NYK-Fil Ship Management Inc., an NYK Group company, has obtained certification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) as an institution that meets the requirements of regulation 1.4 (recruitment and placement) of the International Labor Organization’s Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006).Regulation
Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT), a marine geophysical company specialising in multi-component seafloor seismic acquisition has entered into a LOI with an international oil company regarding acquisition of 4D/4C seismic data in West Africa. The final contract is expected to be signed durin
Recently, luxury cruise liner “MS Oriana” of P&O CRUISES was floated into Dock 11 of Blohm + Voss Repair. Four weeks are required to complete the overhaul and renovation work. On December 17, 2011, the „MS Oriana“ is scheduled to leave Hamburg. The extensive renovation covers various areas. Among ot
Scottish boatbuilder, Buckie Shipyard on the Moray Firth have entered an agreement with Veecraft Marine of Capetown SA to be the UK builder of the Teknicraft design of Wind Farm Service Vessels. The design is a foil assisted catamaran using the proven hull form by Nic de Waal of the New Zealand firm
Olympic Shipping, Norway based owner and operator of offshore vessels, announced that the naming ceremony for new multipurpose field support vessel Olympic Electra took place at Myklebust Yard November 18th and it was performed by Godmother Merete Kvalsund Olympic Electra is equipped with diesel ele
SeaBird Exploration PLC has entered into a share and purchase agreement (“SPA”) with Fugro Norway AS on 18 November 2011. Under the SPA, Fugro will acquire SeaBird Technologies AS and Seabed Navigation Company Limited which collectively hold all of the Company’s rights and assets related to the ocea
Drydocks World delivered Self Elevating Platform, L210 to Curacao based Self Elevating Platforms N.V., a supplier of Self Elevating Platforms for both the energy markets including gas, oil, and windmills as well as the heavy civil construction market. The platform was built at the Drydocks World spe
Olympic Shipping announced that the naming ceremony of their new vessel Olympic Electra was held in Myklebust Yard on Friday (November 18th, 2011). The company said that the ceremony, in spite of the rainy weather, was a successful event performed in an excellent manner by the vessel’s Godmother Mer
Deep Sea Intervention Pte. Ltd. is a global supplier to the offshore oil and gas industry providing in-house design, development and fabrication of standard or customized remote intervention ROV tooling and other sub-sea engineering services and products. Through its subsidiary company AMC-Composite
Today, over fifteen hundred vessels are contributing position reports to the Amver search and rescue plot via the Pole Star automatic Amver link. In close collaboration with Amver, Pole Star developed the automatic link in 2008, allowing ship owners and operators to automatically send position repor
On 16th November 2011, the Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai witnessed a colorful launching ceremony of the newly built second Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) which is constructed by APT Global Shipyard on behalf of VostaLMG. The Management of APT Global and Representatives of VostaLMG congratulated all the
On 16th November 2011, the Al Jadaf Dockyard, Dubai witnessed a colorful launching ceremony of the newly built second Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD 500) which is constructed by APT Global Shipyard on behalf of VostaLMG. The Management of APT Global and Representatives of VostaLMG congratulated all the
Nakheel laid out plans to build a line of artificial coral reefs off the Dubai’s coastline in a bid to attract more marine life. The project is designed in part to revitalise fishing prospects in the Persian Gulf waters that lap at Nakheel-built isles shaped like palm trees and a map of the globe. B
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a $155 million credit to Rosmorport, the Bank said. The loan is granted for modernization of Rosmorport’s fleet of environmental service fleet; procurement of oil boom laying workboats, skimmers, vessels for collection of shipb
