Repairs were started yesterday at Victoria Shipyards on a massive platform used at sea to propel commercial satellites into orbit. The Odyssey Launch Platform is undergoing repairs after a failed mission damaged the vessel in January after 20 consecutive successful launches. The platform, which is 1
When the P-52 FPU is operational, Keppel’s projects for Petrobras would have contributed over 50% of Brazil’s total oil production capacity of about 1.8 million barrels of oil per day. The consortium of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Technip Engenharia S/A is on track to deliver the P
Statoil and Odfjell Drilling have signed a framework agreement for developing new technology. Statoil has previously signed similar agreements with the Halliburton, Schlumberger and Baker companies regarding subsurface technology.
The development of the WIG ship, or Wing in Ground ship, which the government hoped to use as a next-generation marine transport, has stalled since the government has failed to find a private-sector partner. The WIG ship, dubbed a flying boat, is essentially an airplane that flies just above the sur
Todd Shipyards Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, has reached an agreement with J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc., to submit a Joint Single Proposal to build ferries for the Washington State Ferry System
One man has been found dead and another three are in hospital after hiding on board a Formula 1 powerboat being transported from Greece to Devon. They were discovered at a pay toll in France when noises were heard inside a compartment on the Negotiator boat.
Mumbai: More local firms are entering the dredging sector to capitalize on the huge opportunity for deepening port channels to allow larger ships to call for carrying cargo. The latest to join the bandwagon is Mercator Lines Ltd, India’s second largest private shipping company by fleet size. The Mum
AUTHORITIES have begun a hydrographic survey of the ocean floor around a bulk carrier stranded on a Newcastle beach as they prepare to try to salvage the vessel. The 40,000 tonne Pasha Bulker has been stranded at Nobby’s Beach since it ran aground on Friday in gale force winds and high seas.
Two 2,500 TEU container vessels will be built at Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China and three 1,700 TEU container vessels will be built at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd., China. The aggregate construction cost for the vessels will be approximately $190 million, and will be paid a
Venezuela is close to striking a deal with Russia on the procurement of several diesel submarines for its Navy, a source in the Russian shipbuilding industry said Thursday.
Global Carriers Bhd is optimistic of doubling its revenue and net profit in five years, on the back of its fleet expansion activities, said executive chairman Datuk Azlan Hashim. ‘We have already bought two (oil tankers) and our plan is to order four more in the next four years,’ he said after the c
Havila Shipping ASA has entered into a contract with Solstrand Verft for building of a new platform supply vessel (PSV) called Havyard 832 CD. The vessel is developed by Havyard Maritime in close cooperation with Havila Shipping ASA.
Aker Kvaerner will ship three subsea MultiBooster pumps to the Gulf of Mexico today. The installation in the King field will break world records when it is applied in water depths in excess of 1 700 metres, more than 29 kilometres from the platform. The contract was first announced by Aker Kvaerner
Wärtsilä and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd signed in January 2007 an agreement to set up a 50/50-owned joint venture in Korea to manufacture Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers for the Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwanese shipbuilding markets.
