Oil Drilling at World Record Depth in GofM

Petrobras's floating production, storage and offloading platform, FPSO BW Pioneer begins production from record depth. FPSO BW Pioneer, moored some 250 kilometers...

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Coast Guard Cutter Delivered by Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the 'William Flores', a third Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. The 154 foot patrol craft...

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WWl Submarine Mystery Dispearance Honoured

The Royal Australian Navy pauses to honour those who died in one of the RAN’s most enduring maritime mysteries. On 14 September 1914, one of Australia’s...

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DFDS Cancels P+S Werften Ship Orders (Germany)

Today, DFDS has cancelled the contracts with the German shipyard P+S Werften GmbH, Stralsund, concerning the construction of two freight ships (ro-ro) ordered in November 2010.

The contracts are cancelled on account of the shipyard’s breach of several terms of the contracts.

Thereby, DFDS’ investment commitment for the newbuildings of around DKK 1...

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UK Offshore Wind Firm Appoint Retired Admiral to Board

Offshore wind service and solutions company CWind, welcomes Sir Tim McClement KCB OBE to the board of directors. Sir Tim joins CWind as a non-executive board...

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Italy: Second Hull from Perini’s 60M Line Arrives in Viareggio

Hull number C.2218, the second hull in the new generation 60 M sailing yacht series sold by Perini Navi, has arrived in Viareggio.

With a hull and superstructure built in aluminium at the Perini Istanbul-Yildiz shipyard in Turkey, this yacht has a displacement of approximately 570 tons and gross tonnage of under 500 GRT.

Sloop C.2218 has been...

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ABB Turbocharger Service Facility for Dubai

ABB Turbocharging to open a dedicated service point in the Drydocks World facility in Dubai. This new cooperative agreement was marked formally by signing a...

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Norway: Statoil to Order FSU from Samsung Heavy

Statoil has, on behalf of the licence owners, issued a letter of intent to Samsung Heavy Industries for construction of a new permanent floating storage unit (FSU) for the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.

The contract is worth an estimated USD 230 million and includes options to buy two additional units. The new storage unit will replace the...

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