Subsea 7’s new state-of-the-art deepwater rigid pipelay vessel ‘Seven Oceans’ has arrived in the Port of Leith, Edinburgh to commence operations for its first major installation project, for the Chevron Blind Faith development, in the Gulf of Mexico. Two (2) x 7km 7in pipelines have been fabricated
It is efficient, elegant, refined and easy to surf, just like a NAHEMA mega-catamaran. Because sometimes a picture means more than words, a large format view of the NAHEMAs appears on each new page. Exterior, interior 3Ds and layout renderings of the NAHEMA 120 are already available. The exterior vi
The first hull of the new CRN 43 displacement line, ‘Emerald Star’, launched last May, is the largest vessel ever produced by the CRN shipyard in composite materials. The mega-yacht presents a one-of-its-kind external layout, together with a masterful arrangement of the internal spaces. A joint effo
Malaysian shipping company Global Carriers Bhd said Monday it has awarded two shipbuilding contracts worth a combined 21.76 million US dollars to Ningbo Shipyard Co Ltd.
Total has sanctioned construction of a 1-million-ton-per-year desulfurization unit at its Leuna refinery in Germany. Scheduled for commissioning in fall 2009, the new unit will supply the domestic market with ultra-low sulfur home heating oil.
Environmental authorities in Wuhan, who have been closely monitoring water quality in the main drinking water source for the city of 8.31 million people, announced the water is safe to drink after one ship carrying 49 tons of methanol sank in the Hanjiang River, local media reported today.
Atlas Copco has yet again proven its world leadership in air-compressor manufacturing – with new ISO 8573-1 CLASS 0 certificates for oilfree air compressors in the centrifugal, tooth, scroll and water-injected screw ranges. The ‘Class 0’ rating for these compressors is the next step in a continuous
Teams are preparing off the Ceredigion coast for a race of transatlantic yachts – but no-one is aboard. The small, robotic boats are taking part in sea trials with scientists from universities in Canada, Austria, France, as well as Aberystwyth.
SKAMEK Power (previously Skarbøvik Mekaniske)recently entered into another contract with Davie Quebec Shipyard in Canada to provide General Electric diesel-generator sets. The contract value is approx. NOK 75,000,000.
An area off the East Coast that teems with endangered North Atlantic right whales will be given special protections against container traffic if a unique Canadian initiative is adopted by an international marine agency.
Divers have recovered two bodies after a passenger ship accidentally rammed a cargo vessel two miles from the port of Haifa, Israel. The Israeli cargo ship Shelly sank after being struck by a Cypriot passenger vessel Salamis Glory where she was anchored two miles from the coast. Not one of nearly 70
Oceanteam Power & Umbilical ASA announced today that it has signed a Heads of Agreement to acquire 60 per cent of a new Subsea Services company against investment within the company. The company will be renamed to Oceanteam Subsea Services Ltd.
(CSIC), the country’s second-biggest shipbuilder, is considering launching a domestic initial public offering to raise up to $928 million, state media reported on Monday.
Here’s a beautiful new yacht for your Labor Day viewing enjoyment, the 50 meter schooner Galileo. The yacht was recently launched by Turkish company Aegean yachts. The three-masted sailing yacht is a classic beauty.
