Rolls-Royce won a $69m order to design and equip two advanced offshore anchor handling vessels for Norwegian ship owner Farstad Shipping. The UT 731 CD vessels are designed and equipped to handle anchors for oil rigs, tow rigs to location and also serve as supply vessels…
Total say the gas comes from a rock formation above the reservoir of the Elgin producing fieldThe leaking hydrocarbons are believed to be coming in the well from a rock å which is above the producing reservoir of the Elgin field. The volume…
Research project shows invasive species cost the Great Lakes millions of dollars. Although there has been growing recognition among researchers and policymakers that shipborne invasive species cause a considerable economic toll, this environmental…
Italian tankship whose marines allegedly killed Indian fishermen mistakenly as pirates, to post bond, then can leave Kochi PortNearly six weeks after marines on board the Enrica Lexie allegedly killed two fishermen, mistaking them for pirates…
Korean shipbuilder DSME signs a MOU with Wing Ship Technology for development of Wing-in-Ground vesselsDSME has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wing Ship Technology, a leader in wing-in-ground (WIG) craft. Through this MOU,…
International maritime security specialist Sea Marshals Limited announced that it has gained insurance which complies with BIMCO’s new Guardcon standards. Launched this week, BIMCO’s Guardcon provides an industry standard contract for the employment of security guards on ships…
USCG & Canadian safety agency begins investigation of tug fire. Chief engineer has now died in hospital.The U.S. Coast Guard and marine safety agencies from Canada have begun their investigations into the fire aboard the towing vessel Patrice McAllister near Prince Edward Point…
Flare still burning on the abandonned North Sea Elgin platform – Total Corp. addresses safety question.The flare is an integral part of the platform's safety system. In an emergency it is used to safely evacuate all the gas from the platform…
Texan oil experts fly to Scotland to help stop Total-owned Elgin platform leakA team of Texan troubleshooters head for Scotland to prevent a major gas blast in the North Sea, according to a report in the 'Daily Record' newspaper.The giant…
EPA asked by 77 commercial fishing groups to protect salmon fishing grounds, keep mining out of Bristol Bay areaThe Commercial Fisherman for Bristiol Bay organization has announced that 77 commercial fishing groups from Alaska to Maine have…
Would-be pirates apprehended by French warship sent back to Somalia after sinking their own raiding boatEU Counter Piracy Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) have tracked down and stopped a group of suspected pirates who were believed to have tried to…
Bourbon maintained its steady march forward to offshore dominance with a unique naming ceremony in China, which included the naming of Bourbon Liberty 254, the last of 54 vessel to be delivered of the Bourbon Liberty 200 series; and the naming of Bourbon Liberty 301…
EPIRB signal alerts US & Canadian coastguards to tugboat fire, crew rescued, fire outU.S. Coast Guard marine inspectors are monitoring the U.S.-flagged, 105-foot tugboat Patrice McAllister, which caught fire with six people aboard in the Canadian waters of Lake Ontario…
Pirates deprived of mothership dhow, crew freed, by Spanish warshipThe EU Naval Force Flagship ESPS Patino located a Yemeni registered dhow that was suspected of being involved in acts of piracy off the Somali coast.The previous day a…
The first annual Turkish Ship Brokers’ Association Dinner (Bosporus 2012) will be held at the Haliç Congress Center, located in the historical district of Sütlüce in İstanbul on June 29, 2012. The Turkish Ship Brokers’ Association is expecting an attendance of about 1…
