The 'Cape St George' has been named during a ceremony held at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.Cape St George is the first of eight new boats being built by Austal for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a design…
Personnel from T&T Salvage aboard the Todd Michael spud barge are on scene for cooling operations of the tank barge. Response operations continue for a tug and barge that allided with a pipeline near Bayou Perot 30 miles south of New Orleans Thursday…
This launch is part of a $120 million fleet investment program by Vantage Deluxe World Travel.Vantage Deluxe World Travel christened the MS River Splendor in Antwerp, Belgium as the latest addition to its growing European river cruising fleet…
At the 2013 IBO exhibition, Tognum, & subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen present glimpse of technical training possibilities to young visitors.MTU Friedrichshafen will be giving visitors a glimpse of the wide range of vocational training the company has on offer…
A Chinese shipping firm is planning the country’s first commercial voyage through the Northern Sea Route, summer 2013.By 2020 as much as 15 percent of the country’s international trade can be shipped through the Arctic, reports the Barents Observer…
Remontowa Shipbuilding launch building no. B 613/1, the largest ferry of this kind built by the yard to date.Remontowa Shipbuilding says it is the largest production shipyard in Poland, and the only one with extensive experience in the construction of ecological…
Bureau Veritas to acquire Sievert Group, a leading provider of non-destructive testing & inspection services, notable for oil & gas pipelines work.Established in 1986, Sievert has developed a comprehensive suite of services meeting the needs of industrial sectors…
To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are in place in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden.The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period of time. The experiment is part of a worldwide research project…
The ports of Antwerp (Belgium) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) propose to collaborate in construction of a linking pipeline bundle.One year ago the respective port authorities announced that they would collaborate in studying the possibilities…
The contract is for a high specification, 107-metre long Expedition Support Vessel, specially designed for long expeditions in rough waters. The new vessel will accommodate 60 people and is to be equipped with a helipad and helicopter hangar…
One of Nordic American's Suezmax tankers had to stay in a US port about 10 days longer than planned following a detention in December 2012.In the press release of December 6, 2012, Nordic American Tankers (NAT) announced that it was working…
Edda Accommodation, operated by Østensjø Rederi, order a mono-hulled accommodation vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries.This next generation Offshore Accommodation Vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, is 155 meter long and will have a total…
UK headquartered Phusion appointed as Data Management Contractor (DMC) for the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Mega-Project.The six-year contract is worth £11.5 million (AUD17.6m). The deal extends Phusion’s growing portfolio in Australia where the…
Port of Long Beach (POLB) terminals saw a dramatic 37% increase in cargo in February 2013 compared to same month last year.The terminals moved 36.6 percent more containers compared to the same month one year ago ― including a nearly 46 percent surge in imports and a 17…
An investment research report draws attention to Scout Exploration, Inc. developers of a unique airborne oil spill technology response system.The system is designed to contain offshore and shoreline oil spills, of which there are hundreds every year…