Has Captain Cook’s Ship Endeavour Been Found?
The Australian National Maritime Museum has announced a shipwreck found in Newport Harbor, off Rhode Island in the United States, has been confirmed as Captain Cook’s ship, HMB Endeavour.There have been very similar announcements made over the years but have they finally made a definitive case?By making its announcement, the Australian National Maritime Museum seems to have decided so, and there does seem to have been significant recent progress…
ESAB Launches Robust Feed AVS Voltage-sensing Wire Feeder
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has launched the Robust Feed AVS voltage-sensing feeder, which eliminates the need for a power supply/control cable between the power source and the feeder. The design simplifies cable management in portable applications, eliminating a cable that could potentially get damaged. Voltage-sensing feeder technology also enables the feeder to work with either constant current…
Verberght Named Managing Director of Carboline Europe
St. Louis-based coatings manufacturer Carboline announced Anthony Verberght will join the company as managing director of Carboline Europe, effective February 28.Verberght will be responsible for overseeing Europe's strategy development, growth and profitability in conjunction with the Carboline executive team. He will also drive the implementation of the European portion of the company’s global expansion project designed to increase Carboline’s European business.
Trimaran Aims to Break Westabout Around-the-world Sailing Record
Two award-winning skippers are attempting to circumnavigate the globe westabout against the prevailing winds and currents in 122 days to break the current world record.The Use It Again! duo, Romain Pilliard and Alex Pella, commenced their voyage from Lorient, France on January 4, setting sail aboard an 18-year-old refurbished trimaran, in an attempt to help promote and develop the circular economy.
ABB Expects Supply Bottlenecks to Ease in 2022
ABB expects supply chain bottlenecks to ease during 2022, the Swiss engineering group said on Thursday, after shortages of semiconductors hurt its ability to deliver increasing orders during the fourth quarter.The maker of fast chargers for electric vehicles and industrial drives for factories reported a 21% jump in orders as demand surged from machine builders, food manufacturers and general industry.But…
FPSO Explodes Offshore Nigeria
An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10 crew members on board though it was not yet clear if there were any casualties or how much crude might have spilled into the sea.Nigeria's Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said on Thursday that flames had engulfed the Trinity Spirit floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO)…
Historic Dutch Bridge to Make Way for Superyacht Reportedly Built for Jeff Bezos
The city of Rotterdam has agreed to remove a section of historic bridge in the Netherlands to make way for a superyacht, reportedly built for Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.A spokesperson for the city of Rotterdam said the mid-section of the century-old "Koningshavenbrug," know by locals as "De Hef", will be removed this summer to make way for a yacht with 40-metre (131-ft) masts, but declined to comment…
O&G Saturation Divers Complete Cross-Atlantic Row
A group of four saturation divers from the U.K. recently rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to tackle a challenge of lifetime while raising money for a local cancer charity.Chris Ayres, Lewis Locke, James Piper and Andy Taw—all employed by Helix Energy Solutions Group as deep sea saturation divers—took part in ‘The 2021 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge’, which saw the four men row 3,000 miles from La Gomera, the Canary Islands, to Antigua in The Caribbean to raise money for Wessex Cancer Trust.
Dry Bulk: Rates Across Vessel Segments Rise
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index rose on Thursday, buoyed by an uptick in rates across vessel segments.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, rose 6 points, or 0.4%, to 1,425.The capesize index gained 11 points, or 0.9%, to 1,291.Average daily earnings for capesizes, which transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, rose by $94 to $10…
Freight Rates from North Europe to US East Coast Increase Three-fold
Spread between short- and long-term container shipping freight rates from North Europe to U.S. East Coast narrow with both increasing around three-fold.Rates from North Europe to the U.S. East Coast have increased dramatically over the past year, similar to any other main trade lane. With disruptions hitting container shipping globally, the non-major trade lanes have also experienced reverse cascading - ships heading back to main trades…
Solstad Offshore Offloads Anchor Handling Trio, Nabs UK Work for PSV Duo
Offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it had sold three anchor handling vessels to undisclosed buyers, and also secured work for two platform supply vessels in the UK North Sea.Haugesund, Norway-based company said Thursday it had sold the Nor Captain - owned by its subsidiary Solstad Offshore Singapore - and Far Sword and Far Stream, owned by its subsidiary Farstad Supply."Delivery of the vessels to the new owner took place today, February 3rd, 2022.
Euronav's Loss Deepens as Omicron Hits Tanker Market Recovery
Euronav deepened its quarterly net loss as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus dragged on the recovery of the crude tanker market, the Belgian shipping group said on Thursday."We believe this is a temporary pause," Chief Executive Hugo De Stoop said in a statement, predicting a rebound in oil supply, restocking requirements of global crude inventory and consumption…
Giant Container Ship Mumbai Maersk Runs Aground Off German Island
One of the world's biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, has run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany's Central Command for…
Cranes: Mammoet Investigating Potential Patent Infringement by Huisman and BMS
Update (April 29, 2022): A court has ruled that Mammoet unlawfully accused Huisman of crane patent violation. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3y1bmeFDutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet said Thursday it was investigating a possible violation of its intellectual property rights by Dutch crane maker Huisman and Danish crane specialist BMS. "The investigation concerns the recently announced series of land cranes, including a 3000-ton ring crane, by Huisman and BMS.
Ship Design: Ammonia FSRU Concept Studied by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., in a joint effort with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), completed a conceptual study on a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia, a study is aimed at promoting the use of ammonia as an energy source and the introduction of the ammonia FSRU globally.The Ammonia FSRU is a floating facility for receiving and storing ammonia which is transported in a liquid state from its production area…
