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The History And Future Of Flotel Ships

By On August 19, 2011

In 1977 the JCE Group AB, founder of Consafe Offshore AB, built the world’s first purpose built flotel semi-submersible, named Safe Astoria. Since that time, the best solution for short-term [...]

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DNV to issue new offshore technical guidance on offshore gas terminals

By On March 1, 2011

Rising demand for floating offshore gas terminals has resulted in the development of new technologies and specialised units, leading to a number of innovative design concepts. Based on DNV’s extensive [...]

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From Ship to Space – Rocket Platforms at Sea

By On July 11, 2008

Our favorite competitor in professional mariner news, Marine-Buzz.com, recently had an exceptional post on maritime technology used to launch rockets into space.  Having seen ships being used as a Hospital, [...]

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