CRANE VESSEL SLEIPNIR SETS NEW RECORD FOR PLATFORM JACKET LIFT The world’s largest crane vessel, Heerema’s Sleipnir, has lifted and removed the steel jacket of the iconic Brent Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. The 10,100 tonne single lift breaks the vessel’s previous record for a jacket, the 8,100 tonne lift to remove the […]
HERMITAGE OFFSHORE FILES BANKRUPTCY DUE TO PROLONGED MARKET SLUMP Faced with the prolonged downturn in the offshore market combined the 2020 impact of COVID-19, Hermitage Offshore Services announced that it has filed for reorganizational bankruptcy. The company said the step had become necessary when it was unable to reach a consensual agreement with its lenders. […]
Experts Examine MV Alta Ghost Ship To Determine Potensial Risks To Eat Cork Environmental Experts have been asked to examine the MV Alta ghost ship, which remains stuck fast on the Cork coast, for any potential risks to the environment. The results of the study will determine the future of the wreck which was washed […]
COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER : WHY DID THE WAKASHIO DEVIATE FROM ITS INTENDED COURSE? Salvors have done a brilliant job removing the rest of the bunker fuel onboard the stricken Wakashio bulk carrier, which has been lying precariously on a reef off the south coast of Mauritius since July 25. Attention is now turning to how […]
EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP, INC. DELIVERS THE A. THOMAS HIGGINS TO E.N. BISSO & SON, INC. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce on June 11, 2020 the delivery of the second of two 80’ 5,100 HP Z-Drive Tugs, the M/V A. THOMAS HIGGINS for Bisso Offshore, LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso & Son, […]
Tugboat Delivered To Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd Process TWO RASTAR 3200-CL TUGS DELIVERED TO YIU LIAN DOCKYARDS LTD. The HAI KUN, a Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200-CL tug built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards was successfully delivered to Yiu Lian Dockyards Ltd., Hong Kong on July 15, 2020. The first half of a two vessel […]
Marine Remote Control REMOTE DP NEEDS MORE TRIALS, BETTER GUIDANCE, SAY EXPERTS Better guidance and more trials of remote dynamic positioning (DP) system testing is required for greater industry acceptance, said experts during Riviera’s ‘Remote DP trials and FMEAs : What the guidelines say. What the guidelines mean’ webinar. Offshore support vessel operators want to […]
The German Propulsion Expert SCHOTTEL 120 TONNES OF BOLLARD PULL: SCHOTTEL TO PROPEL MED MARINEBUILT SALVAGE TUG FOR KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY In general, the ship’s propulsion system consists of 3 (three) main components, including : (a) main engine; (b) Transmission System and (c) Propulsor. These three main components are continuity which in the planning process […]
TIDEWATER, TOO, HIT BY CREW CHANGE CRISIS Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. yesterday reported revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, of $102.3 million and $218.7 million, respectively compared with $125.9 million and $248.0 million, respectively, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019. Net losses for the […]
TOWAGE INDUSTRY FACES UNIQUE CHALLENGES Kasper Nilaus, recently appointed global CEO of Svitzer, provides an exclusive insider view of issues impacting on the tug sector during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond in the July/August issue of International Tug & OSV (IT&O). He writes: The towage sector holds a unique position within the wider shipping industry. […]