 | Costa Concordia Salvage Bid Winners Announced
Wreck to be removed in one piece, refloated and towed away Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office announced that the tender for the removal of the ship from Giglio Island has been awarded to Titan...
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 | Italian Tanker and Crew Freed from Somali Pirates
Italian chemical tanker, Enrico Ievoli, and its crew have recently been released by the pirates who hijacked the vessel late last year off Oman's coast. The nearly 17,000-ton ship, owned by Naples-based Marnavi with a crew of six Italians, five Ukrainians and seven Indians, was seized in the Arabian Sea on December 27,...
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 | Israeli Navy Releases Seized Ship Following Weapons Search
On Sunday, Israeli naval forces seized a cargo ship in the Mediterranean based on suspicions of weapons smuggling. Today, the vessel has been released after a military search turned up no weapons. The Liberian-flagged container ship, identified as the HS Beethoven, was intercepted about 160 miles off Israel for what...
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 | EUNAVFOR Spanish Warship “Infanta Elena” Rescues Sri Lankan Fishermen From Pirates
On Wednesday 18 April, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Spanish warship, ESPS Infanta Elena rescued 6 Sri Lankan fishermen and their fishing vessel from 7 suspected pirates. The fishing vessel had been in the hands of suspect pirates since November 2011 and was reportedly being used as a mother-ship to launch attacks against merchant...
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 | Ten Fishermen Rescued from Burning Ship in Pacific
APRA HARBOR, Guam – The Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue partners, coordinated in the rescue of 10 crewmembers forced to abandon ship due to a shipboard fire 700 miles west of Guam Saturday. Coast Guard Sector Guam watchstanders received an initial alert from an Emergency Position...
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 | USGS Releases Global Estimate for Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Conventional Oil and Gas Resources
WASHINGTON—Excluding the United States, the world holds an estimated 565 billion barrels (bbo) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional oil; 5,606 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of undiscovered, technically recoverable conventional natural gas; and 167 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically...
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 | Cyprus Ships “Anti-Piracy” Bill Approved
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes the adoption by the Council of Ministers, of a relevant Bill to combat Piracy on Cyprus ships. With the approval of this pioneering Bill, an innovative and detailed legislative framework is established for lawfully using armed...
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 | Georgia Ports Hit Record Numbers in March
Tonnage, auto/machinery units see all-time high The Georgia Ports Authority marked its highest monthly numbers ever in March, handling 2.37 million tons of freight. Some 85 percent of that...
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 | Technologies for the Shipbuilding/Offshore Industries - Power & System Performance Are What's Called For
System solutions weld more economically In shipbuilding, as in other metalworking industries, weld processes have to combine top-quality results with high cost efficiency. What users find most helpful is system solutions that are specifically geared to the needs of the shipbuilding and offshore plant...
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 | Inland Salvage Inc. Successfully Completes Offshore Salvage Operations
Inland Salvage Inc. recently conducted offshore salvage operations 40 nautical miles southwest of the Eugene Island, LA, successfully raising an Anchor Barge that sank in approximately 100 feet of water. They were called upon by the vessel’s owner to develop and execute a...
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 | Proposed Acquisition of Fairstar by Dockwise to Accelerate Achievement of Strategic Goals
Dockwise Ltd., indirectly, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V. (the "Company" or "Dockwise"), has entered into share purchase agreements for the acquisition of approximately 54 % of the shares in Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. ("Fairstar"), a company listed on the Oslo...
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 | Cargotec Lands a 17-Machine Deal to Supply Europe's Leading Cargo Handler
Cargotec has received an order to deliver 13 Kalmar reachstackers and 4 Kalmar empty container handlers to Europe Container Terminals (ECT), supported by a five-year maintenance agreement. The order has been booked for the first quarter of 2012. Cargotec...
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 | Delivery of MARIN Mermaid Simulator to SMIT Towage Northwest Europe
Since 2008, SMIT and URS have been training their tug masters in the Netherlands and Belgium with MARIN Mermaid simulators. As part of its Tug Master program, SMIT used a Compact Manoeuvring Simulator called “De Brug” for purposes of training and assessment at its office in Rotterdam. In parallel, URS carried out part of their...
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