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Hong Kong Issues Note on Container Handling Safety

Aug 08, 2015

Hong Kong’s Marine Department has issued a reminder about safe handling of containers following the investigation into the death of a sailor on board a container vessel during cargo unloading operations.The incident occurred while containers…

AMSA Relaxes Rules for First Aid Supplies

Aug 07, 2015

If you are operating in Class C, C Restricted, D or E waters, and are required to meet the National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) Part C7A (Safety Equipment), you now have flexibility to determine the type and quantity of first aid supplies that are appropriate for your operation…

Russian Arctic Scientists to be Evacuated

Aug 07, 2015

An icebreaker sailed from Murmansk yesterday to pick up 17 scientists after four months on an ice floe near the North Pole.The icebreaker “Kapitan Dranitsyn” left Murmansk on August 4th to pick up equipment and personnel from the floating research station “North Pole-2015”…

EMGS Bags Malaysian Award for BOA Thalassa

Aug 07, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a letter of award (LOA) for a contract worth approximately USD 4.2 million from an oil company for 3D EM data acquisition over their operated area in Malaysia. The two parties have entered into a two-year contract…

JV for 3D seismic in Arctic

Aug 07, 2015

Paris-listed seismic giant CGG and Russia's largest shipowner, SCF Group (Sovcomflot), have formally registered a joint-venture company focused on coldwater  surveys, reports Interfax. The joint venture, to be called Arctic Geophysical Exploration (AGE)…

Incat Designs Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive

Aug 06, 2015

Incat Crowther has entered into a contract to design a 33m Catamaran Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive of Cairns, Australia. Construction of the vessel is well underway at Marine Engineering Consultants on Queensland’s Gold Coast.Incat…

Wärtsilä to Power First Dual-Fuelled Dredger

Aug 06, 2015

A new generation 'Antigoon' class dredger, called Scheldt River, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines. This will be the first ever dredger…

GLDD Completes Suez Contract

Aug 06, 2015

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today that it will participate in the events planned to celebrate…

Aqueos’ Duke Miller Announces Retirement

Aug 05, 2015

Aqueos Corporation, a provider of subsea services to the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast, has announced the retirement of Merle “Duke” Miller from his position as Sales Representative. After 21 years in the U.S. Navy, Duke transitioned…

AEG to Power Seabourn’s Cruise Vessel

Aug 05, 2015

AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy applications, informed that Fincantieri S.p.A. has selected its power systems solutions to secure all critical loads applications on board Seabourn Encore…

CMA CGM Takes Second Guyanamax Boxship

Aug 05, 2015

The CMA CGM Group Informed that the CMA CGM MARSEILLE – 2nd vessel of its GUYANAMAX 3 - vessels series – was delivered in South Korea on July 29th.This 2,100 TEU containers capacity vessel – including 530 Reefer containers – is 190 meters long and 30 meters wide…

Australia's Massive Shipbuilding Plan Announced

Aug 05, 2015

The Australian Government has thrown domestic shipbuilders an A$89 billion (US$ 66 billion) lifeline. It plans to deliver a long-term plan for a strong and sustainable naval shipbuilding industry. Over the next 20 years the Government will…

Stoody Debuts Technical Services Hotline

Aug 05, 2015

Stoody, an ESAB brand, has recently launched the new Stoody Tech Services (STS) hotline to provide a valuable resource to distributors and applicators seeking answers about product selection and the application of hardfacing and high alloy joining consumables…

Totem Inks LNG Conversion Deal with Keppel

Aug 05, 2015

Totem Ocean Trailer Express announced that it has signed a contract with Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd for the conversion of  the  Midnight Sun to dual fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion…

2015 LAGCOE Looey to Honor Leon Charles Moncla Jr.

Aug 04, 2015

This year the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), one of the world's pioneer oil and gas expositions, honors Leon Charles Moncla Jr. as LAGCOE Looey 2015 in recognition of his 45-plus years of service in the oil and gas industry. LAGCOE…

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