Buzios Oil Field Achieves Daily Production Record
Brazil's Petrobras said that its platforms P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 located in the deepwater Buzios oil field, the largest in the world, achieved record production levels on June 27, totaling 664,000 bpd and 822,000 boed.The oil company said it sold 764,000 cubic meters of diesel between June 14 and June 20, compared to 757,000 in the last week of March, before restrictions were put in place in parts of Brazil to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.The highest-selling week since March 1 t
New Workboat Delivered to South Africa's Special Forces
A new 20-meter monohull workboat built by Cape Town shipbuilder Veecraft Marine has been delivered to the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) and will enter service for the South African National Defense Force (SANDF).The vessel is designed by Incat Crowther for personnel and equipment transport as well as to support training activities in coastal waters up to 10 miles off the coast under inclement weather conditions often experienced in the area.
Fincantieri Begins Building Sections for French Navy Ships
First steel has been cut at Fincantieri's Castellammare di Stabia shipyard for the first of four forward sections for as many Logistic Support Ships (LSS) ordered by Chantiers de l’Atlantique to Fincantieri under the FLOTLOG program (Flotte logistique).The sections will be built at the Castellammare di Stabia shipyard with deliveries scheduled between 2021 and 2027.The FLOTLOG program consists in the construction of four Logistic Support Ships (LSS)…
Navalrocha Shipyard Active Despite COVID-19
Portugal’s Navalrocha Shipyard is reporting a flurry of activity in 2020 as it navigates the COVID-19 outbreak and prepares for a packed order book in the coming months.Navalrocha commercial director Sergio Rodrigues said the shipyard had recorded several landmarks during a highly memorable period in its history, completing its first multimillion Euro refit for a seismic survey vessel before managing…
Turkish Coastguard Rescues 35 Migrants from Half-sunken Boat
Turkey's coastguard said on Monday it had rescued 35 migrants and was searching for four more missing from a boat found half sunken in the Aegean Sea.The Turkish coastguard quoted the rescued migrants as saying that Greek coastguards had slashed their rubber dinghy, taken away their fuel containers and pushed them back towards Turkish waters. A Greek coastguard spokesman denied the allegations."The migrant boat never entered Greek territorial waters," the Greek spokesman told Reuters.
Austal USA Delivers USS Oakland, the US Navy's 300th Ship
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) Friday during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. The delivery marks the final milestone prior to the ship's scheduled commissioning in early 2021.Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS) and the 12th of the Independence variant to join the U.S. Navy fleet. Its delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy…
Hull Optimization Improves Vessel Performance
Several months ago, Avalon Freight Services (AFS) approached Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to explore different keel options to improve the directional stability of its landing craft, Catalina Provider.EBDG's team of engineers worked closely with AFS leadership to understand the vessel's particulars, operation and route, detailed project objectives and determine a project plan. Multiple keel designs were considered as viable options for the 150-foot landing craft.
CMRE Open Library is Open for Business
Here’s a library where you don’t have to be quiet. In fact, they want you to talk about it!The NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) library of scientific literature is a free and open repository of knowledge including technical papers, published articles and reports. It’s now open for business online and available to members of the scientific community everywhere.Founded in 1959 as the SACLANT ASW Research Center…
Video: Bay Shipbuilding Delivers Ferry for Washington Island Fleet
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has delivered a new, year-round passenger/vehicle ferry, Madonna, for service to the Washington Island community across the Death’s Door Passage between the Bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.At 124 feet in length, 40 feet in beam and 9 feet in draft, and with capacity for up to 28 vehicles and 150 passengers, the newbuild is the largest vessel in the Washington Island Ferry Fleet…
Norden Orders Four Ultramax Bulkers
Danish shipping company Norden announced Monday it has ordered four 61,000 dwt Ultramax bulk carriers from Nantong Cosco Khi Ship Engineering Co. (NACKS), for scheduled delivery in 2022.Norden CEO Jan Rindbo noted that the newbuilding contract is in line with the company’s strategy of agile asset trading and active management of Norden’s cyclical market exposure.“Having sold 10 dry cargo vessels since 2018…
Ireland Publishes Marine Spill Response Plan
Ireland's Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport published a new plan establishing a national framework and strategy to coordinate marine pollution preparedness and response in the waters of the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The National Maritime Oil & HNS Spill Contingency Plan (NMOSCP) addresses all oil and HNS pollution whether it originates from ships, harbors, offshore units or…
Herbert-ABS Releases HECSTAB for Ships
Herbert-ABS Software Solutions LLC today announced the expansion of its HECSTAB Stability Evaluation Software to include all vessel types and expanded evaluation…
Containership Navos Unite Drops Boxes off Australia
At lest three shipping containers were lost overboard from the containership Navios Unite last week off the coast of Australia, the country's maritime safety agency…
New Zealand Biofouling Study Includes Random Hull Checks
As many as 40 cargo vessels arriving in New Zealand will be subject to random hull checks as part of a study aiming to build a profile of vessels that are most likely to be contaminated with foreign marine species. The ships randomly selected to take part in the survey will be required to undergo a dive inspection and answer questions about biofouling.“Biofouling poses a grave biosecurity risk to New Zealand’s marine environment.
Shipyard Bottlenecks Expected
The shipping industry will face bottlenecks and increasing prices at ship repair yards globally once activities begin to return toward normalcy following the conronavirus health crisis, says Trusteddocks, a shipyards matchmaking platform for shipping companies and dock operators.“Our Ship Repair Index (SRI) predicts a very competitive market once activities fully resume,” says Carsten Bullemer, Trusteddocks founder and CEO.
“You Don't Build Yachts and Ships with ERP Systems”
He has decades of experience in the maritime sector and now works as a maritime consultant for Shipbuilder. André Zijderveld: “In all those years in the maritime sector, I have seen the financial departments in the maritime sector working with beautiful ERP programs. However, it is a misconception that you can manage an entire shipbuilding or yacht building project with it. To my surprise people are still trying to do that though, with all the mistakes that come along.
Shell, Peterson Extend Lowestoft Base Contract
Offshore energy industry logistics provider Peterson has agreed on a contract extension with Shell for quayside, warehousing, and transport services from Peterson’s Lowestoft base in the UK.Peterson has supported Shell from the east coast of England since 2015 and the new contract will see that support continue until at least January 2022, the company said.Apart from announcing the extension with Shell…
The MN100 Deadline is July 1. Apply Now
The July 1 deadline to apply for inclusion in Marine News magazine's annual MN100 awards edition is fast approaching.Each year, the publication's August issue profiles 100 of the top firms in the shallow-draft, brown water, workboat space. Is your company one of the best? Apply now.The 100 companies selected will be featured in the largest BPA-audited b-to-b publication in this genre. OEMs, service providers, shipyards, operators and the full gamut of marine-related businesses are eligible.
Video: RoRo Ship to be Fitted with Tilting Rotor Sails
A RoRo cargo ship operating in the North Sea will be fitted with two of Norsepower’s largest Rotor Sails, reducing the vessel's total emissions by as much as 25%. The Rotor Sail is essentially a modernized version of the Flettner rotor, a rotating cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to harness wind power to thrust a ship, taking some of the load off of the ship's main engines and therefore reducing fuel usage and emissions.At 35 meters tall and five meters wide…
JRC/Alphatron Marine Launches Body Heat Camera
JRC/Alphatron Marine introduced the AlphaFeverCamera, a Body Heat Camera for the Maritime and non-Maritime industry. As the COVID-19 virus continues to pose a threat in daily life and business operations, a safe and healthy (work) environment onboard and ashore is more than ever our priority. Alphatron Marine, in close collaboration with Alphatron Security and Alphatron Medical, contributes to this…
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