The Pilbara region of Western Australia may dream of becoming a “Little Dubai”, as reported in The Weekend Australian recently, but Broome a… (theaustralian) [mappress] Image: theaustralian June 10, 2011;
The competition in the market for drillships is heating up with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. threatening Samsung Heavy Industries Co… (koreaherald) [mappress] Source: koreaherald, June 9, 2011;
Recently, Wagenborg Towage transported the first section of a cruise-ship to be build at the Meyer Werft in Papenburg. The tugboats Waterstraat and Watergeus left their home-port of Delfzijl, sailed through the Kieler canal, on their way to Rostock, Northern Germany. In Rostock, the tow was prepared
In June 2011, The 24.5m Multi Mac under construction at Kocurek Marine is progressing well with 75% of the hull assembled and the casing and wheelhouse fitted. Outfitting of the wheelhouse is well under way and the main engineering will be commenced shortly. Since its inception in March 1993, Macduf
Officials at the local, state and federal level gathered at a gazebo at 101st Street Friday to announce the start of a multimillion… By Bill Barlow (shorenewstoday) [mappress] Source: shorenewstoday, June 9, 2011
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest recruitment drive to further strengthen its ship response expertise and offer additional web-based information services using existing vessel performance monitoring
DNV has initiated a concept study together with industry partners – FKAB, MAN Diesel & Turbo, TGE Marine and Cargotec – to design a very large ore carrier (VLOC). The objective is to introduce innovative solutions that increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of bulk ship operations w
Leif-Arne Langøy has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of DNV (Det Norske Veritas). Walter Qvam has been elected as the new Chairman of the DNV Council. In addition, Morten Ulstein has been elected Vice Chairman of the DNV Board. The elections took place at the Council meeti
On 7 June 2011, at the Damen yard in Galatz, the keel was laid down for the Joint Support Ship (JSS). The ceremony was performed by Rear Admiral K. Visser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Further construction of the vessel will largely take place at Damen Shipyard Galatz, supervised by Damen Schelde N
Golar LNG Limited has issued 5,551,180 new shares all of which have been subscribed for by World Shipholding Ltd, the Company’s largest shareholder. The new shares represent settlement of the purchase price for World Shipholding Ltd’s 33,640,153 shares in Golar LNG Energy Limited which were acquired
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with subsidiaries of the U.S. oil and gas development company, Marathon Oil Corporation, to acquire a 9% working interest in 10 of Marathon’s Paleozoic shale gas exploration concessions in the Republic of Poland. Another pa
MV BBC Kelan, owned by Komrowski Befrachtungskontor KG.(Germany) arrived at CIC Lixin Shipyard on 7th March, 2011.The job scope were general maintenance and hydro-blasting in ballast tanks. An accident happened just one day before the ship scheduled sailing time. During the main engine mooring test,
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured new contracts for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The total value of the contracts amounts to approx
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has approved a bill that takes man-made channels in the Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach out of the S.C… By Janelle Frost (thesunnews) [mappress] Source: thesunnews, June 9, 2011
