On July 6, NYK Line and Tokyo LNG Tanker Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd., held a naming ceremony for a jointly owned LNG carrier being built at the Sakaide Shipyard of the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation. At the ceremony, Tsuyoshi Okamoto, the president of Tokyo Gas Co. L
Damen Shipyards have delivered the ASD tugs ‘Karloo’ and ‘Kalarka’ to Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd of Australia. The tugs were built to the highly successful ASD Tug 3111 design, which in common with most Damen vessels, has been the subject of constant research and improvement. Including ‘Karloo’ and ‘K
Philip Hagyard, Senior Vice President of LNG/GTL Business Unit at Technip will present Floating LNG, the company’s strong expertise in this area and answer questions from the financial community during a conference call in English starting at 4:00 p.m. CET on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. The slide present
The DEME Group and its offshore specialist TIDEWAY announced press conference that will take place on the occasion of the naming of the new mega trailing suction hopper dredger “Congo River” (hopper capacity 30,000 m3) and the DP2 fallpipe vessel “Flintstone, a unique vessel that will perform accura
Korea’s top three shipbuilders saw an increase in new orders this year despite global shipbuilding orders dropping sharply from a year earli… By Eoh Jin-joo, Arirang News [mappress] Source: Arirang, July 4, 2011;
Wärtsilä has been awarded a five-year technical management contract, based on Dynamic Maintenance Planning, covering six LNG carriers. The contract has been placed by the operator of the vessels, Ceres LNG Services Ltd, a Greek ship management company and a major marine service provider in LNG shipp
One of the two dredges that have been pumping sand onto Nags Head beaches since May has been sent to Norfolk for engine repairs, according… By Erin James (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads, July 1, 2011;
A building site in the heart of the city of Rotterdam challenged the currently available dredging tools. Contractor Martens & van Oord needed to remove clay but was hindered by the presence of piles. Damen Dredging Equipment made a special cutter head meeting the tight schedule. The project concerne
The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal July 5, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metre
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell Development (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to supply subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development. The companies also announced an aftermarket agreement that will result in FMC Technologies Austr
After years of inordinate delay, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday signed an agreement for procuring state-of-the-art dredgers… BY ARIF SHAFI WANI (greaterkashmir) [mappress] Source: greaterkashmir, June 27, 2011;
SBM Offshore announced that it has been awarded a contract and received the corresponding notice to proceed from Technip (part of the “TSC” Consortium with Samsung Heavy Industries) for the engineering, procurement, construction and integration (EPCI) of a major Turret Mooring System. This Turret Mo
The Murwab LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,100 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal July 2, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over the next 20 years. B
The Al Kharaitiyat LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal July 2, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
