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Conquest MB I at Work at Flushing, the Netherlands

Conquest MB I, a 1500 ton offshore heavy lift crane barge from Conquest Offshore worked  (off)loading at the quay of Heerema, Flushing, the Netherlands. Clients appreciate the exceptional working characteristics of the state of the art 136 x 36 m cranebarge. When changing from 400t, 800t to 1,600t hook block there is no need...

MAN 48/60 Engines Clock up 500th Sale

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the 500th sale of its MAN 48/60 medium-speed engine. The milestone was reached with the order of two common-rail variants of the engine by Huta Marine of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of a diesel-electric system to power a self-propelled cutter suction dredger. Huta Marine is a specialist...

Kongsberg Systems for New PGS Ramform Titan-Class Vessels

Two new state-of-the-art Ramform Titan-class seismic vessels under construction at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yard in Japan for Norway headquartered Petroleum Geo Services (PGS) will feature a significant delivery from Kongsberg Maritime including integrated navigation, Dynamic Positioning and an extensive back-deck handling systems package. The contracts, valued at  more than US$50m, were signed by...

Archer Commences Construction of New Aberdeen Base

Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has commenced construction of a new 70,000 square foot base at Blackburn, Aberdeen in response to company expansion and recruitment requirements. The new facility will house over 170 employees who will relocate from the company’s four existing bases in Dyce and in Echt, near Westhill.  Due to an...

Smit Lamnalco Sets 14‐year Oman Milestone Without Incident

Smit Lamnalco has passed a significant milestone in Oman after celebrating 14‐years of continuous marine and offshore support services with no Lost Time Incident (LTI). The 5,100 day record covers support to Single Point Mooring operations 10 km off Muscat Cove for the Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO). The services, which have run since...

Aberdeen Harbour’s Annual Turnover Increased by 13 Percent

Aberdeen Harbour Board’s annual results have revealed record vessel activity in 2012 and record levels of cargo passing through the port. Overall vessel tonnage handled by the port increased by eight per cent, from 25.91 million tonnes in 2011, to 28.19 million tonnes in 2012. The Harbour also saw an eight per cent increase...

ABS Releases Exhaust Gas Scrubber Advisory

ABS, a leading provider of maritime classification services, announces the release of the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems, which will aid vessel owners and operators in assessing the viability of utilizing exhaust scrubbers to meet current and forthcoming environmental requirements. As the industry seeks solutions for increasingly stringent low sulfur fuel requirements,...

Harwich Cruise Season Boosted By MSC Magnifica

The new cruise season at Harwich International Port has been boosted by the maiden call of MSC Cruises’ the MSC Magnifica. The Magnifica is one of the first calls of what promises to be a busy 2013 season for Harwich International Port. MSC vessels are a regular sight in Harwich Haven, although most of...

ACE Winches Secures Queen’s Award for International Trade

ACE Winches, the deck machinery specialists, has been awarded British industry’s most coveted prize – a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. This is the second win in that category for the Aberdeenshire-based manufacturer, which first received the award in 2010. Founded by CEO Alfie Cheyne in 1992, ACE Winches operates on a...

Ship Owners and Unions Raise Concern at Casualty Reporting Failures

Shipowners and seafarers’ unions have joined forces to express concern at flag states’ failure to submit maritime casualty reports as required under international Conventions. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world merchant fleet, and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which represents seafarers’ unions worldwide, have made a joint...

Royal Bahamas Defence Force Contracts Damen

Following a six-year acquisition program, the Government of the Bahamas has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent to acquire 9 vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and construction work for their naval bases. The contract has been placed with Damen Shipyards Group, headquartered in Gorinchem, the Netherlands.  In announcing the contract,...

New Container Capable of Maintaining Product Integrity

Strachans, the leading specialist distributor of food and chandlery supplies to the offshore and marine industry, has announced the successful pilot of a new container capable of maintaining product integrity for up to four days. The Strachans icebox uses a eutectic system, whereby eutectic beams full of gel are connected to a power supply...

Smit Lamnalco Welcomes New Vessels in Gabon

A welcoming ceremony was held for two newbuild vessels SL Gabon and SL Libreville at Port‐Gentil, Gabon on 17 April. Among those attending the ceremony were the Minister Delegate of Transport Mr Emmanuel Jean Didier Biye, the Governor of the Ogooué Maritime Province Mr Martin Boguikouma, the Prefect of the Bendjè Department Mr Joseph...

First of Two DFDS RoRo Vessels Leaves Ship Assembly Hall

Early in the morning of April 19, the mighty lift gate of ship assembly hall 290 at the Volkswerft shipyard in Stralsund (Germany) opened for the roll-out of the first of two RoRo special ships for the Danish shipping company DFDS. The construction phase “ship hull assembly” of the new vessel with the shipyard...

Small Dredger Plays Key Role in Major New Development

Another Damen CSD250 has been delivered, to Nigeria this time. The dredger has started creating its own pond, which is to become a major access route to a new industrial park. The creation of the waterway has already boosted the local economy, as also in Nigeria the waterway transport has the future. The CSD250...

SHIPFLOW 5.0 Released

SHIPFLOW users now have the tools to simulate the viscous free surface and can work within the same environment for the whole hydrodynamic design and optimisation process. FLOWTECH International AB has just come to one of the milestones in SHIPFLOW history – SHIPFLOW 5.0! This latest major release contains new features and improves usability...

Full Mission Bridge Simulators for SIGMA Class Corvettes

For training of its Sigma Class Corvette bridge personnel, the Indonesian Navy and Ministry of Defence selected VSTEP to supply two Class A NAUTIS Full Mission Bridge (FMB) Simulators for its Kobangdikal marine training facility in Surabaya. The Indonesian Navy is currently modernizing its fleet to more effectively combat maritime crime and piracy. Beginning...

Herbert Koelman Wins GL COMPIT Award 2013

Herbert Koelman has been announced as the winner of the GL COMPIT Award 2013. The Dutch computer aided design expert was honoured for his paper’s contribution to the promotion of innovative approaches in ship design, at the COMPIT Conference which took place from 15 to 17 April in Cortona, Italy. The jury singled out...

EU-Parliament Says No to Scrap Taxes

The European Parliament has today rejected a proposal for a European tax charge for ship dismantling. This is a big step closer to the Hong Kong Convention, which ensures tight global rules for sustainable dismantling, according to Danish Shipowners Association. “Regional regulations in the EU is the wrong way to go, since it does...

Wilson Sons Inaugurates Second Shipyard in Guarujá

The Wilson Sons Group has inaugurated the second Wilson Sons Shipyards unit in Guarujá (SP) on April 18th. As a result of a USD 60 million investment, the shipyard, which builds tugboats and offshore support vessels, is expected to double its capacity. The shipyard, which has been named Guarujá II, is equipped with a...

Multraship Orders Two New Damen ASD 2810 Tugs

Towage and salvage specialist Multraship has continued its fleet renewal programme with confirmation that it has bought two new Damen ASD 2810-type tugs with state-of-the-art FiFi 1 firefighting capabilities. The tugs, to be named Multratug 26 and Multratug 27, are building in Romania for delivery in June/July 2013. Contracts for the two tugs were...

Terex Builds Largest Mobile Harbour Crane in the World Ever

Terex Port Solutions received an order from its long-standing customer Operadora de la Cuenca del Pacifico (OCUPA) for a Terex® Gottwald Model 8 Mobile Harbour Crane in the G HMK 8410 variant. This Mobile Harbour Crane will be the largest of its type ever built in the world. Starting from September 2013, it will load and unload...

Innovative and Efficient IT Solutions for the Maritime Industry

This year’s International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT) covered a broad spectrum of the latest developments in ship design and shipbuilding, IT trends and marine robot technology. Organised by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the conference took place for the twelfth time, having established itself as a leading conference in...

Contractor PUMA completes first part of Maasvlakte 2

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V. (Van Oord) deliver the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 to client Port of Rotterdam Authority on 17 April: on schedule, on budget and in accordance with the quality requirements specified. PUMA, the joint venture of the two contractors, started  the expansion...

Cooperation Agreement on Sloshing Prevention Technology

Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, has signed a cooperation agreement with GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) to market and further develop a forecasting and advice software system for sloshing prevention onboard LNG carriers. The agreement was signed at the LNG17 Conference & Exhibition in Houston,US. In the coming years, a significant growth in...