Classification Society ABS authorized by the relevant ministry to serve as a Recognized Organization of the State of Japan. “This authorization strengthens our global coverage and allows vessel owners and operators greater operational flexibility…
US EPA awards Blue Water Satellite contract to providie satellite data for an epidemiological study of 4 beaches.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a contract to Blue Water Satellite of Bowling Green, OH to provide unique…
Kitsault Energy names Kitsault as an ideal location for a deep-water LNG terminal north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.Located 800 km (500 miles) north of Vancouver, British Columbia and 140 km (85 miles) north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia…
Transas Marine Denmark contracted by A/S to supply & install 28 Navi-Sailor 4000 Multifunction Display Dual ECDIS units.Transas is also to upgrade another six Eitzen Chemical vessels to the latest hardware and software ECDIS standards over the next two years…
Bureau Veritas (BV) will present Its 'Guide on Offshore Wind Farm Project Certification' at the upcoming EWEA Exhibition.Bureau Veritas will participate in the EWEA Exhibition, in Vienna, from February 4 to 7, 2013. With over 10,000 professionals attending from around the world…
The U.S. 7th Fleet Commander expressed regret over the grounding of 'USS Guardian' on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea. 'As a protector of the sea and a sailor myself, I greatly regret any damage this incident has caused to the Tubbataha Reef…
Pole Star, fleet managers, ship security & vessel monitoring providers, appoint Andrew Peters as compsny Chief Executive Officer.The appointment follows the retirement of interim CEO, Colin Hook, who will continue to serve as a non-executive director of the board…
Armed men hijack a tankship carrying 5,000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and force it to sail to offshore Ghana.The precise whereabouts of the tanker are presently unknown to government authorities and maritime officials, reports the Maritime Security Review…
Subsea 7 wins US$135-million contract from Shell U.K. for work on the Fram oil & gas development in the Central North Sea. The contract scope encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 4.5km in-field pipeline bundle of approximately 44-inch diameter…
Latest version of the SurvitecZodiac MIS MES escape slide & liferaft system is fitted to the new ferry 'Uraniborg'.The Uraniborg, owned by Ventrafiken, was recently completed at the Hvide Sande shipyard in Denmark and has just entered service…
First female Chairman, two new Port Commissioners, to release Port Industry Capital Investment Survey at the meeting.During the commission meeting, results of a major survey on capital and maintenance investments made by manufacturers for…
Lone Star Geophysical Surveys buys a 4000-node ZLand seismic system from FairfieldNodal for US & Canada projects.The company previously leased ZLand system nodes for environmentally sensitive work in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Montana…
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) wins crane order from Yilport Container Terminal & Port Operators Inc. (Yilport). Yilport Container Terminal and Port Operators Inc. (Yilport) is a 100% subsidiary company of Yildirim Holding Inc…
Wärtsilä to supply the main engines and auxiliary generating sets for a new Scottish-owned ferry.The RoPax vessel, designed for transporting both wheeled cargo and passengers, was ordered by Lloyds Banking Group and leased by Caledonian Maritime Assets…
Unique Wellube successfully completes 28' to 58' Hot Tapping Project for Chiyoda Almana Engineering in the Middle East.Unique Wellube FZC (UWFZC) , a Unique Maritime Group Company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea…
