Al Fenci and Al Durrah:
The Al Fenci and Al Durrah, the first two new RAmparts 3200 tugs have been successfully delivered to Abu Dhabi Ports Company by Grandweld Shipyards. The vessels are specially designed to assist in marine and Harbour operation at Khalifa Port including escorting & towing, mooring/unmooring, and fire-fighting operations. The design is based on an intended low-manning operation, with a high standard of machinery automation.
24/7 On-The-Water Assistance for Boaters
Capt. Steven Moore, a former hired captain with the on-the-water towing company TowBoatUS Lake Lewisville, has purchased the business from his former boss, Capt. Jay Nunnally, who will remain with the company as a towing captain. Moore, who has boated on the lake for 30 years, is US Coast Guard licensed and carries a Masters 50-ton with commercial assistance towing certification. Much like an auto club for boaters…
CMR Names New Group Marketing Manager
CMR Group has welcomed James Thwaites to its professional team. Thwaites stepped into the newly created role of Group Marketing Manager and will coordinate global marketing efforts for CMR Group. He will lead all activities related to customer/product strategy and launching new products to market, including the Group’s Product Development Forum. Additionally, Thwaites will manage all traditional marketing functions including advertising…
Offshore Marine Management Names MD
Offshore Marine Management GmbH (OMM GmbH) has announced the appointment of Managing Director Klaus Klingelhöller to the company. Klaus joined OMM GmbH in early July of this year, bringing to the role over 25 years’ experience of working within the renewables industry both on and offshore. Klaus has worked in senior management roles with a number of offshore companies, most recently at RWE Offshore Logistics Company from where he joined OMM GmbH.
OMM Sells Personnel Agency
Offshore Marine Management Limited (OMM) will sell the assets of its recently-rebranded personnel supply business, Main Source Offshore People Limited (MSOP) to…
INS is Key Focus at Sonardyne Workshop
Sonardyne Inc.’s recent ‘Life of Field’ two day workshop was well attended by over 40 industry professionals, ranging from major oil representatives through to vessel Captains. Held at the 4 Points Sheraton Hotel, Houston, day 1 focused on acoustic positioning techniques whilst day 2 looked at advances in Metrology, Autonomous Monitoring and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). With sessions delivered by members of Sonardyne’s Survey Support Group (SSG)…
OP/ED: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
On June 27, I testified on behalf of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) before the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee at a hearing that questioned the Administration’s skirting of the Jones Act during last summer’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) drawdown. Members of Congress were keenly interested in understanding how the Administration authorized waivers for foreign flag ships to carry U.S. oil between U.S.
Fluoron’s Maritime Application Rope Savers (MARS)
Bridging the gap between high-tech synthetic mooring lines and worn or corroded deck and dock equipment. As the marine industry moves from steel cable to synthetic materials for mooring purposes…
Scania Extends High Speed Engine Range
New High-Speed SCANIA Marine Engine Range with Outputs from 294 to 735 kW (400 to 1.000 HP). SCANIA is a tradition rich, 120-year old Swedish industrial company…
Rolls-Royce to Design & Power Buoy Tender for India
Rolls-Royce has secured an £8-million contract to design and power a highly specialised buoy tender vessel for India. The vessel will be built at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in India, and is due for delivery in 2015, to operate in remote waters off the east coast of India and around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands maintaining and replacing navigational aids and buoys. The buoy tender vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT 755 S…
Redundant Spanish Shipyard Workers May Get EU Cash
The European Commission propose to grant €2-million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 450 redundant workers in the shipbuilding ancillary…
Bulk Carriers Delivered, Contract Awarded, Reports COSCO
COSCO (Qidong) Offshore wins a US$ 20-million contract for a jack-up barge, & other COSCO subsidiaries deliver bulk carriers. This jack-up barge for Australian owners…
Major Chinese Shipbuilder Sees Profits Nose-dive
China Rongsheng profit dives as new ship orders dry up. China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the country's largest private shipbuilder, posted its sharpest fall…
NMMA Ethanol Lawsuit Against U.S. EPA Dismissed
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) express disappointment at Court's E15 fuel decision. The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) said…
Dry Bulk Panamax's Face Uncertain Future
Sub-Capesize sectors, previously better performers than Capes, now face an equally uncertain future according to recent Drewry analysis. Demand for Panamax ships improved over the 2nd quarter 2012…
Latvia Navy Accepts Locally-built Patrol Boat
Patrol boat 'Viesite', built in the country's Riga Shipyard, has been accepted by Latvia's Ministry of Defence. The building of patrol ship Viesīte was started June 17th, 2009 and it is third of five new SWATH type patrol ships built for the Latvian Navy, this vessel having been completely built in JSC “Rīgas kuģu būvētava”. Other patrol boats in the newbuilding project were in attendance including Skrunda and Cēsis, as well as headquarters and procurement ship Varonis.
Chinese Research Ship's Nigerian Mission
Chinese scientific research ship 'Dayang Yihao' starts research mission with Nigerian & Chinese scientists on board. More than 100 Chinese and Nigerian scientists and officials attended a ceremony at Apapa Harbour, Lagos, on the launching of the cooperative mission. This is the first time that marine scientists from China and Nigeria have worked together on sea research, said Tang Yong, the chief scientist of the ship's research team.
Greek Shipping Numbers Still in First Rank
Despite the decrease in the number of ships, the fleet under Greek management still ranks first in world according to Clarksons. Greece's merchant fleet still ranks…
Deepwater Oil Strike by Petrobras Offshore Brazil
Petrobras strikes oil deposits in a new discovery in the 'Rights Transfer Area' some 200 km off the coastal city of Rio de Janeiro. Petrobras has discovered good…
US Navy Awards Program Support Contract to Noblis
Noblis to provide technical, engineering, & program management support services to the Naval Sea Systems Command. Noblis, Inc., a leading nonprofit science, technology…