CMA CGM Reports Encouraging Outlook for 2012
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping group, reported revenue of U.S. $14.87 billion for the year ending December 31, 2011, a 4% increase on 2010.
Signet to Deliver and Christen Newest Tug
Signet Maritime Corporation announced that its newest tug, a Robert Allan designed RAmparts 3200 Class ocean towing and escort tug, M/V SIGNET WEATHERLY, will be delivered on March 10, 2012, from Signet Shipbuilding & Repair in Pascagoula, Mississippi. This state-of-the-art ASD will be used in Signet’s U.S. Gulf of Mexico operations. Signet will own and operate the vessel in support of its Offshore Towing Division and its expanding U.S.
Strong Russian Presence at Oil & Gas Africa '12
Recent new oil and gas discoveries all over Africa are attracting investors and developers from around the world. Russia is the latest country to show an active…
MOL Safety Conference 2012 Held
Tokyo—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) announced that the company has held the MOL Safety Conference 2012 in Manila, Mumbai, Dubrovnik, and Tokyo. About 210 seafarers…
Caledonian Geotech Receives Industry Accreditations
Caledonian Geotech has received a hat-trick of prestigious industry accreditations. Following a detailed audit conducted by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the company…
Calnetix Technologies Launches Magnetic Bearing Controller
Calnetix Technologies LLC has announced the commercial availability of its latest technology development, the Insight™ 3600 magnetic bearing controller. These state-of-the-art…
Metso Enters Globe Valve Business
Metso has strengthened its offering for customers in oil and gas and power by acquiring a globe valve technology and service company, Valstone Control Inc. in South Korea (Valstone). The acquisition enables Metso to expand its offering for the oil and gas and power industries with globe valve technology, which plays a key role in most critical processes with extreme pressures and temperatures. Valstone Inc. is a privately-owned globe valve and service specialist company.
Red Spider Secures Offshore Order
Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology specialist, has completed its biggest-ever deal with work valued at £1.5million to supply new products for well completion operations.
FIS Makes Bunker Swaps Simple
London - Freight Investor Services has expanded its rapidly growing commodity broking business into cleared, over-the-counter bunker swaps. The new service – the…
Review of Passenger Ship Safety Hastened
The European Commission has invited the passenger ship industry (represented by the European Cruise Council and Interferry) to participate in a review of passenger ship safety regulations.
New Rig from COSCO Delivered
COSCO (Nantong) shipyard delivers offshore drilling rig to Sevan Drilling COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary 51% owned by COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered its new build Sevan Brasil to Sevan Drilling ASA . The Sevan Brasil semi submersible has a LOA of 99 m with a breadth of 75 m and is 24.5 meters in depth. The rig is scheduled to commence operation under a six year charter contract with Petrobras during second quarter 2012.
LNG-powered Cruise Ferry Keel Laid
Keel-laying at STX Finland Yard for Viking Lines New 'Viking Grace' The RoRo cruise ferry M/S Viking Grace vaunted to be the most environmentally friendly large cruise ferry ever, will be fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and incorporates a host of environmentally friendly features in the design. Delivery is scheduled for early next year.
Aircraft Carrier to Join India Navy
Refubished Kiev-class aircraft carrier, formerly 'Admiral Gorshkov' for sea trials in the Barents Sea. Repaired and converted at the Russian Sevmash shipyard, the 45,000 ton flat-top is expected to undergo testing in the Barents Sea shortly, before hand-over to the Indian Navy. In addition, the ship will undertake a 3,5 month test expedition before acceptance.
Antarctic Research Ship Due Home
The SA Agulhas will soon return with the SANAE 49 over-wintering team that has just spent 14 months at SANAE IV, the South African research base in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. The SA Agulhas is South Africa's polar research vessel. She has been in service for almost thirty years and is nearing the end of her term of service. The 6,122 gt Agulhas, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1977…
US Senior Aircraft Carrier for Final Deployment
USS Enterprise sails out from Norfolk, Va. soon for final overseas deployment The 50-year-old flattop, built across the Hampton Roads waterway at Newport News Shipbuilding, will lead a carrier strike group eastward to conduct operations in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation — essentially, the Persian Gulf, north Arabian Sea and the Mediterranean.
Offshore Wind Farm Project for Stricken Japanese Province
A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, IHI Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding…
LPG Carriers – Brighter Outlook
Owners of LPG carriers can look forward to increasing trade in 2012, despite the uncertain economic environment and the dampening effect of the mild winter in…
Carnival Line Ship to Change Name After Refit
Carnival Desitny' for $155 million refit at Italy's Fincantieri's shipyard After an extensive 42-day redesigning of public rooms and other passenger facilities, drydock inspections etc. the ship will be re-named 'Carnival Sunshine'
Middle East Shipbuilding Venture Kicks Off
Joint venture (Etihad Shipbuilding. The joint venture, set up to concentrate on Middle East naval builds, kicks off by overseeing initially the maintenance and post-guarantee work on the first two of four “Saettia MK4” vessels delivered in recent years by Fincantieri to the Iraqi Navy. World name shipyard, Fincantieri is already building three vessels for the UAE Navy at the Italian shipyards of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano…
Feds Set to Designate USS Slater a National Landmark
Albany – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior is set to designate the USS Slater, one of the remaining World War II…
