The 23m Macduff designed tug named ‘Ayten Cebi’ recently completed its sea trials. Built by Torgem in Tuzla, Turkey the vessel ran successful trials, with a free running speed of 11.7 knots and average bollard pull of 35 tonnes the vessel has surpassed her contract conditions. The vessel comes as a result of close co-operation [...]
The BAE Systems built Forward Island from which HMS Queen Elizabeth will be commanded has been declared ready for her first sea voyage. The iconic Forward Island, known as Upper Block 07, is the hub of the ship as it contains the main bridge and approximately 100 vital mission systems compartments. Paul Bowsher, QE Class [...]
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Speaking at the opening of the IMO’s first meeting of the year, the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu told delegates that it was his vision that halving lives lost at sea and eradicating pirate attacks, as well as ensuring the release of all hostages can, and should, be legitimate targets, for the [...]
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The anchor tenant of Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) has received its first shipment of fuel delivered by sea at its dedicated berth at the adjacent Khalifa Port. The fuel, pumped through an EMAL pipeline to storage tanks, will be used as a back-up supply to ensure that the industrial Emirati [...]
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NYK and an affiliate of Thai Oil Public Co. Ltd. (Thai Oil) have agreed to terms on a long-term contract for the charter of the very large crude-oil carrier (VLCC) Tateyama (built: 2002; DWT: about 300,000 tonnes) to shuttle oil primarily from the Arabian Sea to Thailand. The contract, which is for at least three [...]
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After four months at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) are headed back out to sea after successfully completing a short-term upgrade and maintenance period, Dec. 1. The ship’s planned incremental availability (PIA) is key in keeping the ship in top shape for its upcoming work-ups, [...]
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A2SEA’s newly build Sea Installer calls into the Port of Esbjerg around the 6 December. Around New Year the ship will be sailing with two 6MW Siemens test mills to be installed at Gunfleet Sands. Hereafter the Sea Installer will work at the Anholt project where A2SEA then will have four vessels working with installation. [...]
DUNCAN, the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, set sail on November 16 from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard on the Clyde to embark on her second stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. During the next 19 days at sea, DUNCAN will undertake an extensive programme of trials, including [...]
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PM Coast Maritime Pte. Ltd. has completed sea trials of PMS 1386, the first of two RAstar 3200 tugs to be built by their own shipyard in Singapore. The RAstar class of tugs is intended for operations in exposed areas such as many new LNG terminals where a high standard of sea-keeping is required. With [...]
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Grundfos-pumps and technology reduce the energy-consumption strikingly on the vessel Durban Bulker, which sails for Lauritzen Bulkers. In the future, several ships can look forward to reducing their energy-consumption. This is part of the learning drawn from a pilot-project between the shipping line Lauritzen Bulkers and Grundfos. The project was carried out on the Durban [...]
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