Port Manatee Berth 12 Dreding Underway
Port Manatee’s Berth 12 dredging project – the final piece of the Tampa Bay port’s 11-year, $200 million expansion – enters its third week with 25 percent of the project complete. The 1,584-foot berth will be dredged to a depth of 41 feet at mean-low-water and is on target for completion in October. “This sends a message to the industry and opens the door to advance Port Manatee’s future in containerized shipping,” said the port’s Executive Director David L. McDonald PPM®.
IMarEST Welcomes Castrol Marine's Marine Partner Status
Castrol Marine has renewed the Corporate Membership of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology’s (IMarEST) Marine Partners initiative. “If there is one thing better than acquiring a new member of the Marine Partner scheme, it is news that a long-time partner is renewing its relationship with us,” says Fiona Morris, Interim Chief Executive of IMarEST. “It is extremely stimulating working with Castrol Marine, and we are delighted that we will be doing so for another year.
BMT WBM Simplifies Flood Warnings
To better prepare residents and emergency services of an impending flood, BMT WBM, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy has further enhanced its flood modelling software, TUFLOW. This follows the recent floods in Brisbane where affected residents are still trying to pick up the pieces after this devastating event. Now featuring a gauge output function…
Kongsberg's Fast Boat Simulator at Nor-Shipping Campus
Konsgberg Maritime is shipping in its Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Simulator for the inaugural Nor-Shipping Campus, a new event introduced to engage school and university students with the maritime industry. As the company's fastest boat simulator, the spectacle is expected to attract a lot of attention, especially as Kongsberg Maritime is allowing visitors to try it out for themselves. The Nor-Shipping Campus is being held in Oslo's City Hall Square (Rådhusplassen)…
Omega Navigation Loan Amendment
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONAV), a leading provider of Global Marine Transportation services specializing in product tankers, announces that it has reached an agreement with its lenders to amend the maturity date of both the current senior and junior loan facilities. With this agreement the new maturity date will be May 17, 2011 on both facilities, amended from the current maturity date of May 13, 2011. Source: http://www.omeganavigation.com
Keppel to Build Repeat Jackup Rigs Worth $772M
Latest contracts boost value of new orders secured year-to-date to over S$6.4 billion. Keppel FELS Limited's (Keppel FELS) returning customer, Oslo-listed S.D. Standard Drilling Plc (Standard Drilling), has ordered four repeat KFELS B Class rigs worth US$772 million. Successive deliveries of these units are scheduled between 2H2013 and 1H2014. Standard Drilling ordered its first jackup rig from Keppel FELS in November 2010 with two options.
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