News

The first of totally twelve platform supply vessels of ULSTEIN’s PX105 design, ‘Sea Falcon’, was delivered on 5 February 2013 from Zhejiang to Seatankers Group.

Bibby Ship Management has won a prestigious contract with BP Exploration Operating Company to fully manage four Regional Support Vessels

Jack-Up Barge awarded MirTac a new contract for consultancy and Star IPS implementation at its exciting new build self elevating platform, the JB-118.

Akdeniz Shipyard has started construction/steel cutting of the new generation 10.500 DWT Super Green Cargo Ship designed by Turkey based Norden Ship Design.

Nine Vessels built by DSME were selected as the best ships of 2012. As a result of this year’s achievement, DSME has now had more than nine ships selected for the fifth consecutive year.

As fuel costs and emissions’ levels come under more scrutiny, paper logbooks and noon reports are no longer the most effective means of monitoring and

Tecnitas, the consultancy arm of Bureau Veritas, has launched a powerful new software tool, E2, aimed at optimising energy usage for both

On January 24, the CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived in Ningbo, last stop in accordance with the time scheduled.

A year after the G6 Alliance was formed, creating one of the largest vessel networks in the Asia-to-Europe trade lane, the six member lines have agreed to expand their cooperation to the Asia-to-North America East Coast trade.

Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services has received a $1.35 billion Bank Facility firm commitments

The tanker ship Gascogne owned by the French group Sea-Tankers was reported missing Sunday off South of Abidjan port, Ivory Coast carrying 17 crew members.

BBC Chartering and Dan-Gulf Shipping announce that the m/v BBC Ocean will be joining the CaytransBBC fleet mid February this year.

Pallas Group have extended the time charter contract for MV Pallas Ocean which ended January 31, 2013. The new contract runs until December 31, 2013.

Maersk Container Industry calls for tougher enforcement of European environmental legislation designed to protect the Earth’s ozone layer and help prevent climate change.

Over two consecutive days on 2 and 3 February 2013, Keppel FELS held naming ceremonies for twin jackup rigs built for Transocean,

On January 31st the Suezmax tanker Stena Sunrise was named at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The vessel is the last in a series of seven units and is owned by Stena Bulk.

A collision of two oil and gas product platforms occurred on Saturday at the Honorio Bicalho shipyard in Brazil due to bad weather, according to Reuters.

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced on Friday that the company has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Dalian Shipbuilding

Ostensjo Rederi has recently taken delivery of a newbuild tug from Sanmar Yard in Istanbul, Turkey. The tug is a robust vessel with an engine of 6.000 BHP and a bollard pull of 80 tons.

The mine counter-measures ship ‘USS Guardian’ (MCM 5) still sits on the Tubbataha Reef.