Kongsberg Maritime Opens Office in Panama
Kongsberg Maritime has established a new country office in the Republic of Panama. Opened in January 2016 and situated in the āCanal Zoneā close to Panama City, Kongsberg Maritime Panama will service merchant fleet customers transiting the Canal and the extensive tug sector in the region, in addition to providing support for ongoing or planned land reclamation dredging and new port and terminal construction projects.
LR, ABS Join Forces to Deliver New Generation CSR software
Common Structural Rules Software LLC, (CSRS) a joint venture company formed by Lloyd's Register (LR) and ABS, has released new software tools for meeting the requirementsā¦
APM Terminals Pipavav Receives First Domestic Ro/Ro Service Call
APM Terminals Pipavav welcomed the IDM Symex, which arrived with a cargo of 800 Hyundai cars loaded at the Port of Chennai on February 5th, in a pioneering use ofā¦
IRClass, Indian Navy Deepen Relationship
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) strengthened its growing relationship with the defence sector by actively participating in the Maritime Exhibition (MAREX)ā¦
Azipod D, Energy Storage Solution Selected for Newbuilds
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will supply the power, propulsion and energy storage solution for two of the most innovative vessels operatingā¦
Antwerp Port Gears Up for Indian Trade Mission
True to its annual tradition the port of Antwerp is organizing a trade mission to India in February this year. Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel will be accompaniedā¦
Indonesian Center Installs Kongsberg Simulators
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the delivery and installation of a suite of new bridge simulators for Indonesiaās Ministry of Transportation. The new simulatorsā¦
CWind Wins Westermost Rough Jobs
TC Westermost Rough OFTO Limited has appointed offshore renewables specialist CWind to maintain on- and offshore assets at Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. CWindā¦
Water in Lena River in Yakutia to Reach Critical Level
Russian Emergency Situations Ministry predicts rise in water level to critical levels of 92 rivers in all regions of the Far East. The most unfavorable situationā¦
Japan Hardsells Submarine to Australia
Japan has urged Australia to award a contract to build its new $50-billion submarine fleet, reports SMH. Japan, which is offering a variant of its 4,000 ton Soryu submarineā¦
Ocean Rig Loses Two Drilling Contracts
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced that two of its drilling contracts have been terminated. The Nasdaq-listedā¦
Slowdown, Brazil Impact Hit Sembcorp
The strain of low oil prices on the offshore and marine sector was in full display as the worldās second-largest builder of oil rigs Sembcorp Marine Ltd postedā¦
Product Tanker Sinks in Indonesian Waters
1983-built chemical tanker Nusantara Akbar (built 1983) went down off Dumai in Indonesian waters of the Malacca Strait on Saturday after taking on water. The 107-meter-long vesselā¦
Tetrahedron Super Yacht Can 'Levitate'
London-based architect Jonathan Schwinge designed the pyramid-shaped yacht called the Tetrahedron Super Yacht. Billed as aviation on the sea, the radical conceptā¦
Malta Rolls out First Ever Maritime Summit
The first Malta Maritime Summit, an opportunity for international and Maltese stakeholders to raise and discuss common interests, will be held on 3-6 October, aheadā¦
DP World to Offer Container Weighing Service
DP Worldās British container terminals are to offer container weighing services for UK exporters to determine the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of each container aheadā¦
Port Security goes High Tech in South Africa
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) introduced a new port security system valued at more than $53 million to safeguard customer cargo, port users, as well as Transnetās own port assets, staff and contractors. Phumuzi Sigasa, head of TNPAās Port Security Portfolio added: āIn conformance with regulations and our own Integrated Security Management Systems - Security Strategy Plan, we are rollingā¦
N-KOM delivers First Newbuild Liftboat
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) reports that it has delivered its first liftboat unit, Al Safliya, to Qatari rig operator Gulf Drilling International (GDI). Al Safliya is the first liftboat to be wholly constructed in Qatar at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard The self-propelled and elevating unit has been customized for operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in water depths of up to 65m.
Sembcorp Marine posts first Quarterly Loss.
Posts S$535 mln loss vs year ago profit; net order book backlog at S$10.4 billion. Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine Ltd posted its first quarterly loss, hitā¦
Gulf Navigation Profit Doubles, But Future Unclear
Dubai-headquartered tanker owner Gulf Navigation's (GulfNav) annual profit doubled in 2015, thanks to improving tanker rates and rising revenues from its shipping services unitā¦
