In shipping, maintenance costs represent nearly twenty percent of all operational costs. According to independent sources, expenditure on repairs and maintenance has increased lately across all vessel categories. In respect to repairs and maintenance there are significant variations in the cost move
Solar Solve Marine of South Shields, UK, recently supplied another two shipsets of their SOLASOLV roller sunscreens to the US Military Sealift Command. The screens have been installed in two more of the Lewis and Clark-class underway replenishment ships that are traditionally named to honour legenda
Global Industries, USA, has announced that its Brazil Business Unit has signed a contract with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for diving, ROV and construction services to be performed offshore Brazil. The work will take place in the areas of the Campos, Santos and Espirito Santo basins.
Cargotec has recently won new orders for MacGregor offshore cranes, demonstrating the buoyancy that still remains in the offshore market In September Cargotec secured new orders for its MacGregor offshore cranes. The cranes are destined for three vessels being built for US, Russian and Canadian cust
The only way out of this economical mess is to innovate. This is the strong belief of the Rulefinder.net team and to show their commitment to this industry they have done just that. At IBEX next week they will launch a complete new release of their renowned technical library as well as a new website
Transocean Ltd. today issued an updated fleet status report covering the company’s 135-unit offshore drilling fleet. Drilling rig status and contract information on the company’s offshore drilling fleet has been condensed into a report titled “Transocean Fleet Status Report,” which is available thro
Diederik Parlevliet, CEO of Parlevliet & Van der Plas fishing company in the Netherlands, and Stephan Wrage, Managing Director of SkySails, Germany, signed a purchase agreement on October 6, 2009, for the world’s first towing-kite wind propulsion system to be installed on a fishing trawler.
According to Russian prosecutors the controversial cargo ship Arctic Sea is anchored off Gibraltar. They dismiss earlier information alleging the ship was under escort to Algeria by the Russian frigate Ladny. The Arctic Sea has been anchored off Gibraltar for more than a week, according to Ria Novos
The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990. Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Port Authority are making this appeal in the run-up to the
Nordic Heavy Lift’s 5,000 tonne crane vessel Borealis is to be launched in mid October. The vessel, designed by Ulstein Sea of Solutions, is under construction at the Nantong Yuhua shipyard in China. The hull is scheduled for launching in mid-October, and will be towed to Singapore for final outfitt
The Turkish owned bulk carrier MV Horizon I was released on Monday after being held by pirates since July 8. The vessel, with 23 Turkish crew members, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden while sailing from Saudi Arabia to Jordan.
On October 1, 2007 the construction of Deepwater Container Terminal Gdansk was completed and the terminal officially opened. DCT Gdansk is the newest and most modern container terminal in the Baltic region. After two years of operational activity, the terminal developed cooperation with many custome
Workers could soon be living on moored barges under plans to extend salmon farming further off the Scottish coast. Marine Harvest said its proposed “open sea” system for large, residential fish farms would involve a £40m investment and create up to 40 jobs.
The US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the release of US$150 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for port security. Ms Napolitano claims the stimulus grants: “will enhance the resiliency of our critical infrastructure and improve our emerg
