Sonardyne Sells Subsea Positioning Equipment to SES
Survey Equipment Services (SES), part owned by Hydroquip, has added Sonardyne 6G equipment to its rental pool in Katy, Texas. 6G products utilise Sonardyne’s ultra-wideband width…
Major Offshore Scotland Wind Farm Project Awaits Go-ahead
Formal application for a project with 125 wind turbines off the coast of Angus, Scotland has been progressed. Formal application for approval of a £1.4billion project…
Arctic Survey Ship Zig-Zags Along Route
NOAA Ship Fairweather zigzags her way to accurate and precise depth soundings as it starts Arctic depth reconnaissance survey. The officers, scientists, and crew of the NOAA Ship Fairweather have started their 30-day Arctic reconnaissance survey.The diagram produced by Cmdr. Marc Moser in Coast Survey’s Hydrographic Survey Branch, shows the corridor Fairweather will travel during this survey project.
Rough Weather on Tauranga Reef Halts 'Rena' Salvage
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) liases with US salvors Resolve, meanwhile Braemar continues clean up work. With sea conditions remaining too rough for marine operations…
Vietnam a Magnet for China-based Cruise Ships
Vietnam expects to welcome 80,000 visitors to its ports as they arrive by Star Cruise ships from November on. The Star Cruises’ ship Super Star Aquarius will make…
Horizon Lines Report Container Volumes Up in Q2 2012
Horizon Lines reports second-quarter 2012 financial results: container volume improves 3.6% from a year ago. Sam Woodward, President and Chief Executive Officer…
Arctic Well Drills by Shell to Increase Due to Delays
Royal Dutch Shell expects to drill 8 wells in the second half of its two-year Arctic exploration program, 3 more than originally planned. Stubborn ice sheets and…
USS Abraham Lincoln Coming Home
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln due soon at Naval Station Norfolk after 8-month deployment. Commanded by Capt. John D. Alexander, Lincoln departed Naval Station Everett, Wash., her home since January 1997, in December 2011 for a scheduled change-of-homeport deployment to Virginia where she is due for a four-year refueling complex overhaul (RCOH). During the RCOH period, Lincoln's nuclear reactors will be refueled…
China Shipbuilding Industry on Downward Slide
China’s first half 2012 shipyard figures make grim reading & the national shipbuilding association warns little chance of help from Beijing. In the first half, newly…
Cavotec Wins Saudi & Singapore Orders
Cavotec strengthens US presence with ThyssenKrupp, Robbins orders for advanced cable & hose reels. The Cavotec engineering group has illustrated its rapidly growing…
U.S. Port Introduces Air Clean-up Incentive for Ships
As part of the agency’s ongoing initiatives to be a good steward of the environment, the Port Authority Board of Commissioners has approved an incentive program…
SENER Press Ahead with Virtual Reality for Shipbuilding
FORAN users meeting in Toledo experience head-mounted display (HMD) virtual reality representation. HMD is a device that lets the user to view and interact with 3D simulation environments, in this case applied to 3D ship models generated in FORAN. After the development of the second generation of a viewer, FORAN FVIEWER VR, for the virtual navigation through the ship 3D model, SENER has presented a new and innovating application in a Head Mounting Display (HMD).
Marine Underwriting Division Launched by Blades Marine
J. H. Blades's new marine underwriting division will underwrite brown water exposures for specialty retail agents and brokers. Specific coverages will include hull and liability…
