UK's Latest Submarine Arrives Homeport For Sea Trials
'Ambush', second of the Royal Navy's, new Astute Class attack submarines, sails into Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde today to begin sea trials. The 7,400-tonne submarine sailed from the shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, where she was built, to HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland. The seven Astute-class boats planned for the Royal Navy are the most advanced and powerful attack submarines Britain has ever sent to sea.
Greek Shipowners, NewLead Holdings, Restore NASDAQ Comliance
NewLead Holdings Ltd. regains compliance with NASDAQ minimum market value of publicly held shares requirement. NewLead Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEWL) ("NewLead" or the "Company")…
Corvus Batteries For New Hybrid Tugboats
New hybrid tugs for Australian Gorgon Gas Field Project will use Canada-based Corvus batteries to reduce operational and environmental costs. More than two megawatts…
Northern Sea Route Partly Blocked Although Sea Ice Near Minimum
So far this year only the southern passage has opened despite record low levels of Arctic sea ice. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the current extent is 760,000 square kilometers (293,000 square miles) below the previous record minimum extent in the satellite record (4.17 million square kilometers or 1.61 million square miles) which occurred on September 18, 2007. This difference is larger than the size of the state of Texas.
Intelsat Makes Senior Appointment
SatCom provider Intelsat S.A. announce James Collett has joined the company as Director of Mobility Services Product Management. Based in Intelsat’s London office, Collett will be responsible for advancing Intelsat’s mobility product line and furthering the company’s leadership role in providing managed services and space-only solutions to the aeronautical, maritime and government sectors. Collett has more than 25 years of industry experience…
Major UK Port, Waterway Authority, Now Uner One Banner
Port of Liverpool & the Manchester Ship Canal become one entity under Peel Ports' management, the UK's second largest ports group. These two dynamic international trading centres form a single 44 mile seaway to the heart of the UK and Britain's richest cargo creating and consuming region outside London. Together, the Port of Liverpool and Manchester Ship Canal offer a comprehensive range of port facilities…
ABB Launches Marine Fuel Efficiency Program
ABB introduce several software 'Advisory Systems' for the marine market to help all types of ocean vessels dramatically reduce fuel consumption. These Advisory…
Somalia Piracy Threat Unlikely to Diminish Says Analyst
Tim Holt, Head of Intelligence at Special Contingency Risks (SCR), part of the Willis Group, gives his reasons, suggest remedies. • “Piracy is the second largest generator of income in Somalia…
Vigor, Ulstein Collaborate on New USCG Design
Vigor Industrial and Ulstein have been cooperating to develop a conceptual design for a coastguard vessel (OPC - Offshore Patrol Cutter), and Vigor announced Ulstein ’s SX151 design in the U.S. as part of a campaign aimed at the U.S. Coast Guard, that plans to renew its fleet with up to 25 new ships. “In response to the U.S. Coast Guard’s demanding Offshore Patrol Cutter requirements, Vigor Industrial looked beyond the conventional.
Drewry Launches Maritime Equity Research brand
Drewry launches new equity research business with DP World investment report. Drewry, the renowned maritime research and advisory firm, announces the launch of a new brand…
NAMEPA, ASA Announce Marine Environment Protection Awards
Maersk, NOAA, SUNY Maritime College and the American Salvage Association winners of NAMEPA’s Marine Environment Protection Awards; 5th Anniversary Awards dinner on November 14th follows Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference. Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced the recipients of NAMEPA’s 2012 Marine Environment Protection Awards.
Strike Club: Automation Cannot be Ignored
The Strike Club has warned that if the looming threat of a stevedores’ strike at 14 ports along the US east and Gulf coasts becomes a reality, it could be the precursor of further labour unrest…
New Offshore Wind Safety Product Completes First Testing
New offshore wind safety product Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS) achieves excellent results in first tests. Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS) developed…
OceanWorks International Contracted for FORCE Tidal Energy System
OceanWorks International has been awarded a contract by the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) to instrument a cable termination for a ground breaking…
Drydocks World Completes Conversion and Upgrade
Drydocks World, the leading shipyard engaged in ship repair, conversion, new building and offshore construction, announced the completion of conversion and upgrade of Jack-up Drilling Platform, Beynouna belonging to the National Drilling Company (NDC). The Rig arrived at the Dubai shipyard in late July 2012, following Rig Delma to undergo major work at the shipyard in 2012. The shipyard has continued in focusing the newly adopted strategy to enhance its services for the offshore oil…
Fabricom Awarded North Sea Contract by EnQuest Britain Ltd
Newcastle-based facilities engineering company, Fabricom Offshore Services, announced that it has been awarded a major contract valued at more than £1million by EnQuest Britain Ltd…
Prysmian to Develop First-Ever High Voltage Submarine Power
Prysmian to develop first-ever high-voltage submarine power link in Turkey to connect Asis and Europe across the Dardanelles Strait. The contract, worth € 67M, had been awarded to Prysmian by Teitas…
MTN Satellite: 15 Years, 150 Million Logins
MTN Satellite Communications Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary of Delivering Internet Service to the Cruise Industry, Exceeding 150 Million Logins; Company Continues to Raise the Bar…
New Sensor System from KRAL
KRAL Flow Measurement presents the new sensor system with an expanded temperature range and higher resolution. Starting September 2012, there will be a new sensor for the Volumeter using KRAL Flow Measurement technology. The OMG, OMH and OME series are being optimized. The new sensor system increases the maximum temperature for OMG and OMH from 150 °C to 180 °C and provides better resolution. The innovative sensor is an all-in-one solution which measures flow amount…
Mustang Survival HIT Inflatable PFD Safety Alert
In keeping with Mustang Survival’s commitment to the highest levels of quality and safety, we are notifying the public of an urgent advisory for specific Hydrostatic…
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