After successful trials and delivery, M.V. Alice, Hull Nb. 415 went into service for Erik Thun A.B. on June 6th 2013. The maiden voyage for Alice went ballasted from Delfzijl to Antwerpen, where she loaded for Heroya, Norway. During her first loaded voyage the ‘energy saving mode’ of the propulsion plant was tested and fine-tuned. [...]
To better serve customers making smaller shipments to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America from the U.S. Midwest, Crowley Maritime Corporation’s logistics group launched yesterday a new weekly less-than-container load (LCL) service from Chicago. The new service utilizes Crowley vessels and a single point of contact within the company to ensure accountability and that [...]
Chevron Corporation’s subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited today confirmed that initial production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has commenced at the Angola LNG project. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. “First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in support of our strategic plan to grow [...]
The Philippine Navy’s new warship, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, began sea trials on Monday, according to GMA News. The ship set sail from North Charleston, South Carolina at 8:30 a.m. Monday (US time). BRP Ramon Alcaraz was subjected to refurbishment and refitting which cost $15.15 million. The maintenance started last year. The Philippine Navy’s Capt. [...]
On April 30th, 2013 the vessel ‘NEVA-LEADER 3′ set off on builder’s sea trials. The self-propelled dry-cargo vessel «NEVA-LEADER 3» (Yard Number 403) of 7150 dwt is being built at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC for North -Western Shipping Company, JSC. The project RSD49 is developed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb, JSC. RSD49 project vessels are multipurpose dry-cargo [...]
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The Brazilian Navy’s latest BAE Systems built warship has set sail for the first time to be put through her paces on an extensive programme of sea trials off the UK coast. ARAGUARI, the third Ocean Patrol Vessel in the Amazonas Class, sailed out of Portsmouth this morning with her BAE Systems crew and Brazilian [...]
Executives and employees from BAE Systems and GulfMark gathered recently at the BAE Systems’ facility in Mobile to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the GulfMark Platform Supply Vessel’s first module, which is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2014. The BAE Systems-built 300-Class Green DP2 vessels are designed by MMC [...]
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Arctic offshore vessel Aleksey Chirikov left on four-day sea trials on 19 March 2013. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is building two identical offshore ice-breaking supply vessels for Russia’s largest shipping group Sovcomflot (SCF Group). The first vessel of the series, Vitus Bering, was delivered in December 2012 and has reached its destination at Sakhalin area in [...]
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Finnish Sance-Sandelin Consulting and Engineering Ltd has started cooperation with leading Norwegian Offshore and Marine industry company, Bergen Group. The contract is made between Sance and Bergen Group’s Fosen (BGF) Shipyard. The contract includes providing support in forms of HVAC and technical interior engineering. “This contract has made in consideration of long term cooperation with [...]
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TGS will commence the Europe 2013 acquisition season with two 3D multi-client surveys in the Norwegian Barents Sea; Finnmark Platform 2013 (FP13) covering 3,500 km2 and the Hoop to Fingerdjupet 2013 (HF13) covering 8,600 km2. Both 3D seismic surveys cover areas of complex geology and are designed to address specific customer imaging requirements. Data from [...]
