has said oil prices may fall in the third quarter, as economies weaken in Europe and Asia and Saudi Arabia produces surplus crude, Bloomberg reports.
BP Oil Spill Claims Process Still Causes Frustration
New Orleans has a new court monitored program that will be replacing the GCCF to administor the BP settlement to claimants. Danziger & De Llano partner Paul Danzigerā¦
America's Cup Racing Returns to U.S.A
Americaās Cup racing returns to the United States next month when the AC World Series brings nine of the top sailing crews in the world to Newport, R.I. The American team, ORACLE TEAM USA, currently leads the AC World Series by one point, so the final stop on the 2011-12 AC World Series circuit will determine the overall winner of the first-ever season. Nine crews from seven countries are competing in the AC World Seriesā¦
