Offshore Wind Connection Contract for ABB
Power and automation technology group ABB has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT to supply an AC (alternating current) power transmission link connecting Sandbank, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC (high-voltage direct current) converter station SylWin alpha. The link will have the capacity to transmit 288 megawatt (MW) of clean wind power – enough to supply energy to around 300,000 German households.
Women of Color STEM Conference Honors HII Employees
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that 10 employees were among those recognized for achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) during the 18th annual Women of Color STEM Conference. 8 award-winners represented the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding division, and 2 represented HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Dorothy Shaw, Ingalls' manager of community relations and government affairs…
Task Force Brings Somali Pirate Tankship Attackers to Book
The Combined Maritime Forces operation was co-ordinated from the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel 'Fort Victoria' with support from Australian ship HMAS Melbourne, South Korean destroyer ROKS Wang Geon, European Union flagship HNLMS Johan de Witt and a Seychelles-based maritime patrol aircraft from Luxembourg. The task force had been searching for the pirates since they attacked and exchanged gunfire with the supertanker ‘Island Splendor’ on Friday, 11 October 2013.
CH Offshore Customer Debts Weighed Heavily in FY 2013
In its financial year ended 30 June 2013 report Singapore's CH Offshore had to make a full allowance for doubtful trade receivables of US$43.95 million as the debts had been long overdue and payment from the client was not forthcoming. "The financial year ended 30 June 2013 (“FY13”) marked the 10th year since CH Offshore Ltd (the “Company”) became a public limited company on 28 February 2003. Over the last 10 years…
GE Marine Sell 3 Marine Diesel Engines at Korea Expo
At the presently running Kormarine International Shipbuilding and Marine Equipment Exhibition in Busan, South Korea, GE Marine say they have sold three 16V250 marine…
Massive Investment Plans for the Russian Arctic Revealed
The Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation plans to amend the Government draft state program “Socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation for the period until 2020” by 1 November, 2013, states the head of the ministry, Igor Slyunyaev, when speaking at the 11th General Assembly of the Northern Forum in Moscow. According to the minister, the programme will cost 2-trillion Rubles…
Likely Distress Hoax Call: Coastguard Seek Information
The Coast Guard is investigating a possible hoax call after multiple Coast Guard assets and partner agencies responded to a distress call that was made via VHF-FM channel 16, Sunday at approximately 2:45 a.m. near Beaufort, N.C. As part of this investigation, the Coast Guard is seeking the public’s assistance to identify the caller or provide additional information. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders received a mayday call Sunday via VHF- Channel 16.
CFO Welcomes EU Trade Agreement for Fleet Newbuildings
The Canadian Ferry Operators Association (CFOA) voiced its support for the agreement in principle on a comprehensive trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.
