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Jack-up Vessel VIDAR with SCHOTTEL Propulsion System

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2014

Since December 2013 the fleet of HOCHTIEF has a new member. The offshore jack-up vessel VIDAR was developed especially for construction and servicing of offshore wind farms as well as offshore oil and...

Sure Wind Takes Delivery of Second Damen Twin Axe FCS 2610

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2014

British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift - in a little over a month after the first joined the company’s fleet. Establ...

Taming Hurricanes with Offshore Wind

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2014

Wind turbines placed in the ocean to generate electricity may have another major benefit: weakening hurricanes before the storms make landfall. New research by the University of Delaware and Stanfor...

Indian Navy Chief Quits After Submarine Accident Leaves 2 Missing

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2014

India's navy chief resigned on Wednesday, taking personal responsibility for a string of operational incidents, the latest of which saw smoke sweep a submarine with two officers still missing. The go...

MacGregor Crane Ordered From China For New AHTS

By The Maritime Executive

February 25, 2014

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry for a 100-tonne SWL active heave-compensated subsea crane. The MacGregor crane will be installed on the anchor hand...

Industry Mourns Loss of Founder & Chairman of Springfield Marine

By The Maritime Executive

February 25, 2014

Longtime Springfield and Nixa business owner Garnett H. Carnahan passed away Saturday, February 22 at Mercy Hospital as the result of a brain aneurysm. He was 84 and was surrounded by family at his pa...

Norway Commits to Ship Arrestor

By The Maritime Executive

February 24, 2014

The Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) has signed a contract with Miko Marine to become the first national agency to purchase the ShipArrestor system. The two packages ordered are due for d...

Maersk Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra Deepwater Drillship

By The Maritime Executive

February 24, 2014

Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Maersk Viking has started its voyag...

Vestdavit Wins French Customs Patrol Boat Order

By The Maritime Executive

February 24, 2014

Based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by French shipyard Socarenam to supply the davits for a new 50 m patrol boat which it will build for the French...

[Exclusive] Deepwater Horizon Informs Arctic Oil Spill Debate

By Wendy Laursen

February 23, 2014

The Polar Code will not include a ban on use of heavy fuel oil, and environmentalists fear a shipping accident causing a heavy fuel oil spill will have dramatic consequences for fragile Arctic eco-sys...

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