SeaArk Marine, Inc. recently delivered Isla Tesoro, a 55-ft Dauntless RAM Pilot boat to the Armada Nacional De Colombia. The vessel is assigned to DIMAR at the Port of Cartagena. The vessel is powered by twin MAN R6-800 diesel engines rated at 800 hp (588 kW) @ 2300 rpm each coupled to twin Ultra Dy
A delegation from Faroese company Articon was in Shetland late last week to finalise details of the contract to dredge Scalloway Harbour… (fishnewseu) [mappress] Source: fishnewseu, February 15, 2011;
Port Lincoln’s tuna farmers triumphed over being placed in administration in 1991 and 1992 and constructed economic success in the form of tuna farms on the Boston Bay. But now they find themselves struggling against reduced annual tuna fishing quotas. If they are able to increase the quotas, the in
Lundin Petroleum has a new field development on its hands after finding oil with the Caterpillar prospect well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Lundin said the 24/9-10S well and 24/9-10A sidetrack in PL340 BS about 31 kilometres (19 miles) from the Alvheim FPSO – in what the company calls t
A tourism chief in Suffolk has warned that allowing oil transfers from ships to tankers off England’s coast poses a serious threat to beaches and business. Tim Passmore, chief executive of Choose Suffolk, said he had concerns over the practice and the potential hazards. He said: “We do not need this
The Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) inked three separate agreements on Monday with the State Bank of Travancore, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited and Kerala State Electricity Board to effectuate the first phase of its development activities. The agreement made with a consortium of banks led b
Failure to implement fully the IMO guidance, including the industry-developed best management practices, significantly increases the risk of successful pirate attacks, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) said in a message to its member states, following the launch on February 3, 2011 of IM
Van Oord’s largest self-propelled cutter suction dredger Athena was named and launched at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk on 12 February last. The Athena is the largest ever cutter suction dredger built in the Netherlands for a Dutch dredging company. What is more, the Athena is one of the la
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels (pictured below) to be built at Shipkits B.V. While the design of the drive is highly innovative, the application of proven technology and compo
Urk – On an outcrop near this town’s lighthouse, a woman in stone perpetually scans the horizon for the fishing fleet returning home. To the… (news24) [mappress] Source: news24, February 15, 2011
Urk – On an outcrop near this town’s lighthouse, a woman in stone perpetually scans the horizon for the fishing fleet returning home. To the… (news24) [mappress] Source: news24, February 15, 2011
GE announced the appointment of new company officer. GE currently has 194 GE officers globally. GE officers lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth. Anne M. McEntee, 40, has been appointed vice president of Dresser for GE Energy Services,
Maersk Drilling, an entity within the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has signed a contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the construction of two ultra harsh, high capacity jack-up drilling rigs. The first rig is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2013, with the second rig following seven
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit supplied the navigation, communication and safety systems for Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, which just completed its maiden voyage from its shipyard in Finland to its home port in Port Everglades, Fla.
