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Maersk Viking named floater rig of the year by Shell
In recognition of the drillship’s outstanding performance in all aspects during its time in Brunei Darussalam, Shell has named Maersk Viking its 2021 Global Rig of the Year in the Floater Category. Maersk Viking commenced a two-well exploration drilling contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn. Bhd. (BSP) in April…
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ICC : Stemming the tide of piracy in Southeast Asia
The International Chamber of Commerce published a new report on piracy and armed robbery against ships early this year. Among 37 incidents recorded worldwide in the first three months of 2022, 41 percent of them occurred in Southeast Asian waters. Despite the fact that the majority of media coverage tends…
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Snav signed the order to Intermarine for a new hybrid-electric ferry
Within the first half of 2024 in the Gulf of Naples, the first passenger ship with hybrid propulsion for fast short-sea connections will enter service Snav and the parent company Snav (Italian holding of the MSC Group) have in fact announced the signing with Intermarine (a company part of the…
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Cooperation of Wärtsilä and Aalto University expanding – aiming for sustainable future solutions
Wärtsilä and Aalto University have signed a new three-year partnership contract. The agreement covers three themes: research and insight, business development, and talent, recruitment, and educational collaboration. The long-term research cooperation in fossil-free fuels and their combustion phenomena continues, but the aim is to expand cooperation also to other fields…
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Chartwell Launches New Offshore Support Vessel Range
Chartwell Marine (Chartwell), a pioneer of sustainable next-generation naval architecture, is introducing its expanded range of offshore energy support vessel (OESV) designs ahead of Seawork 2022 this month. The new design range, spanning classes A to D, applies Chartwell’s proven formula of performance and excellence in OESV design to accommodate…
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DNV awards first class notation and AiP for Data Driven Verification of Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems
DNV has awarded vessel owner, TechnipFMC, its first-class notation for Data-Driven Verification (DDV) of Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems. In addition, Kongsberg Maritime’s Dynamic Positioning Digital Survey (DPDS) has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) under the DDV notation and was the software system used in the data-driven verification process…
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IMO : Strengthening Port Security in South Africa
Strengthening port security is the focus of two five-day workshops on the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) for Designated Authorities and Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) (6-10 June and 13-17 June) in Cape Town, South Africa. The IMO course, jointly organized with the…
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WINDWARD : Two IUU Incidents & Causal Factors
One Chinese-flagged vessel has conducted 16 ship-to-ship meetings since December 2021 near the Argentinian EEZ, each time accompanied by supporting vessels. Another ship flying the Chinese flag typically operates along the Peruvian and Chilean EEZs. This vessel has maintained a presence in those fishing areas for ten months!. Find out…
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Maersk Drilling secures one-well extension for Maersk Valiant
TotalEnergies E&P Suriname, Suriname Branch has exercised an option to add the drilling of one additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname to the work scope of the drillship Maersk Valiant. The contract extension has an estimated duration of 100 days, with work expected to commence in August/September 2022 in…
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Russian cargo ship allided with berthed Turkish container ship
General cargo ship SUN UNICORN allided with berthed container ship ABANOZ at Novorossiysk Port, Russia, Black sea, early in the morning Jun 15 after unmooring. SUN UNICORN berthed in the evening of Jun 14 on arrival from Istanbul, so understood, she was shifting the berth at the time of an…
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