The South African company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has named its 750m3 grab hopper dredger, ITALENI, during a special ceremony hosted by the shipbuilder IHC Merwede. The ceremony was performed on 18 June by TNPA’s Supply Chain General Manager, Ms Ncumisa Nkanunu, in the shipyard of I
Exmar Shipmanagement, managers of the LNG carrier Explorer, reported that the vessel experienced a fire in the engine room on June 14 about 240 west of Mumbai, India. “The fire was promptly extinguished by the ship’s crew using portable fire extinguishers. No casualties or injuries occurred, but the
GTT North America, a U.S. unit of France’s GTT, said it has received an approval in principle from DNV GL for the design of a 2,200 cubic meter LNG bunker barge. The design incorporates GTT’s membrane Cargo Containment System (CCS), which is utilized in roughly 70% of the global LNG carrier fleet an
GTT announced the notification of two LNGCs to be built by Japanese shipbuilder Imabari. These large vessels will be equipped with the innovative Mark III Flex containment system pioneered by GTT and also includes a new MEGI propulsion system. Vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2017. These vessel
CT Systems officially released their world first, true all in one, dredging computer called GeoDredge. GeoDredge houses all necessary components in a rugged and compact housing, offering maximum installation and maximum user friendliness. GeoDredge acts as a hardware platform for the tried and teste
Pon Power, the Dutch Caterpillar® dealer, and Bolier, the MaK dealer for the Benelux, have recently signed a three year contract with Van Oord, the world’s leading dredging, hydraulics and offshore projects contractor. Together the two Pon companies will be responsible for the full maintenance and r
Global Underwater Explorers divers visited three popular dive sites in Bimini, the Bahamas, where dredging is currently underway. The divers are working on the initiative of Project Baseline under the nonprofit organization Global Underwater Explorers, GUE. As can be seen in the video, the first div
Sovcomflot of Russia plans to start fueling ships with LNG by 2017, the company’s CEO Sergei Frank said at the WPC in Moscow. The company aims to begin the process together with Gazprom, Gazprombank and Shell, reports ITAR-TASS. In an earlier statement Sovcomflot announced that it was ready to run s
Adding to its fleet of 37 conventional and ASD vessels, Signet Maritime Corporation took ownership of its ninth newly constructed tractor tug in six years. Signet Arcturus, a 105’ x 38’ Z-Drive, designed by Robert Allan of Vancouver ,was delivered by Patti Marine Enterprises of Pensacola, Florida on
General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has entered into a contract with American Petroleum Tankers, a unit of Kinder Morgan, for the design and construction of an additional 50,000 deadweight ton LNG-conversion-ready product carrier with a 330,000 barrel cargo capaci
A mammoth seafloor dredger, dubbed ‘The Reef Destroyer’ by local environmentalists, recently arrived in Bimini as developers forge ahead with construction of a controversial ferry terminal. The 450-foot, 1,200 ton Niccolo Machiavelli is a specialized cutter-suction dredger designed to break up hard
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is due to ship a re-export cargo on July 1. The destination of the cargo is South Korea’s Incheon LNG terminal, operated by Kogas, the world’s largest corporate buyer of LNG. The GasLog Skagen LNG tanker, with a capacity of 155,000 cbm, will reach t
The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard of Finland to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel gas system for a new icebreaker for the Finnish Transport Agency. The vessel has been designed especially for the demanding icebreaking operations in
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry said it has signed a contract with Anhui Huaqiang Natural Gas to build three LNG bunkering barges for the Chinese market. The total value of the contract will be about RMB100m. Anhui Huaqiang Natural Gas plans to order another 10 LNG bunkering barges at Wuchang Shipbuil
