USCG Rescues 5 From Platform In Gulf Of Mexico
Five men were rescued Monday from an unmanned platform about 40 miles southeast of the Texas/Louisiana border, after their fishing boat began taking on water. Theā¦
Sanmar Delivers New RAscal 1500 Line Handling Tug
The Brage, the first RAscal 1500 class tug designed by Robert Allan Ltd. has been delivered to its owners Buksér og Berging AS (BB) of Norway. Built in Turkey by Sanmar A.S.
Enivrude Signs With KingFisher
BRP has signed an agreement to provide Renaissance Marine Groupsā KingFisher Boats with Evinrude outboard engines. The welded heavy-gauge aluminum boats, manufacturedā¦
Remote Monitoring From Finning Provides Time Savings
Solent Towage Ltd (STL), the UK arm of Norwegian marine services company, Ostensjo Rederi AS, has saved over 60-man hours since December 2013 by installing gplink, the remote monitoring and tracking solution from Finning Power Systems (Finning) for Cat® engines. The company, which operates a fleet of seven tugboats off the UKās south coast, two of which use Cat engines, became the first commercial Finning customer in the UK to use gplink.
Northrop Grumman, US Navy Conduct Successful Simultaneous Tests
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first time. The capability demonstrates how a mix of aircraft can increase a ship commander's intelligence-gathering capabilities aboard the Littoral Combat Ship. The flight tests took place May 12, aboard the USS Freedom (LCS 1) off the coast of San Diego.
CTruk Names Latest Vessel at Seawork
The latest offshore wind support vessel to leave the CTruk production line in Essex made straight for Southampton and is currently on show at berth V25 at annual commercial marine exhibition and forum, Seawork. Ocean Warrior, a brand new 18.5m advanced composite twin-hull CTruk 20T MPC was officially named during an informal ceremony at the event yesterday. Ocean Warrior is the second CTruk 20T MPC for owner Scott Wharton of Ocean Transit Services.
Landrieu Secures OMB Commitment to Meet With LA Port
Change in leadership is opportunity to demonstrate economic value Louisiana waterways provide nation, highlight need for federal investment. U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced that she has secured a commitment from Shaun Donovan, the nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to meet with Louisiana port and navigation officials in Louisiana later this summer. Donovan, who currently serves as the Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, made the commitment to Sen.
Navies to Address Maritime Skill Decline
However reintegration of capabilities is presenting new challenges in the design, manufacture and integration of sub-sea and surface systems for maritime Special Forces. James Fisher Defencehas stated that navies around the world are now seriously addressing the need to re-develop their skills in the use of maritime warfare, specifically in relation to maritime Special Forces and strategies for operations and intelligence gathering.
Bureau Veritas Offshore Rolling Research Rewarded
A team in the R&D department of international classification society Bureau Veritas, working with Brazilās Petrobras, has been awarded the prestigious OMAE 2013 Best Paper of Offshore Technology Symposium for its paper detailing ground breaking research into second-order rolling of FLNGs. The basic research in the paper has led to a Joint Industry Project involving nineteen companies including mostā¦
SMM 2014: Offshore, Recruiting Featured Topics
Offshore energy, whether oil, gas or wind, faces a tightening regime of restrictions. In Germany, for example, the German Federal Bureau of Maritime Traffic andā¦
Port of Hamburg Reports Brilliant 1st Quarter Results
Allocation of funds for the widening of the Kiel Canal also boosts the Port of Hamburgās competitiveness. At the beginning of June the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament allocated 265 million euros for the widening of the Eastern section of the Kiel Canal. In April, the committee had already approved 485 million euros for construction of a fifth lock in Brunsbüttel. To speed up the remaining planning and tendering for the wideningā¦
Drydocks World Completes DolWin Beta
Drydocks World, a international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors has announced the successful completion of the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta. The platform, the worldās largest in terms of capacity, was built at Drydocks World ā Dubai and is an engineering marvel of gargantuan proportions which took tremendous effort and skill to construct.
EU Examining Scandlines State Aid Complaint
European Union regulators are examining a complaint by ferry group Scandlines accusing Danish authorities of giving billions of euros in illegal state subsidiesā¦
Port Workers Suspend Strike at Argentina Grains Hub
A strike by port workers at Rosario, Argentina's biggest agricultural export hub, has been suspended, thanks to a government attempt to resolve a disagreement over wage hikesā¦
CWind in Ex-Royal Marines Boat-Share Deal
Offshore wind solutions provider CWindās successful boat share scheme has to date attracted investment from different groups within the maritime community, with commercial fishermen and superyacht skippers among current partners. Now, a group of three ex-Royal Marines is set to invest, in partnership with CWind, in the next generation of offshore wind support vessel (OWSV) design, the CTruk EVOC22.
Hong Kong Requirements for Noise Protection
The IMO Code on Noise Levels On Board Ships (the āNoise Code 2012ā) enters into force on 1 July, 2014, under new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-12*. The Hong Kong flagā¦
Chinese Port Probe May Spread to Iron Ore, Soybeans
The Chinese probe into financing of copper and aluminium may spread to other commodities such as iron ore and soybeans, an executive of a commodity hedge fund said on Wednesday.
Wärtsilä Signs Extensive Services Supply Agreement
Wärtsilä has signed an extensive three-year services supply agreement with the Norwegian DOF Group in the end of April 2014. The agreement covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion as well as electrical and automation systems, for DOF's vessels with Wärtsilä equipment operating in Norway, Brazil and Singapore. DOF Group is a global company that provides a comprehensiveā¦
Chromium Corp. Unveils LPM, EPA-Compliant Cylinder Liner
Chromium Corporation has announced the release of its LPM (Low Particulate Matter) cylinder liner that is fully in compliance with EPA 40 CFR 1033 (locomotive) and 1042 (marine) regulations. Through its advanced surface finishing technology, Chromium Corporation once again presents a product that meets todayās emission requirements. The LPM® cylinder liner is certified under EPA Non-Original Equipment Manufacturer Locomotive Component Certificate Of Conformity.
Vietnam says China Moving Rig; China Denies Sending Warships
Vietnam said on Wednesday a Chinese oil rig at the center of an increasingly bitter territorial dispute appeared to be on the move again, as China denied Vietnameseā¦
