The Global Ocean Commission name chairs of a special plenary Sustainable Ocean Summit session to be held in Washington DC, in April 2013.Global Ocean Commission names Costa Rican President José María Figueres and South African cabinet minister Trevor Manuel…
Bourbon takes delivery of the 3rd vessel in the large Inspection, Maintenance, Repair (IMR) series for the offshore industry.The Bourbon Evolution 803 is the latest in a series of vessels designed to operate in complete safety at depths of 3000 meters…
The federal government approves a 25-year export licence for shipping LNG from Kitimat, a West Coast terminal proposed by a Shell consortium .The licence awarded to LNG Canada, a consortium of Shell, Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina International…
Crystal Cruises reports a 38% increase in advance bookings & an increase of $93 million in revenue over the same time last year. The cruise line says it kicked off 2013 with 'Book Now Fares', direct mail increases, strong travel agent promotional support worldwide…
MTN grants Lifetime Achievement Award to pioneer of broadband communications at sea, Richard Hadsall.The CEO and president of MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), Errol Olivier resently made the award at the company's Town Hall.Richard Hadsall…
The month of January 2013 was again a very busy month for A&P Shipyards in the northeast of England. On the River Tyne there have been a number of dockings / undocking’s: Longstone (Andrew Weir Shipping) - undocked early January after…
Cruise Ship Emergency Kits launched by Get Ready Room in response to the escalation of cruise disasters.According to USA Today, over 10 million Americans every year vacation on a cruise. A cruise ship creates the image of a floating city…
The new handbook explains the standards required of all existing and potential suppliers. This is the first time that all of Wärtsilä’s requirements and standards have been gathered into a single, easy-to-read overview. The handbook is also…
Less sea ice and more ship traffic means new charts needed for safety.NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has issued an updated Arctic Nautical Charting Plan , as a major effort to improve inadequate chart coverage for Arctic areas experiencing increasing vessel traffic due to ice diminishment…
The IMO’s Sub-committee on Stability and Load Lines & on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) has reviewed and finalised the draft Guidelines.The Sub-committee had, at its last meeting in January 2012 also developed draft amendments to mandatory instruments…
The Port of Los Angeles has released a Draft Port Master Plan for public review and input through April 8, 2013. The Port Master Plan serves as a long-range plan to establish policies and guidelines for future development within the coastal zone boundary of the Port of Los Angeles…
Tax changes to encourage growth in the UK oil & gas sector have led the industry to make its highest investment for more than 30 years.According to the recently published Oil & Gas UK, 2013 Activity Survey, thousands of jobs are now being…
Great Lakes Shipyard says it is ready and able to accept winter work projects for the current and upcoming off seasons. Their facility is located on 16 acres in the Old River Channel on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio with water front dockage of approximately 2…
Calecore’s multi-role DP2 survey vessel 'Highland Spirit' completes operations offshore Tunisia and Tanzania.After completing a geotechnical investigation offshore Tunisia in December 2012 comprising a 50m composite borehole and 3 x 30m CPT’s in less than 3 days…
Shipbuilders, Fincantieri, publish its 2012 financial results; announce resignation of Chairman Corrado Antonini.Highlights:· Profit for the year in excess of euro 15 million (euro 9 million in 2011);· EBITDA at euro 137 million (euro 138 million in 2011) with a margin of 5…
