Jaya Holdings, operators of Singapore’s leading offshore shipbuilding yard, yesterday delivered a new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug supply vessel Jaya Supreme to Canadian buyers, Atlantic Towing Limited. A delivery ceremony at Jaya’s shipyard in Tuas was held this morning, attended by senior
On 16th Nov. 2012,the 57000DWT Bulk carrier (HT096) built by Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry for Eagle was successfully launched on No.1 slipway of Hantong. The vessel is class approved by LR. vice general manager Mr. Zheng Xishan who, together with the representatives of the ship-owner and the
Immediately following announcement of the unsolicited intended offer of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (“Boskalis”) for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Dockwise Ltd. (”Dockwise”), Dockwise invited Boskalis to clarify its offer. Dockwise and Boskalis are scheduling a meeting to be held
Recently HMS Enterprise found the wreck of a dhow in the waters around one of the world’s busiest harbours using her new hi-tech motor launch. Two sunken vessels were discovered by the Devonport-based survey ship as she worked in Port Rashid – one of the main ports serving Dubai – as her nine-month
Classification society ClassNK has been named the newest Recognized Organization (RO) of the Palauan Flag administration. A new agreement signed between ClassNK and the Palauan International Ship Registry delegates ClassNK authority to certify Palauan flagged vessels in accordance with international
Petrobras has cancelled the process of contracting five drilling rigs, capable of drilling in up to 3,000 meters of water, with the Ocean Rig Group. This decision is based on the reduction of future needs for drilling, due to a fewer number of wells expected to be drilled in the pre-salt Santos Basi
The research cooperation MIMAS, a project in collaboration between the University of Greifswald, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and eight further partners with scientific and industrial backgrounds, came third in competition for the first North German Research Award. The
Golar LNG Limited announced today that it has entered into a five year time charter with an integrated energy major for one of its modern LNG carriers, the Golar Maria. The vessel was delivered to the Charterer with effect from November 28 and will remain on charter through the end of 2017. The time
Petrobras has cancelled the process of contracting five drilling rigs, capable of drilling in up to 3,000 meters of water, with the Ocean Rig Group. This decision is based on the reduction of future needs for drilling, due to a fewer number of wells expected to be drilled in the pre-salt Santos Basi
Germany’s Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler, visited the submarine cable manufacturer Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) in Nordenham. During the minister’s guided tour of the company’s facilities and factory, NSW’s Managing Director Rudolf Stahl showed him t
Brazil’s state controlled oil company Petrobras, has cancelled the process of contracting five drilling rigs, capable of drilling in up to 3,000 meters of water, with the Ocean Rig Group. The company said the decision was based on the reduction of future needs for drilling, due to a fewer number of
Gov. Martin O’Malley will again try to introduce a similar bill on ensuring funding for an offshore wind farm which failed twice to make it out of the General Assembly, Gazette Net reports. According to the bill, the project that could cost USD 1 billion would not increase residents’ bill by more th
An 11th vessel order for DMS Maritime Pty Limited culminated recently with a Rescue Gear Ship 9316, which will be used to support the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet. Damen Shipyards and DMS Maritime signed the contract for the RGS 9316 on November 16 in Sydney, Australia. The vessel will be
A Swedish research foundation has granted MARIS at Södertörn University funds to develop non intrusive methods for deep water archeology together with MMT. This is as part of the initiative to promote cooperation between the industry and the academic world. The project focuses on developing new tech
