Friday, April 27, 2012
Jumbo Shipping Conducts Heavy Lift Wind Farm Installations at Anholt
News

Jumbo Shipping Conducts Heavy Lift Wind Farm Installations at Anholt

Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.

April 27, 2012
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A Saturation Diver’s Lifeline to Shore – Helix ESG Tests Self-Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat
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A Saturation Diver’s Lifeline to Shore – Helix ESG Tests Self-Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat

In a safety first for Aberdeen based diving contractors, Helix Well Ops UK successfully completed a dress-rehearsal of a saturation diver evacuation using a

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 376

Tony Nassif
News

Executive Changes Announced at ABS, Wiernicki Hands over COO Duties

In response to their continued global expansion, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has strengthened its executive leadership team with the election of Tony

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 110

mt30 engine test rolls royce
Defense

Interview with Rolls-Royce Naval Marine – Sea Air Space 2012

Rolls-Royce provides equipment found on over 30,000 ships in 70 different navies around the world, including nearly every ship in the US Navy.  I met up with

April 27, 2012
Total Views: 270

Thursday, April 26, 2012
rich madden
Blog

“A Hole In the Water” – Prudent Sailing Through the Gulf of Aden

– By Captain Rich Madden It’s 0-dark-30 somewhere in the Gulf of Aden and we are Eastbound in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor

April 26, 2012
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Costamare Sells “Gifted” and “Genius I” for Demolition, Buys 2 More Containerships
News

Costamare Sells “Gifted” and “Genius I” for Demolition, Buys 2 More Containerships

Costamare Inc. (NYSE: CMRE), an Athens-based owner and charterer of containerships announced today that it has agreed to sell two 1984-built containerships,

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 40

Panbo Reviews Simrad 4G Radar
Blog

Panbo Reviews Simrad 4G Radar

The excellent marine electronics blog Panbo has reviewed Simrad’s new 4G broadband radar. They write: In my view, 4G truly is a significant upgrade from

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 164

gerd maersk
News

Maersk Containership Experiences Engine Troubles Off Portuguese Coast

If you’re in Bremerhaven, Germany and were expecting a container shipment from Port Said on board the Gerd Maersk, it’s going to be delayed…

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 41

Simrad IMO Approved HSC Argus Radar system to guide Baltic Passenger Vessels
Press Releases

Simrad IMO Approved HSC Argus Radar system to guide Baltic Passenger Vessels

Baltic Marine Group installs ground breaking Simrad Argus Radar on Baltic Workboats passenger vessel. The Simrad HSC ARGUS is to be the latest system from the

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 100

anti-fog-rain-windows
Blog

Keeping Bridge Windows Fog Free – MIT Has A Solution

One of the first things I do after reporting for my first bridge watch after crew change is to make sure the bridge windows have a nice layer of

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 54

pirate skiff capability
Incidents

Piracy Update: Fishing Vessel Hijacked, Arabian Sea Remains Sketchy

The following is the summary of global piracy for the week of 19-25 April and weekly piracy warning, via Office of Naval Intelligence. YEMEN: Fishing vessel

April 26, 2012
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buzzard platform nexen
News

With Repairs Complete, Nexen Pushes to Restart Production at Buzzard

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Repairs are complete at Nexen Inc.’s (NXY) Buzzard oil field in the North Sea, shut since Saturday after an incident, the

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 52

total elgin diverter
News

Intervention Crew Installs Gas Diverter on Elgin Platform

PARIS (Dow Jones)–Oil major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) Thursday said the specialized crew currently intervening on its North Sea Elgin Platform have further

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 55

Dear Indian Government, Your Cowardice and Indifference Toward the Crew of MV Iceberg I is Noted [VIDEO]
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Dear Indian Government, Your Cowardice and Indifference Toward the Crew of MV Iceberg I is Noted [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l-FnV1y678 Sorry India, but it’s been over two years and your citizens are still sitting in a Somali hell hole for no

April 26, 2012
Total Views: 45

APL Finland apm terminals gothenburg containership
News

Gothenburg Added to G6 Alliance Route, $115M Port Investment Planned

Gothenburg, Sweden ‐ The recently established G6 Alliance has added direct service Gothenburg, Sweden to its weekly Far East/Europe port rotation with

April 26, 2012
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ocean wave corey arnolod
Blog

Ocean Photo of the Day – “Gulf Crossing”

It’s really quite difficult to take a photo of an ocean wave that really looks like anything more than a ripple in the water once you download it to

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 109

r10 AIS SART
Uncategorized

AIS SARTS Now Approved for Use in the US

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of Washington this week approved the SafeLink R10 AIS SART for use in the United States. Commenting on the

April 25, 2012
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elgin platform worker
News

EU Regulators Lack Experience and Competence, British Trade Unions Raise Safety Concerns

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Recent incidents in the U.K. North Sea have highlighted the dangers faced by workers as ageing oil and gas installations reach the end

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 45

LeTourneau Technologies Super 116E jackup drilling rig lamprell
Engineering News

NDC Executes $333M Option for Additional Super 116E Jackups from Lamprell

Rig builder Lamprell announced today the receipt of a $333 million order for two, Super 116E (Enhanced) Class jackups from Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling

April 25, 2012
Total Views: 57

grand aniva lng ship sakhalin energy
News

Sovcomflot: “Only Major Tanker Company that was Profitable in 2011”

In a rather bold statement during a meeting between Sovcomflot’s (SCF) Board of Directors last week, the Board’s Chairman, Ilya Klebanov noted:

April 25, 2012
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