BLRT Grupp´s Turku shipyard has finished the repairs of oil tanker SCF Baltica. The specialists of ship-repair yard have dismantled machined, assembled back and balanced the shaft line and propeller (weight 35 tons) of the vessel. Also, main propulsion unit (B&W 7S60ME-C 16660 KW, 105 rpm, weight ap
On Dec 25, Russian naval ensign would be hoisted on research ship Seliger which has successfully finished state trials, a source in the manufacturing shipyard Yantar told Central Navy Portal. Presently, the ship is stationed in the Novorossiysk Naval Base. Built by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad
When defined actions are conducted the participants of the Swedish-Finnish maritime suggestion “Make a Difference” will be co-financed by the EU via the Trans-European Transport Network. The estimated total cost of the work packages is € 2 494 000 of which € 1 247 000 will be granted. The organizati
Dockwise ltd has taken notice of yesterday’s release on the agreement between Boskalis Westminster NV and Project Holland Fonds whereby the latter has committed to sell their shares in Dockwise for a price of Euro 18 per share. Dockwise is encouraged by the increase in price by 5% from Euro 17.20 to
TAP has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Environment to extend the suspension of its Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) application in Italy for an additional nine months – until September 2013. As part of its commitment to an open and transparent ESIA disclosure process, TAP launche
Transocean Ltd. yesterday issued a monthly fleet update summary which includes new contracts, significant changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out of service time of 15 or more days associated with continuing operations since November 18, 2012. The value of new contracts o
The installation vessel Sea Worker has arrived at Grenaa and is now working side by side with Sea Power to utilise the weather windows allowing installation. Sea Worker is a jack-up vessel capable of rising above the water surface on its 73 metre long legs when installing the wind turbine components
The Directors of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited announced that the estimated total cost of the Gladstone Fisherman’s Landing Project (LNG Project) remains at US$1.1billion. This capital cost includes the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the First LNG train of 1.9 million tonnes per
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production South Africa Limited, will soon begin exploration activities offshore South Africa. The ExxonMobil affiliate signed an agreement with Impact Africa Limited (Impact), a subsidiary of Impact Oil & Gas Lim
Scana Industrier ASA has, through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS, entered into an agreement with VT Halter Marine, Inc, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA, for delivery of the main propulsion systems and controls for two offshore supply vessels (OSV). The deliveries will take place second half 2013. These
Technip has been awarded by the Discovery System a lump sum pipeline installation contract for Discovery’s South Timbalier Block 283 Junction Platform project. The pipelines will be installed between existing facilities in South Timbalier 280 and Ewing Bank 873 and the new platform in Block 283,at w
Senator Richard Durbin held a meeting in Alton, Illinois, with Members of Congress, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon, navigation stakeholders, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard to address the low-water situation on the Mississippi River. At the meeting, it was announ
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announces that the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project has finalized arrangements for US$20 billion in project finance loans including those with eight export credit agencies (ECAs) and 24 commercial banks (ECAs and commercial banks are referred to as “Lenders”). The Ichthys proj
d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company, operating in the product tanker market, announces yesterday that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers Limited (Ireland), will enter into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two additional new product/
