ABB has expanded its marine and crane services team to help UK-based cruise ships, ferries, offshore support, semi-sub, jack-up, FPSO, specials and merchant vessels to upgrade, retrofit and replace equipment.
Wärtsilä Corporation, the global leader in complete power lifecycle solutions and services, and Metso Corporation have signed an agreement to co-operate in developing and delivering scrubber systems for marine applications. Under the terms of this agreement, Metso is to supply the scrubber unit, while Wärtsilä is responsible for world-wide sales and integration of complete, certified, documented marine scrubber systems, including automation, water treatment,
The proposed maritime regulatory Bill, which would regulate all the major and non-major ports in the country under one body, is facing opposition from various state governments, according to Union shipping minister GK Vasan.
After a long wait, the port of Mombasa will be dredged of mud and silt to finally accommodate bigger ships — as size continues to rule the marine industry. Having lost some trans-shipment business to the port of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, the Kenyan port is playing catch-up with the Kenya Ports Authority managing director Gichiri Ndua’s announcement Wednesday that the dredging would start this month and be completed in 18 months.
SHANGHAI will build two more offshore wind farm projects by 2015 to increase the use of clean energy, the city’s planner said yesterday.
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that it has won a £15 million order to design and equip two offshore service vessels for ship owner Brasil Supply.
Knud E. Hansen A/S in partnership with Fleetway Inc. have recently signed a contract with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (GNL) in Canada for the Basic Design of a series of six ferries for operation on the intra-provincial south shore routes off Newfoundland.
A bunker levy on ship fuel use to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is gaining support of interests inside and outside the maritime sector. At the end of the day, however, any financial impost drawn up for shipping needs to do more than collect money, it must incentivise
Discarded cargo vessel MV Wisdom that has run aground at Juhu beach has alarmed environmental groups which have demanded strict norms to prevent such ships from being dumped in Indian waters.
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has decided to manage on an entrustment basis Daehan Shipbuilding (DS) under the on-going workout program (the enterprise recovery program), starting from next July.
ST Engineering, its marine arm ST Marine, has won a shipbuilding contract worth about S$171m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited.
Chemring Marine, the world’s top marine distress signal company, has had a busy Nor-Shipping show marketing products and networking.The company exhibited its world-leading Comet and Pains Wessex marine distress signals at the bi-annual show in Oslo, Norway, from 24-27 May.
Jamaican seafarers and the country’s whole maritime sector are benefiting from the country’s close association with The World Maritime University (WMU).
The latest figures from shipbrokers indicate that ship owners appear to still be active in the second hand vessel purchase market, in fact with rejuvenated interest, although, the sellers’ reluctancy to put more vessels to the market, is trimming
We have seen how the “concept” ship – a design which incorporates clever ideas but awaits serious investment – has emerged. Classification society DNV, which introduced their “Quantum” containership concept in 2010, has been busy again
With demand failing to improve enough to contain the colossal increases in supply, the dry bulk freight market stayed near the dreadfully low levels witnessed last month. The Baltic Dry Index edged up by nine points to an average 1,352 from 1,343 in April.
Noreco 'surprised' at Dong's Siri plan Denmark’s Dong Energy said it had found a permanent solution for repairing the damaged subsea structure of the Siri platform in the Danish North Sea but faces resistance from project partner Noreco.
MAN Diesel & Turbo has introduced its new two-staged turbocharged 18V48/60TS diesel engine. The 18-cylinder vee engine is rated for 1200 kW/cyl at 500 r/min with specific fuel oil consumption of 171.1 g/kWh, while retaining an output of 1050 kW/cyl. Bore and stroke is 480 mm and 600 mm, respectively.
The construction of a 250 megawatt backup power plant in Estonia, valued at $189 million, has been awarded to Wartsila.
H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has met with a US delegation to discuss the importance of coordination and collaboration among different parties concerned with commerce. The visit was also intended to highlight the bilateral economic and commercial relationships between the UAE and the USA.
Iraq’s energy minister has announced that his government will spend $77 billion on long-term energy infrastructure, a report by the Hurriyet Daily News has reported.
GE will supply three Frame 6FA gas turbines, associated generators and services for the 300-megawatt combined cycle gas-fired power plant project in Sabah, Malaysia. Using natural gas as its primary fuel, the new plant will reinforce Sabah’s energy infrastructure and help the state meet its growing electricity demand, which is increasing by more than 7 percent annually, the company said.
UK-listed junior Aurelian Oil & Gas is looking to expand resource potential with a new well to be drilled this summer on its Siekierki tight gas project in Poland.
Technical problems an maintenance work on several Norwegian fields saw average output from the country drop by 266,000 barrels per day in May to 1.829 million bpd compared to April.
The federal agency that oversees offshore drilling is finally asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to review the effects that intense, underwater seismic blasts have on whales and dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. In a notice published , the Fisheries Service says the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement, the U.S. government agency responsible for permitting oil exploration in the Gulf, requested the regulations
ST Engineering announced today that its marine arm, ST Marine, has won a shipbuilding contract worth about S$171m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited.
Navios South American Logistics Inc., a subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., yesterday announced that the Company has signed 15-year charter contracts with Petrobras for six product tanker vessels to further expand Navios Logistics cabotage business in Brazil. Navios Logistics anticipates generating approximately $590 million of EBITDA from these contracts
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and an international provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that it has entered into two two-year time charters for its Kamsarmax vessels M/V Coal Hunter and M/V Santa Barbara
Maroussi, Athens, Greece, June 13, 2011, Euroseas Ltd., (NASDAQ:ESEA) an owner and operator of drybulk carriers, containerships and multipurpose vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that its joint venture company,
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA), an owner and operator of tanker vessels, announced that the Shinyo Kieran, a VLCC vessel of 297,066 dwt, was delivered on June 8, 2011
MAN Diesel & Turbo used the world premiere of its MAN B&W ME-GI gas engine in Copenhagen to present efficiency technologies for its two-stroke engines, namely its WHR (Waste Heat Recovery) systems, that include its TCS-PTG turbines, and which are offered as an integrated solution.
On the 5 May, the EU NAVFOR warship ITS ESPERO assisted the Italian Merchant Vessel ITAL GLAMOUR after it was attacked by pirates on the previous day. The attack was performed by four armed pirates on board a skiff and was defeated due to the first-class execution of aggressive evasive steering, conducted by the vessel’s master as suggested in the industry lead Best Management Practices (BMP3).
In what appears to be good news for the future long-term prospects of the shipping industry, it seems that ship owners’ appetite for newbuilding vessels has abated, while older vessels are finding their way to scrapyards in Asia on a faster pace.
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Fugro Subsea Services mobilised the RRS Ernest Shackleton in Aberdeen for a season of inspection projects in the North Sea. The program will include both pipelines and fixed structures inspections for a number of Fugro Subsea Services North Sea clients.
MAN Diesel & Turbo, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs ranging from 47 kW to 97MW.
MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG received a multi-million Euro contract from Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) for the delivery of compression technology for Bergermeer Gas Storage in Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) is on track to deliver its latest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) project, Armada TGT 1, to Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada)
Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor, today announced the preferred tenderer to build the next generation of patrol boats to secure Australia’s borders.
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and Seacat Services Ltd. announce the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of a pair of South Catamaran 19m Wind Farm Support Vessels. The two craft will be built at South Boats’ new facility in Cowes and will be delivered in May and June 2012 respectively.