Braemar Sub-Licenses FSP Containment System
Braemar LNG BV, the wholly owned subsidiary of Braemar Shipping Services PLC, has issued a sub-license to FSP LNG BV for the design and construction of a new Flat-panel…
TNO, Imtech to Partner on Research and Development
TNO and Imtech Marine have signed an agreement expressing intent to work together on research and development projects. The signing took place on January 21 at Imtech Marine in Rotterdam. TNO and Imtech have joined forces many times over the years and see possibilities to further strengthen each other and in doing so deliver added value to the market and society, said the contract signatories, Henk Geveke…
MAN Targets Offshore Drilling Segment with New Genset
MAN Diesel & Turbo has launched its PA6 B Offshore GenSet (OG). Aimed at the offshore drilling segment, the new engine is specifically targeted at semisubmersible drilling rigs. The PA6 B is a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s St. Nazaire, France facility from where the company has sold the engine for many years. St. Nazaire will assemble individual PA6 B OG units together with an alternator in constructing the new, offshore GenSets.
ClassNK Approves Niigata’s Dual-fuel Engine
ClassNK granted type approval to the new 28AHX-DF dual-fuel engine built by Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd. Whilst the adoption of emerging maritime technologies…
EnQuest Exits Tunisia
EnQuest PLC announced today that it has exited from its small investment in Tunisia. In May 2013, EnQuest announced an agreement to acquire interests in the Didon…
Carimin Wins Petronas Spot Charter
Carimin Petroleum Berhad one of the leading providers of offshore oil and gas (O&G) support services in Malaysia, has received an umbrella contract for provision…
ABB Wins Contract from Chinese Shipyard
ABB announced that it will deliver advanced electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Hantong Bags Two Bulker Order
Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co., Ltd and Vulica Shipping Limited have entered into Shipbuilding Contracts for construction of two 68,000 metric tons deadweight…
USCG Medevacs Woman off Carnival Cruise Ship
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medevaced a 51-year-old woman off a Carnival cruise ship approximately 184 miles offshore of Galveston early today. Watchstanders…
Island Performer Ready for the US
The subsea vessel Island Performer has been upgraded for her next assignment in the US. Ulstein Verft has installed cargo tanks and corresponding piping, a switchboard…
MPHRP: Signposting for Mental Health Support
It is only after some time following traumatic events that mental health complications may surface. Assessment immediately after such events would most probably…
Support to Cyprus Shipping Industry
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades reiterated his Government’s strong support towards the shipping industry and determination to introduce those mechanisms necessary to further enhance it.
Greece to Go Quiet on Shipping Tax
The New Leftist government in Greece is expected to avoid tax clash with shipping tycoons, reports Reuters. Many owners in Greece’s important shipping sector were…
Philippines, Japan to Enhance Maritime Security
Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and his Japanese counterpart, Defense Minister General Nakatani, renewed vows to strengthen cooperation maritime security…
Piraeus Port U-turn Not to Stop China Investment
Even though Greece's new left-wing government set alarm bells ringing in Beijing when it halted the privatization of the port this week, analysts say Athens is merely posturing…
Yemen Balhaf Terminal Stopped Operations
Following Yemen's lifted force majeure on liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries from its Balhaf plant, the facility stopped operations on Sunday, and evacuated foreign experts from the facility…
OOCL Sales Up 3.5% to $5.8b in 2014
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), a Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics service company, posted a 3.5 percent year-on-year revenue increase in 2014 to US$5.8 billion.
AMSA Bans Ship for 12 Months
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a vessel from entering or using any port in Australia for 12 months, for the first time. AMSA issued a…
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