Caley Develops Deepwater Lowering System for Gorgon Project
Handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 to design, manufacture and supply a deepwater lowering system (DLS). The DLS will initially be deployed by Subsea 7 on the Chevron-operated Gorgon project, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, to lower subsea structures weighing up to 950Te in water depths in excess of 1,300m. The DLS comprises two double drum traction and storage winches and fully redundant controls…
Wärtsilä Advice Confirms Castrol Concerns on Single Oils
Castrol Marine said it has welcomed new guidance from Wärtsilä that undermines claims that mid-range base number (BN) oils represent a single cylinder oil solution for marine two-stroke engines.
Babcock’s LGE Process Enhances Dorian/Seacor LPG Vessels
Dorian/Seacor‘s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers are to benefit from the latest reliquefaction plant development from Babcock’s LGE Process, following a contract signed last month (May) for the innovative vent gas cooler enhancement to be fitted on two new very large gas carriers (VLGCs) being built for Dorian/Seacor in South Korea, with an option for a possible further three vessels. The latest…
Damen Supplies Hybrid Patrol Vessel to Waternet
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld-Giessendam recently delivered the Damen Patrol Vessel 1304 Hybrid, designed and constructed for Waternet (the Water Network Foundation). The most striking features of this hybrid patrol vessel are that it is clean, quiet, and can sail under Amsterdam’s bridges along the through routes. The “Waterspreeuw” – meaning “Dipper” in English – was ceremonially named by the Amsterdam Executive Councillor CarolienGehrels on June 17, 2013.
New Container Weighing System Sees Port Use
Since its recent launch, Strainstall’s Container weighing system has already become established in the Intermodel/Ports industry. It is currently being used at numerous key U.K. Ports in the U.K.
Eni and Rosneft Complete Joint Exploration
Rosneft’s President and Chairman of the Management Board, Igor Sechin, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, in the presence of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, have signed…
Dredging Begins at Port of Liverpool
Work on Liverpool2, a new terminal at the Port of LIverpool, has begun. More than one million cubic meters of material will now be moved by dredgers to clear a deep-water channel at the Port of Liverpool (United Kingdom), operated by Peel Ports. The dredging work – funded by a £35 million U.K. Government Regional Growth Fund grant – will create a 16.5-meter deep berthing pocket to secure access to the developing Liverpool2 project.
London Gateway Will Add Value to Supply Chain
DP World’s London Gateway, the U.K.’s new deep-sea port and Europe’s largest logistics park opening in Q4 this year, will prove that ports add value to the supply chain…
Marine Capital and Sinopacific Sign Four Ship Deal
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group and Marine Capital Ltd (MCL) have entered an agreement for the construction of four Crown 63 bulkers to be built at Yangzhou Dayang Shipyard, China. The deal, which is worth over $100 million, marks another significant step for MCL in its management activity, the compnay said. It is understood the bulkers, a new model of super fuel-efficient ships with the added advantage of significant reduction in CO2 emissions…
SSA Appeals to Indonesia to Stop Forest Fires
Grave concerns on safe navigation through Straits of Malacca and Singapore. The Malacca and Singapore Straits is a strategic gateway in world trade and one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Roll-out of First MAN TCR12 Turbocharger Assembled in China
MAN Turbocharger China unveils the first TCR12 turbocharger completely assembled at its Changzhou factory. This new development confirms MAN Diesel & Turbo’s strategy of localising its turbocharger production in China. Over the last two decades, the level of shipbuilding activity in China has increased dramatically, resulting in the country being ranked as the top shipbuilding nation globally for the first time in 2010.
China's Pingtan to Buy 46 Fishing Vessels
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. an integrated marine services company providing territorial sea fishing and dredging services in the People's Republic of China (PRC), has expanded its fleet, signing of a 'Master Agreement' to purchase 46 fishing trawlers in a transaction totaling approximately $410.1 million. After a thorough third-party appraisal process, the Master Agreement was signed between Pingtan and Fuzhou Honglong Ocean Fishery Co.…
MOL Announce Latest KPI Results
MOL (America) Inc. announces May 2013 KPI results, betters targets in majority of categories. MOL (America) Inc. announces the May 2013 results of its Regional Key…
China's CIC Changxing Shipyard Repairs 'Thor Enterprise'
The 42,529 dwt bulk carrier owned by Thor Shipping, Bangkok, Thailand, sailed from the yard after the 16 days scheduled for extensive repair work and hull coating.
Boskalis Win New Russian Port Contract
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announce a contract award for the the Bronka Port project in St Petersburg. The contract was signed at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in attendance of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Arkady Dvorkovich and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mr. Mark Rutte. The project involves the reclamation of land for the construction of the new port facility 'Bronka' in St Petersburg.
China Yard Gets Seadrill Jack-up Rig Orders
Seadrill Limited contracts with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (DSIC Offshore) in China for the construction of two high specification jack-up drilling rigs. The newbuild rigs are scheduled for delivery during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, and the total project price per rig is approximately US$230 million (including project management, capitalized interest…
Argentine Union Warns ITF Certificate Obligatory for Bahia Banca Entry
The UK P&I Club’s Argentinian Correspondents have advised that the local Maritime Workers Union (SOMU) have issued a note stating that they will not allow the entrance…
NNS Celebrates USS Enterprise's Final Homecoming
Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division welcomes back the carrier for inactivation. Towed from Naval Station Norfolk to the shipyard, Enterprise had more than 100 shipbuilders on board who were involved with the construction and maintenance of this first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. "Enterprise set the stage for a long and distinguished career that transformed the U.S.
China Yard Launches Mult-parcel Chemical Tankship
Mingde Heavy Industry has launched what it says is the biggest stainless steel inner-hulled chemical tanker ever built in Asia. The length of this vessel is 183m, 28.4m in breadth and 15.2m in depth, and a loaded draft of 10m. The vessel is powered by a low speed diesel engine driving a single propeller for unrestricted navigation, with a dead weight tonnage of 30,000T. This tanker can carry 28 parcels of chemicals, and all of its inner hull for cargo is 2205 duplex stainless steel.
Oceaneering Charter 'Normand Flower' for Three Years
Oceaneering International, has chartered the 'Normand Flower', a Solstad Offshore multi-service subsea support vessel. The charter term is expected to commence during the fourth quarter of 2013 upon arrival of the vessel for work in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Prior to commencement of the charter, the Normand Flower will undergo modifications to enhance its project capabilities, including reconfiguration to accommodate two Oceaneering, high-specification, work class ROVs.
