USS San Francisco Undocks with New Bow
USS San Francisco (SSN 711) returned to the water on Oct. 10, 2008, after successfully undocking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). The dry docking resulted from the submarine’s Jan. 8, 2005, collision with an undersea mountain. The challenging, one of a kind project involved PSNS & IMF cutting over…
Keppel FELS Delivers 4th Sinvest Drilling Rig
Deep Driller 6 is the fourth unit to be delivered in a series of five KFELS Super B Class rigs built for Sinvest. The fifth rig, Deep Driller 8, is on track for a timely delivery in the first quarter of 2009. The KFELS Super B Class design is one of the world’s deepest drilling rigs, with capabilities for drilling High Pressure, High Temperature wells up to 35,000 ft at 350 ft water depth. The KFELS Super B Class design is an enhancement of the highly acclaimed KFELS B Class design.
OSM Chair Addresses Manpower Crisis
Mr Eskilt told delegates that wages have already spiraled as owners struggle to recruit and retain seafarers and called this an earnings explosion that is set to continue.
Tanker Shuffle at Aker Philadelphia
The two shuttle tankers are intended for bareboat charter to Overseas Shipholding Group, who will time charter the vessels to Petrobras for operation in the . Without…
Concordia Maritime Specs New Turbochargers for Tankers
Concordia Maritime and French energy company Total have jointly taken the decision to install MAN Diesel turbochargers with the company’s new VTA variable turbine area technology aboard a new tanker.
Thuraya Showcases Latest Products at GITEX 2008
With a stand located in Zabeel Hall, Thuraya will be promoting its products and services, focusing on exhibiting its ThurayaIP and ThurayaMarine. ThurayaIP is a…
Promising Gas Discovery in the Norwegian Sea
StatoilHydro has concluded the drilling of exploration well 6707/10-2S in the . Gas was confirmed in a reservoir with good production qualities. The well was drilled in production license 218, which is located south-east of the Luva gas find and 280 kilometers west of Sandnessjøen in mid-Norway. StatoilHydro is the operator of the production license. The purpose of the well was to confirm gas in reservoir rocks from the Late Cretaceous age in a prospect called Haklang.
USCG – eNOA/D System
(Source: Holland & Knight)
London Club Combats Financial & Regulatory Pressures
The Club has been experiencing very high levels of claims since 2006 (most particularly claims on the International Group Pool) and since the middle of 2007, a negative…
Transas Marine Secures Order with Carisbrooke Shipping
Carisbrooke Shipping currently own/operate approximately 40 modern dry cargo vessels, ranging from 3,000 dwt up to 20,000 dwt and have actively been modernizing…
Unique Engine Room Simulator for Interschalt
The new ERS 4000 system comprises one Instructor Workplace with TFT monitor for editing, conducting and debriefing of training sessions, and one trainee workplace…
Transas and Radio Holland Sign Agreement
The document was formally signed at one of the biggest maritime shows – SMM 2008 in . Transas was represented by Mrs. Ingrid Durge, the General Manager of the recently opened Transas Benelux office.
Eye on the Fleet - U.S. Navy Photo of the Day
The coastal patrol craft USS Chinook (PC 9) conducts maritime security operations in the near the Iraqi Khawr Al Amaya oil terminal (KAAOT). Chinook is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158, which is specifically responsible for ensuring the security of 's KAAOT and Al Basra oil terminals in support of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1790. CTF-158 operates jointly with Iraqi Navy sailors and marines, trained by members of the Navy Transition Team based in nearby Umm Qasr.
USS San Antonio Deck Puts New Assets to Work
While deployed in support of maritime security operations (MSO), the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio's (LPD 17) Deck Department is using new technology and assets that impacts daily shipboard operations. One of these features is 's complement of three -- rather than two -- ridged-hull inflatable boats (RHIB) at their disposal. Maritime security operations in the 5th area of responsibility place a demand on small boat operations.
OceanFreight Terminates M/T Olinda Charter, Delivers M/T Tigani
The Company also intends to take delivery of the 1990 built Aframax tanker M/T Tamara this week. In addition, the Company and the charterer have mutually terminated…
ASRY Planning $188M Expansion
The expansion would consist of a basic quay wall and an offshore launching pier as well as an additional 1,200 meters of berthing space to repair medium and large vessels.
Daewoo Acquisition Deal Underway
Its biggest shareholder is the state-owned Korea Development Bank, which owns a 31.3 percent stake in the company. When Daewoo Shipbuilding put itself up for sale…
Lawsuit Brought Over Cutter Contract
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger had a joint venture with Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Inc. to extend the length of 49 Coast Guard cutters from 110 feet to 123 feet.
TT Club Addresses Crane Safety in Windy Conditions
Analysis of the TT Club’s claims over a number of years has highlighted that wind damage to quayside cranes is the biggest weather related cost to terminals. Due to their size…
This Day in Naval History – Oct. 18
1859 - U.S. Marines reach Harper's Ferry, VA and assault the arsenal seized by John Brown and his followers. 1867 - USS Ossippee and USS Resaca participate in formal…
