New Imagery Allows Viewers to āTourā WWII Shipwrecks
A recent expedition to survey historic World War II shipwrecks has produced a wealth of stunning imagery of sunken warships HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider HSK Kormoran, off the coast of Western Australia. The expedition, a follow-up to a 2008 mission which first photographed the previously undiscovered Sydney and Kormoran wrecks in 2,500 meters of water, 20 kilometers apart, about 200 kilometers west of Shark Bayā¦
BMT Awarded Port Geographe Coastal Engineering Contract
BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been awarded a contract by the Western Australian Department of Transport (DoT) to provide services as Coastal Engineering Advisor for the Management of Beaches, Structures and Waterways at Port Geographe, Busselton. The contract will initially run for two years with options to extend annually up to a total five year period. Port Geographeā¦
Terrorists Will Exploit EU Migrant Crisis, ESC Warns
ESC Global Security has called for the Mediterranean to be classed a maritime High Risk Area in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in Tunisia and Europeās escalating migration crisis. āThere is a reasonable doubt that some refugees from these areas will be a threat to European security. Terrorists and fundamentalists will take advantage of the crisis if they havenāt already,ā said Jaanus Rahumägi, president and CEO of ESC Global Security.
PPG Debuts New Antifoulings
Low-friction, self-lubricating coatings use patented technology to deliver reduced fuel consumption and improved tolerance to idle time. PPG Protective and Marine Coatings announced the launch of SIGMA SAILADVANCE, a new range of antifoulings suitable for a variety of operating conditions. The range currently comprises four coatings, including SIGMA SAILADVANCE RX and GX, two completely new formulations based on PPGās own patented technologies.
Rolls-Royce to Lead Autonomous Ship Research
Rolls-Royce announced it will take the lead on a ā¬6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships. The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative will produce the specification and preliminary designs for the next generation of advanced ship solutions. The project is funded by Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) and will bring together universitiesā¦
Firefighting Vessel Delivered to the US Army
New Orleans based maritime solutions company Technology Associates, Inc. (TAI) informs it has completed its contract for the design and construction of a fast response firefighting vessel delivered to the U.S. Army, in support of U.S. Military Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) 596th Transportation Brigade (TB), on June 12, 2015. The all-aluminum fast response firefighting vessel, named Port Chicago, measures 75 ft length overall, 20 ft beam, and 10 ft deep.
KPA: Striking Mombasa Port Workers Must Return by Friday
The Kenya Ports Authority said on Thursday striking workers at the Mombasa port should resume work by Friday morning or lose their jobs, and that normal activitiesā¦
Philippine Ferry Sinks, 36 Dead
A ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized off the central Philippines in heavy waves on Thursday, killing at least 36 people but the majority of those on board were rescuedā¦
China's Navy holds Missile Combat Resupply Drill
China's navy held its first drill simulating the resupply of missiles in a combat environment in the Yellow Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, the latestā¦
Qatar Navigation Absorbs Balance of SocGen Gasships
Qatar Navigation (Milaha) said on Thursday its unit Qatar Shipping Company had acquired the remaining 60 percent interest in two firms which own Liquefied Naturalā¦
GasLog Partners To Buy Three Vessels
GasLog Partners LP and GasLog Ltd. announced today the closing of the Partnershipās acquisition from GasLog of 100% of the ownership interests in the entities thatā¦
Petrobras hands over Campos basin stake to PetroRio
Petrobras today signed with PetroRio S.A. (āPetroRioā) the contracts for the sale of 20% of its stake in the concessions of Bijupirá and Salema fields, currently operated by Shell.
Stolt-Nielsen's Results Show Bright Future
Stolt-Nielsen Limited today reported unaudited results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2015. Net profit attributable to shareholders in the second quarter was $42.5 millionā¦
San Leon Signs Moroccan Rig Deal
San Leon Energy signed a rig contract for the drilling of the El Aaiun-4 well on the Tarfaya conventional licence, onshore Morocco. The rig contract has been signedā¦
Noreco Ink Deal with Denmark Partners
Norwegian Energy Company ASA announces that it has reached an agreement with its joint venture partners in Denmark with respect to its forfeited licences and related abandonment liabilities.
Fincantieri, Finmeccanica Win Italian Navy LHD Contract
Fincantieri, one of the worldās largest shipbuilding groups and reference player in the naval shipbuilding industry, and Finmeccanica, Italyās leading manufacturer in the high technology sectorā¦
USN Data Center Hit by Electrical Storm
An electrical storm that hit the evening of June 27 affected the data center at Navy Personnel Command (NPC) and BUPERS On-Line (BOL) was offline until 3 p.m. CST on Wednesday.
Damen, AMELS sell YSV with Heli Hanger
The sale of a new 69-metre Yacht Support vessel marks the next level of development for the successful Yacht Support range built by DAMEN in cooperation with Dutch luxury yacht builder AMELS.
MOL Renames Group Ship Management Co.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced today that effective July 2, its wholly-owned ship management company for dry bulkers, New Asian Shipping Company, Limited isā¦
TORM's Restructuring Agreement Becomes Effective
As previously reported, TORM has obtained the creditor consents necessary to implement its Restructuring through an English law Scheme of Arrangement (cf. announcement no. 15 of 25 June 2015).
