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Eastern Pacific Shipping makes first wind propulsion move with bound4blue eSAILs
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) to install three bound4blue eSAILs on Pacific Sentinel in Q4 2024
Grand Bahamas Yard adds to executive team
Grand Bahama Shipyard, the largest shipyard in the Caribbean providing retrofit, refurbishment or revitalization to cruise and commercial vessels, has announced a strengthened executive team with four new appointments. The appointments follow investment in workshop...
Colombo Dockyard becomes first organisation to gain ISO 14001: 2015 in Sri Lanka
The Technical Review Committee of LRQA has approved the issue of OHSAS 18001: 2007 & ISO 14001: 2015 certificates to COLOMBO DOCKYARD PLC, making it the very first organization in Sri Lanka to receive, from LRQA, a certification to ISO 14001: 2015. As a major ship...
Nakilat upgrades satellite communications for LNG and LPG carriers
Nakilat, the shipping arm of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas sector, has entered into a contract with Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ENT) Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) service line to provide marine VSAT services for vessels in its fleet of liquefied...
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen gets two Van Oord split hopper barges ready for work
More news from Damen Ship repair - their Vlissingen yard recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Blanken and Jan Leeghwater. The vessels, both with 2,853 m3 hopper capacity, left the yard on...
Aqua Diving Services awards Damen Shipyards Sharjah Jack-up Pontoon contract
Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSS) in the United Arab Emirates has won a contract to build a shallow draught, self-propelled Jack-up Pontoon 3526 for the UAE-based contractor Aqua Diving Services Ltd. Once delivered, it will be used primarily to deliver offshore support...
Gibdock clocks record summer for offshore business
Simultaneous attention to four offshore support vessels at Gibdock demonstrates that the Gibraltar yard is now a regional hub for this specialized repair, maintenance and renewal work, operating as a base for mobilisation and de-mobilisation projects. Gibdock achieved...
Fuel-efficient stern trawler design
Wärtsilä Ship Design has introduced a new optimised stern trawler design that will reduce fuel consumption and notably increase overall vessel efficiency compared to currently available designs. The propulsion system is based upon the Wärtsilä 31 engine, which has...
Caterpillar Marine to establish new Marine Center in Singapore
Caterpillar Marine is establishing a new Marine Center in Singapore in the facility previously occupied by Caterpillar Remanufacturing, at 5 Tukang Innovation Grove. The new center will bring together in one location almost 200 people employed by Caterpillar Marine in...
Inmarsat extends Fleet Xpress service in Northern Europe
Inmarsat is announcing that its Fleet Xpress service is being extended in Northern Europe. Launched at the end of March 2016, Fleet Xpress achieves high levels of reliable high speed connectivity and performance across the world’s oceans, as well as facilitating...
Bahamas Corvette comes to Damen for lifetime extension
The HMBS Nassau (P-61), a 60-metre Royal Bahamas Defence Force Corvette, has arrived at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands for an extensive refit. The 17-year old vessel will receive a comprehensive overhaul that comprises full systems and...
Sanctions lifting boosts interest for Iranimex show
Organisers of IRANIMEX 2016 say that attendance numbers are surging ahead of the show, as the lifting of sanctions against Iran opens up significant opportunities for global maritime and offshore interests in one of the Middle East’s largest markets. IRANIMEX, the...
Damen’s Turkish yard continues growth
Damen Shipyards Antalya has secured comprehensive ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. This achievement coincides with a period of rapid expansion that has seen the addition of three new production halls within the space of two years. “These...
Operator says scrubbers saving money
German coastal shipping operator Reederei H.-P. WEGENER says it has found success with Alfa Laval PureSOx as the solution for meeting sulphur emission limits. In 1000 days of continuous scrubber operation on two of the container vessels it charters out to customers,...
British Safety Council launches film showing danger of stress
A powerful new film launched by the British Safety Council shows how stress can lead to injury and fatalities at work. In any activity where concentration is vital for safety, such as working in construction, driving, or in health and social care, stress can be fatal....
Colombo yard gets dredger repair
One of the biggest Cutter Suctions dredgers in the DEME fleet has visited the Colombo yard for her special survey requirements. The Dredging International Cutter Suction Dredger Ambiorix was called in for layup and drydock repairs during May - June. Colombo has been...