China Aids its Shipowners with Leasing Plan
China initiates a trial program in Shanghai designed to help the nation’s beleaguered shipowners. Under the new policy by the Ministry of Transport, ships leased…
Brazil's New Ocean Patrol Boat Heads for Home
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First of three BAE Systems built patrol boats for the Brazilian Navy, departs the UK for Rio de Janeiro. Amazonas has completed a rigorous sea-training program under the eye of the Flag Officer Sea Training with the Royal Navy off the South coast of England, and is homeward bound. Supported by a team from BAE Systems, the crew’s extensive training programme included navigation and duty watch training…
Shipbuilding Apprentices Move Up, Start Work at Ingalls
Nearly 300 new Ingalls Shipbuilding employees receive a right royal welcome into the workforce. The new employees were welcomed by Governor Phil Bryant, Ingalls…
Indian Port Set to Develop Mega-container Terminal
Container ship traffic: Chennai Port in SE India is going all out to regain top position. Work on the Chennai Port Mega Terminal Project is expected to start shortly…
GE to Acquire Norwegian Subsea Monitoring Provider
GE to acquire Naxys, supplier of leak detection & condition monitoring sensors for subsea applications. Naxys, is a Norway-based provider of subsea leak detection…
China Begins Work on its SATNAV Test Network
China to build a test & certification network for its Beidou satellite navigation system over the next three years. An authoritative testing and certification system…
Cableship Blaze off Skeleton Coast Forces Abandon Ship
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France Telecom-Orange announce abandonment of its cable ship 'Chamarel' off the coast of Namibia. A fire broke out on the cableship Chamarel while returning from a repair operation on the Sat3-Safe cable off the coast of Namibia in the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the crew's efforts to control the fire, the decision was made to abandon the ship and all 56 crew members were safely recovered by a Namibian fishing vessel without injury or incident.
Hurricane Season Stakes Raised by NOAA
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NOAA raises hurricane season prediction despite expected El Niño, updated outlook calls for near- or above-normal Atlantic season. This year’s Atlantic hurricane season got off to a busy start, with 6 named storms to date, and may have a busy second half, according to the updated hurricane season outlook issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. The updated outlook still indicates a 50 percent chance of a near-normal season…
China Shipyard Christening for Two RoRo's
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Two Pure Car/Truck Carriers (PCTC) for GCC named at the Nantong Mingde Shipyard. At the christening ceremony of the two vessels at the Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry shipyard, godmothers , Ms. Agnes Blystad from Norway and Mrs Shishido a director of MOL, Japan named the RoRo's Viking Ocean and Viking Sea respectively. Mr Ji Fenghua, the Board chairman of Mingde , Mr Shinobu Shishido ,the Board chairman of Japanese MOL…
AHTS Contract for Solstad Offshore
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Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) contracted by a large oil company for its 5500 bhp AHTS 'Nor Tigerfish'. The duration of the contract is for one year firm, and with two by three months options. The new contract will commence during August 2012. Total value for the firm contract is approximatly US$ 9,5-million.
What's Inside that Container?
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US Dept of Homeland Security develop a 'Container Security Test Bed' to facilitate research on container surveillance. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and its Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in Atlantic City, NJ, have developed a way to test technical solutions to the need to find out quickly what's in a container. The Container Security Test Bed (CSTB) – an outdoor “laboratory” allows researchers and developers from government…
US Warship Collides with Tanker
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Navy destroyer 'USS Porter' and a Japanese-owned tanker collide near the Strait of Hormuz. The impact tore open the destroyer’s starboard side but left both crews unharmed, 5th Fleet said in a news release. The circumstances of the collision — whether the collision was in the channel, the relative speeds at impact, or which ship had right of way — remain unclear. Porter had just completed an inbound transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, said 5th Fleet spokesman Lt.
Alabama Shipyard to Build GulfMark PSV's
BAE Systems' Alabama Shipyard contracted to build Platform Supply Vessels for GulfMark Americas. GulfMark Americas, Inc. has selected BAE Systems’ shipyard in Mobile…
LNG Exports from US Will Grow Says Analyst
LNG Exports: 'Not Huge, Not Soon,' but with geopolitical impact forecasts market analyst. Ken Medlock, a Baker Institute energy fellow at Rice University in Houston…
Panama Canal Transit Fees Up
Government of Panama approves canal tolls increases effective Ocober 2012. The Government of Panama has approved the proposal to restructure and apply selective…
Container Terminal Industry Market Research Published
Global Marine & Container Terminal Operation Industry market research report available. Over the long term, IBISWorld projects that trends towards globalization…
New Charters, AHTS Acquitions by Topaz
Topaz signs over $65 million of new charters and announces the acquisition of two AHTS. Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Energy and Marine (“Topaz”), a UAE-based oil field services company…
Fugro Get Papua New Guinea Pipeline IRM Contract
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Fugro-TSM, a division of Fugro Subsea Services, has been awarded the Kumul Marine Terminal Pipeline IRM (Inspection Repair Maintenance) contract by Oil Search Limited. The contract is for the provision of a DP2 DSV to support air diving services around the Kumul Marine Terminal in the Gulf of Papua, PNG. FTSM has mobilised the Rem Etive, complete with work class ROV, air diving spread and associated diver tooling to undertake the IRM works around the platform, oil export pipeline and CALM Buoy.
Coalition for Responsible Transportation Honors TOTE
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) today commended one of its members, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), for becoming the first container shipping…
Over 200 Feet, Over 10,000 HP: McCall Builds Bigger
The US and global offshore industry are in the habit of watching what SEACOR Marine is building as this will invariably predict future goals for the industry. Just…