Damen Goes 'Solar' at Dutch Shipyards
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Damen Shipyards Group is having solar panels installed at a number of its Dutch yards. Collectively, the installations will provide approximately 12 MW clean electricity per year.Project manager, Gerard Kornet, of Damen explains, “At Damen, we always take a long-term view. It’s part of our culture as a family company, we want to ensure the sustainability of the business for the next generation.
Quark Expeditions Holds Keel-Laying Ceremony
Quark Expeditions, a leader in polar adventures, held the keel-laying ceremony for its pioneering new ship Ultramarine on August 2, officially kicking off the next stage in the ship’s construction: the build of its hull and superstructure.Held at Brodosplit, the largest shipyard in Croatia, the event was attended by a mix of senior staff from Brodosplit, its parent company DIV Group, Quark Expeditions, its parent company Travelopia, and private equity investors KKR.
China Mulls Hormuz Naval Escort Role
China might escort Chinese commercial vessels in Gulf waters under a U.S. proposal for a maritime coalition to secure oil shipping lanes following attacks on tankers, its envoy to the United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday."If there happens to be a very unsafe situation we will consider having our navy escort our commercial vessels," Ambassador Ni Jian told Reuters in Abu Dhabi."We are studying the U.S.
Iran Threatens Hormuz Shipping Again
War with Iran is the mother of all wars, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV, warning once again that shipping…
Canada to Build Six Coast Guard Icebreakers
The Government of Canada is officially launching a competitive process, through an Invitation to Qualify, to add a third Canadian shipyard as a strategic partner under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This new shipyard will build the new program icebreakers for the Coast Guard.The Coast Guard provides critical icebreaking services to ensure commercial ships and ferries have access to Canadian ports during the winter time, and supports summer re-supply activities in Canada’s Arctic.
BSEE Retains TGS
Norwegean surveying services company TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) has been awarded a five-year contract for Digital Well Log Data Processing with the United States Department of the Interior…
NSER Wins $600mln Contracts in S. Arabia
National Energy Services Reunited (NESR), a provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia Pacific regions, has been…
Boost for Scrabster Harbor Project
The second phase in a major upgrade of Scrabster Harbor in Caithness, the North of Scotland, has secured up to GBP3 million investment from Highlands and Islands…
Philly Shipyard Repairs MARAD Ship
Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) , formerly Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, has commenced work on its first contract to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on a government ship…
Elektron Mobilized at Delfzijl
MV Elektron, a cable laying vessel available for use in the offshore wind industry, has arrived for demobilization at the port of Delfzijl under agency of Royal…
Tenaris Tests in Culzean Project
Tenaris has pushed the limits of its high pressure/high temperature (HP/HT) technology, and through precision in execution in testing, delivery, running and expert services…
New Deal for Port of Immingham
Associated British Ports (ABP) announced new customers for the Port of Immingham this week as the port welcomed the first vessel in a new contract with customers…
Khorramshahr Port Throughput Rises
Iran's Khorramshahr Port registered a growth of 59% in general cargo loading operation during the last four months."More than 738,483 tons of non-oil goods were loaded in the port of Khorramshahr…
Titanic Shipyard Files for Insolvency
The Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, the 158-year-old shipyard in Northern Ireland that built the Titanic, is preparing for bankruptcy.The ship building company…
K Line Wins AIP for New LNG-Fuelled Vessel
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and the shipbuilding and repairing company Namura Shipbuilding have jointly received an Approval in Principle…
Kalmar Supplies Terminal Tractors in California
Kalmar, the provider of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, is to supply NFI Industries with 25 Kalmar Ottawa Electric T2E Terminal Tractors for use…
HMM Takes Top Spot in Schedule Reliability
South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) toped highest on-time performance among 15 global carriers in June.According to the ‘Global Liner Performance Report – July 2019’…
Canada Lifts Ship Speed Restrictions
Transport Canada, the department within the Government of Canada, says it’s lifting speed restrictions for cargo ships in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after recent…
Bombardier to Build $4.5bln Cairo Monorail
Canadian manufacturing group Bombardier announced it had signed a multi-billion dollar agreement to build two automated monorail lines in Egypt’s capital Cairo.According to a press statement…
Performance Shipping Adds Tanker to Fleet
Greece-based Performance Shipping Inc. announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/t Blue Moon.The 2011-built Aframax tanker vessel of 104…
