Subsea 7 has been awarded a major subsea pipeline and installation services contract from Santos Limited at the Casino-Henry field, offshore Victoria, Australia. The contract is valued in excess of US$80 million. The work scope includes installation of a 22km long 12in rigid pipeline to connect the
The latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens records a continuing rise in overall confidence levels in the shipping industry over the past three months. It also reveals a growing awareness of the impact which the growth of China may have
Siem Offshore has taken delivery of the first AHTS vessel “Siem Pearl” from the Norwegian yard. The vessel is the first of eight similar vessels to be delivered to Siem Offshore from the same yard. An additional two vessels will be delivered to a partner of Siem Offshore, but operated by Siem Offsho
On the 26th of September 2009 Anthony Veder opened it’s Representative Office in Jakarta. Since the 1960th the company is recruiting personnel from Indonesia for their vessels. With this new office Anthony Veder is starting a new chapter! The ceremony was conducted by Drs. Jan Valkier, CEO of Anthon
Cavotec MSL, is to supply a range of advanced cable reel, control and steel chain technologies to the ThyssenKrupp group for installation on iron ore ship-loaders at Port Hedland in Western Australia. The equipment is set for delivery to China in 2010 for subsequent installation on four new iron ore
Pakistan has mooted to India the creation of a joint maritime security agency to prevent sea borne terrorist attacks like the one on Mumbai last year that killed 183 people. According to a report by the Press Trust of India (PTI) the Pakistan navy has suggested the creation of the joint maritime sec
A number of Maltese fishermen who practice traditional fishing methods are struggling to keep the fishing heritage alive. “My father was a fisherman in his mother’s womb,” fisherman Charles Bugeja told The Times of Malta. His family boasts four generations of fishermen. Families like the Bugejas say
Why, Wally Hermès Yachts, today unveils a revolutionary approach to cruising in motor yachts with the presentation of a full size model of its first born, an innovative 58 metre-long 38 metre-wide yacht, in Ancona’s shipyard.
Cyprus based shipowning companies Intership Navigation Co. Ltd. (ISN) and Athena Marine Co. Ltd. received the “GL Excellence – 5 Stars” certificate of classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL). Capt. Eugen H. Adami, Managing Director of ISN/Athena, received the certificate and the trophy from G
Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) recorded 307 calls by cruise ships with a total of about 415,000 passengers on board during the cruise season – an increase of 10.7 per cent over last year. Never before has Tallinn been visited by so many cruise passengers.
J Lauritzen in Copenhagen, Denmark says the conversion of Dan Swift into an advanced dynamically positioned accommodation and support vessel has entered its final stages, with expected delivery of the vessel at the end of the third quarter of 2009.
Simon Johanson discovers a small township taking shape as the world’s biggest cruise ship nears completion. In a little more than two months, Oasis of the Seas will be cruising the waters of the Caribbean on its maiden voyage. For now, however, it is in a shipyard in Turku, on the south-west coast o
Business growth RH through connectivity In August 2009, Radio Holland signed an agreement for the VSAT Ku-band footprint T11N. With this new footprint Radio Holland significantly improves its network for VSAT. The Telstar 11N is designed to be a Ku-band satellite with an Atlantic Ocean beam. This be
The naming and launch of the 12,000m³ Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger the GATEWAY took place at the IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands on Saturday, 26 September 2009 at about 11:00 a.m. The ship is being built for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. The ceremon
