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Posted 10/17/08 at 07:59 AM
American Shipping Company has notified Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) and Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG) that AMSC will change the building sequence of its 12 tanker build program, as it has not yet been able to arrange financing for the two shuttle tankers in that program...
Posted 10/17/08 at 07:57 AM
Concordia Maritime and French energy company Total have jointly taken the decision to install MAN Diesel turbochargers with the companys new VTA variable turbine area technology aboard a new tanker. The turbochargers with VTA technology will equip the MAN BW brand low speed engines aboard the new P-MAX tanker Stena Progress, which will be delivered...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:55 PM
Thuraya, Mobile Satellite Services operator, will be a main exhibitor at GITEX this year. The Company will present its latest packages for Service Providers and give live demonstrations such as broadcasting solutions for the Media and connecting communication networks using netted communication...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:54 PM
StatoilHydro has concluded the drilling of exploration well 6707/10-2S in the Norwegian Sea. Gas was confirmed in a reservoir with good production qualities.The well was drilled in production license 218, which is located south-east of the Luva gas find and 280 kilometers west of Sandnessjen in mid-Norway...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:54 PM
The USCG National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) made a change to the electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure (eNOA/D) system. Effective October 14, 2008, per current DHS IT security policy, multiple/concurrent login sessions to the eNOA/D system are no longer allowed.(Source: Holland Knight)
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:53 PM
The London PI Club has taken action to strengthen its financial position in light of the current state of global investment markets, continuing high claims levels, and the more stringent regulatory capital requirements expected to apply under Solvency II in 2012...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:52 PM
Transas Marine UK Limited announces that in September 2008, UK-based Carisbrooke Shipping ordered 10 Navi-Sailor 4000 dual ECDIS MFD systems for their new build vessels being built in Shanghai, China. Carisbrooke Shipping currently own/operate approximately 40 modern dry cargo vessels, ranging from 3,000 dwt up to 20,000 dwt and have actively been...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:52 PM
Transas Europe is announces the installation and commissioning of a unique Engine Room Simulator based on Transas software ERS 4000 for German customer Interschalt Maritime Systems AG. The new ERS 4000 system comprises one Instructor Workplace with TFT monitor for editing, conducting and debriefing of training sessions, and one trainee workplace...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:51 PM
Transas Benelux and Radio Holland Netherlands renewed their Dealer Agreement, in which Radio Holland will act as a dealer of Transas products in Benelux area.The document was formally signed at one of the biggest maritime shows SMM 2008 in Hamburg, Germany...
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Posted 10/16/08 at 10:51 PM
The coastal patrol craft USS Chinook (PC 9) conducts maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf near the Iraqi Khawr Al Amaya oil terminal (KAAOT). Chinook is part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158, which is specifically responsible for ensuring the security of Iraq's KAAOT and Al Basra oil terminals in support of U...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:50 PM
While deployed in support of maritime security operations (MSO), the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio's (LPD 17) Deck Department is using new technology and assets that impacts daily shipboard operations...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:49 PM
OceanFreight Inc., a global provider of seaborne transportation services has taken delivery of the 1991 built Aframax tanker, M/T Tigani, which immediately commenced its new time charter with Heidmar for a period of about one year at a gross daily rate of $29,800...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:49 PM
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) is to undergo a $188 million expansion over the next 30 months.The expansion would consist of a basic quay wall and an offshore launching pier as well as an additional 1,200 meters of berthing space to repair medium and large vessels.
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:48 PM
The world's third-largest ship-maker, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, was part of the driving force behind Korea's shipbuilding boom. But by the late 90s, when its parent company Daewoo Group collapsed during the Asian financial crisis, it required a government bailout to salvage the shipbuilding affiliate...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:48 PM
Bollinger Shipyards Inc. has filed a $12 million lawsuit against the shipbuilding arm of defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. in a dispute involving the renovation of Coast Guard cutters that were later taken out of service, according to an AP report...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:47 PM
With the hurricane season continuing in the Western hemisphere and damaging Pacific windstorms having been recently recorded, port equipment, premises and liability insurer, TT Club is strongly recommending that terminal operators urgently review their terminal emergency plans for dealing with high winds and in particular crane tie-down procedures...
Posted 10/16/08 at 10:46 PM
1812 - U.S. sloop of war Wasp captures HM brig Frolic.1859 - U.S. Marines reach Harper's Ferry, VA and assault the arsenal seized by John Brown and his followers.1867 - USS Ossippee and USS Resaca participate in formal transfer of Alaska to U...
Posted 10/16/08 at 07:40 AM
Operaciones Tecnicas Marinas Ltda (OTM) of Colombia has sold their 2,000BHP tug Wahoo 4 to Mexican buyers on private terms. The 25.8m x 8.1m x 3.7m tug, built by Bijlholt BV of Foxhol, Netherlands in 1984, is powered by twin Stork Werkspoor 6FHD240 main engines driving controllable pitch propellers...
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