Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with STX Panocean Co., Ltd., Seoul, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, for one of its Panamax dry bulk carriers, t
Van Oord performed the naming ceremony for its new multicat Cronus. A sister vessel Oceanus was delivered November 2011. The multicats were ordered by Van Oord in November 2010 with Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld (The Netherlands). Their main purpose will be assisting the Athena and Artemis, Van Oord’s
Total’s experts and specialist contractors yesterday boarded the Elgin complex and successfully carried out their objective. In a key milestone toward bringing the situation under control, the team spent nearly four hours on the Elgin complex to gather preliminary information that will be used to as
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its plans to expand the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory on the Muskegon Channel, the Republic informs. The expansion stipulates $1 million worth renovation of the edifice, intended for maintenance and operation of ves
A ceremony for the largest ever working capital guarantee issued by Atradius Dutch State Business – on behalf of the Dutch Government – took place on Thursday 5 April 2012 at IHC Merwede’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel. With this finance agreement in place, IHC Merwede will start work on the co
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board announced of a Call for Bids in the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area. Call for Bids NL12-02 (Area “C” – Flemish Pass) will consist of one parcel consisting of 208,899 hectares. Interested parties will have until 4:00 p.m. on Novemb
Total announces that its experts and specialist contractors boarded the Elgin complex yesterday and successfully carried out their objective. In a key milestone toward bringing the situation under control, the team spent nearly four hours on the Elgin complex to gather preliminary information that w
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its plans to expand the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory on the Muskegon Channel, the Republic informs. The expansion stipulates $1 million worth renovation of the edifice, intended for maintenance and operation of ves
The Director of Fiji’s Mineral Resources Department, Mr. Malakai Finau told participants in a one day Fiji National Deep Sea Mineral Consultation Workshop held in Suva recently that “with deep sea mineral exploration being granted within the Fiji waters it is important to proceed with caution, to st
EUROGATE will once again be represented at this year’s “Intermodal South America” logistics trade fair. The show opens its doors from 10 to 12 April 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At the “German Ports” joint stand, EUROGATE will present Germany’s only deep-water container terminal in Wilhelmshaven in ad
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Coast Guard recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) outlining the efforts of the two agencies to strengthen oil discharge planning, preparedness and response for offshore facilities used for oil and gas drilling, production or
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) hydrographic ship Donuzlav left Sevastopol on Apr 4 heading for the Mediterranean Sea. Main goal of the cruise is providing participation of Russian experts in 18-th International Hydrographic Conference to take place in Monaco in Apr 23-27. Expectedly, representatives of 70 co
Following fleet renewal strategy, Onego Shipping has taken four vessels from the well-known Damen yard in Netherlands, and the fifth ship is expected to join in April 2012. Onego Arkhangelsk type is a Damen CombiFreighter 8200 design. Being among the most reliable and fuel-efficient multi-purpose ve
OceanServer Technology, Inc. has received an order from Wentworth Environmental Services (WES) for a base 42 Iver2 AUV equipped with Klein 3500 Side Scan Sonar. The new system is expected to be a multipurpose vehicle used for general imaging surveys and a test platform for new methods to characteriz
