After the owners of a Container Vessel consulted FN Diving regarding heavy vibrations of the propeller which suddenly occurred during sailing, one of the teams attended the vessel for a thorough underwater inspection during ship operations in Rotterdam. The inspection of the propeller revealed a def
A new container ship design featuring LNG-fuelled propulsion, optimised hull and efficient cargo handling demonstrates that vessels can be both environment-friendly and economic to operate. “The earlier we are consulted during the design of a container ship, the greater the benefits for all concerne
Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines will be at Kirkwall Town Hall on Thursday (29th November, 3.00pm to 8.00pm) to share its outline plans for its Brough Ness tidal project. MCT is one of a number of tidal and wave energy developers who will be exhibiting at the event. The event, an opportunity for Orc
MMT´s survey vessel Franklin is leaving a cold Scandinavia and is heading towards the Mediterranean. Franklin´s Master Ulf Segersäll comments the journey: “Franklin is leaving Hirtshals, to what we hope a warmer and more humid climate, Palma Mallorca. Last time we checked, it was unbelievable 9 degr
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A., Brazil’s largest private oil and natural gas exploration company, has entered into an agreement with Petrobras to acquire a 40% participating interest in Block BS-4, located in the Santos Basin. The purchase and sale is subject to National Petroleum, Natural Ga
GAC Maritime Security has entered into a strategic partnership with Mobile Defense Systems LLC to provide PirateFence anti-grapple razor wire to protect vessels from attacks by sea criminals. This marks the latest addition to GAC Maritime Security’s expanding portfolio of protective solutions for ve
Phase 2 of the Hudson River dredging program began on May 9 and ended in mid-November 2012. Approximately 663,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment was removed during this time. Since Phase 1, which began on May 15, 2009, approximately 1,309,000 cubic yards have been removed. Phase 2 of this
TGS has commenced an extension to the offshore Angola 3D multi-client survey. The extension, covering 4,064 km2 over blocks 36 and 37, will add to the original survey of 12,500 km2 which has completed acquisition. “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Sonangol and to support oil and
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced today that it has developed an independent liquefied natural gas storage tank model, Lobe-Bundle Tank. Hyundai Heavy’s newly-developed LNG storage tank won Approval in Principle from the Japanese classification society Nippon
Following a press release issued yesterday regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd., Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it has acquired approximately 11.5 million shares in Dockwise in the course of trading. This shareholding represents 29% of the shares in Dockwise. As previously a
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the extension of both of its Underwater Services Contracts (USC) by Shell Upstream International Europe. The extension of both contracts will commence in 2014 and continue until at least 2016. The extension in aggregate is worth approximately $360 million. Under these contrac
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the extension of both of its Underwater Services Contracts (USC) by Shell Upstream International Europe. The extension of both contracts will start in 2014 and continue until at least 2016. The extension in aggregate is worth approximately $360 million. Under these cont
Following a press release issued yesterday morning regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd., Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it has acquired approximately 11.5 million shares in Dockwise in the course of trading today. This shareholding represents 29% of the shares in Dockwise. A
Technip received instructions from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to begin the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000-ton Truss Spar hull for their Heidelberg field development. This field is located in the US Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of 1,620 meters (5,310 feet). The Letter of
