Cheoy Lee’s largest GRP catamaran model continues to be a popular choice for local ferry routes within Hong Kong waters. Designed by Incat Crowther, these 32m vessels are based on an extendable 24-28m design originally developed for Cheoy Lee in 1998. Several other successful catamaran designs have
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced an agreement with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. to extend the expiry dates on three of its rig construction option agreements with DSIC Offshore that were previously due to expire on 31 December 2012. The first of these rig construction o
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corporation Ltd, has completed the previously announced sale of a 40% gross interest in the Company’s oil and gas exploration concession offshore Guinea to Tullow Guinea Ltd., a subsidiary of U.K.-based Tullow Oil plc. G
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. has reached agreement with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. (“DSIC Offshore”) to extend the expiry dates on three of its rig construction option agreements with DSIC Offshore that were previously due to expire on 31 December 2012. The first of these r
The first wave energy converter (WEC) devices may now by deployed at the Wave Hub test site following approval by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO has announced it has approved an application from OceanEnergy Ltd to deploy and test an OEB35 OceanEnergy buoy WEC for a period of up to
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, sold AHTS Lady Cynthia (1987, Hart Fenton, 9.500 BHP). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner has taken place today, Wednesday 2nd January 2013. It is expected the vessel will be deployed in the I
7th Philippine Ports and Shipping 2013 Exhibition and Conference will take place on Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 January 2013 at the luxurious 5 star The Peninsula Manila Hotel, Manila, The Philippines. This event is the biggest biennial Ports, Shipping and Transport Logistics B2B Exhibition and Con
As per 31st December 2012 the newly established Scheldt Maritime Services will coordinate all day to day operational port activities for Multraship, Antwerp Towage, Verenigde Bootlieden, Montis Mooring, Scheldt Water Trade, VeboCab and Vebo Nautical Services. The aforementioned companies are all div
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Shipping Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, sold AHTS Lady Cynthia (1987, Hart Fenton, 9.500 BHP). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner has taken place today, Wednesday 2nd January 2013. It is expected the vessel will be deployed in the I
Associated British Ports’ Group Sustainable Development Team has commissioned ABPmer to develop an online interactive data viewer that will enable users to dynamically view, search, query, annotate, and print port specific infomaps. This system, based on ESRI ArcGIS Server and Geocortex, will initia
Macsea’s Fuel Vision announces that its system now works with KRAL rotary displacement flow meters for high-accuracy fuel monitoring. By combining Dexter Fuel Vision with the KRAL flowmeter, fuel data acquired aboard ships can be displayed in real-time throughout the vessel and also sent ashore to t
Mercator Lines (Singapore) Limited announced that the Company has entered into two separate early termination and settlement agreements with the owners of M.V. “Chaitali Prem” and M.V. “Chanchal Prem”, pursuant to which the Company and the respective owner have agreed to the early termination of the
New regulations aimed at improving the energy efficiency of international shipping entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) were adopted in July 2011.They add a new chapter 4 Regulations on energy efficie
RWE Dea AG, an international exploration and production company for oil and gas, has announced the appointment of Dirk Warzecha as its Chief Operating Officer. Effective as of 1 January 2013, Dirk Warzecha assumed the function of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at RWE Dea AG. In this position, he is t
