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Project to Make e-Navigation a Reality

Apr 30, 2015

The EU has approved a Danish-led, maritime innovation project with a budget of DKK 85 million, intended to enhance safety of navigation and increase efficiency at sea. 13 Danish partners will become frontrunners of the project, which is launched on 1 May…

Contest: Join a Plastic Pollution Research Voyage to the Atlantic Ocean

Apr 30, 2015

The 5 Gyres Institute, a leader in global plastic pollution research, has launched an online contest for those who want to learn first-hand about the problem and help drive solutions. One winner will be chosen to join the final leg of 5 Gyre’s June research expedition to the North Atlantic Ocean…

Russia Launches Quietest Submarine in the World

Apr 30, 2015

Russia has launched the fourth of its Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines. Russia has launched what it claims to be the “quietest submarine in the world.”  Admiralty Shipyards - a Russian defense company - held a ceremonial launching…

HEM takeover Makes Cathelco Water Treatment Leader

Apr 29, 2015

Cathelco, the world leading manufacturers of equipment for ships, have acquired Hydro-Electrique Marine (HEM) the French specialists in desalinators and water treatment systems.The acquisition will make Cathelco one of the largest producers…

DNV GL Issues Design Guidelines for DP Operations

Apr 28, 2015

Advanced dynamic positioning (DP) vessels can now meet critical safety regulations while gaining operational flexibility, efficiency and cost savings through new design and monitoring methods.More and more operators are asking their drilling…

Euronav Warns Against Speeding up Tankers

Apr 28, 2015

Many investors are asking questions about the dynamics of the tanker market and asked us to confirm their views on vessel utilisation across the tanker market.This answer is very much linked to how supply and demand balance one another in a bulk tramping market…

CEVA Appoint Two Sr Executive

Apr 28, 2015

Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, 27 April, 2015 – CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the appointment of two senior executives with deep sector-specific operations expertise to further drive its customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy…

Vyborg Shipyard to Build Icebreaker

Apr 28, 2015

Vyborg Shipyard signed a License and Concept Design Agreement with the Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic Technology for two icebreaking support vessels. Two multifunctional diesels-electric- powered icebreakers 22 MW will be built at Vyborg Shipyard by order of LLC Gazprom Neft Novy Port…

DMA Announce New Requirements for Refresher Courses

Apr 27, 2015

On 1 January 2017, new regulations enter into force on refresher courses in the areas of maritime safety and fire-fighting. Therefore, the Danish Maritime Authority has issued a new order.The Danish Maritime Authority has issued an order…

Royal IHC Congratulates the King in a Special Way

Apr 27, 2015

Royal IHC is very honored to be part of the program on the King’s Birthday. Among other activities, the King and his family will be viewing a ‘Grande Maritime Parade’ in Dordrecht. The last ship in this spectacular show is the offshore vessel…

Goliat FPSO in Norway

Apr 25, 2015

The Goliat FPSO was successfully floated off the heavy-lift vessel, Dockwise Vanguard, in the fjord outside Hammerfest, says Eni Norge  The Goliat platform has arrived in Hammerfest, Norway last week, after a 63-day journey from South Korea covering 15…

Planet Ocean Ink Deal with dotOcean

Apr 24, 2015

Planet Ocean signed an exclusive representation agreement with Brugge based dotOcean at Ocean Business 2015 Southampton.  The agreement covers the UK and Republic of Ireland.dotOcean manufacture and supply a range of systems for the evaluation of sediment and fluid mud for research…

Seattle to Host Spill Preparedness Conference

Apr 23, 2015

The U.S. Coast Guard and Washington Department of Ecology will host a spill preparedness conference May 20-21 at the Jackson Federal Building in Seattle. The two-day seminar is an opportunity to discuss the latest in spill-recovery theory and technology…

Fugro Drills Record 2,923 mtr in GoM

Apr 23, 2015

Fugro has set a new seafloor drill water depth record of 2,923 metres in the Gulf of Mexico.The new water depth record of 2,923 metres (9,589 feet) was set while completing a combined sampling and piezocone penetration testing (PCPT) borehole to 62 metres (203 feet) below the seafloor…

Drydocks World, Maritime World Win ADNOC Awards

Apr 22, 2015

Drydocks World and Maritine World, international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, have been recognized at the ADNOC HSE awards for bringing safety and environment benefits to the industry in partnership with the National Drilling Company (NDC)…

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