Keppel Singmarine has secured a US$132.86 million contract to build a multi-purpose heavylift / pipelay vessel for Romanian drilling contractor, Grup Servicii Petroliere.
GSP is a member of the Upetrom Group, a privately-owned company. Headquartered in Constanta Harbour, Romania, GSP is a regional leader in offshore drilling, providing a wide range of offshore drilling and drilling connected services, engineering solutions and technical consultancy. To be classed by the American Bureau of Shipping, the vessel will be designed and built to meet international environmental standards. The vessel will be certified with the new Environmental Safety notation, which provides stringent guidelines on preventing pollution, minimizing the discharge of harmful substances and emissions, and the treatment of sewage, among others. Well-suited for unrestricted service worldwide, GSP’s new vessel is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2011, and will be deployed to the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions. With accommodation for up to 290 persons, the heavylift / pipelay vessel will be equipped with three offshore cranes, the largest of which has a lifting capacity of 1,800 tonnes, and it will be fitted with a ten-point mooring anchor system. The machinery systems onboard will include three units of Voith Schneider propellers for main propulsion, five retractable azimuth thrusters for positioning, and a Class 3 certified dynamic positioning system.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
DP World and Port of Brisbane sign new lease agreement
DP World has reaffirmed its commitment to Brisbane, when it signed an Agreement to Lease for a new 40-year lease at the Port of Brisbane.
DP World also announced that it is looking at investing $250m in the port over time in response to market demand. Port of Brisbane Corporation CEO Jeff Coleman said that the Corporation was delighted by the length of DP World's commitment and the size of its proposed investment, and, in particular, by its willingness to embrace the inclusion of a 'Good Environmental Practice' clause in the lease. 'The 'Good Environmental Practice' clause enables the Corporation to impose a 'Port Requirement' regarding environmental and sustainability enhancements, subject to a reasonableness and parity test. 'This is the time first that a lessee has contractually undertaken to pursue environmental enhancements that it may implement on its own initiative or that may be required by the Corporation', Mr Coleman said. DP World currently leases container Terminals 4, 5 and 6 at the port. 'With the recent completion of Berth 10 (the port's seventh dedicated container terminal), the port's other terminal operator, Patrick, will vacate Terminal 7, enabling DP World to take it over. 'Under the existing leases, the Corporation owns the improvements in the form of pavements, lighting, buildings, etc.
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DP World also announced that it is looking at investing $250m in the port over time in response to market demand. Port of Brisbane Corporation CEO Jeff Coleman said that the Corporation was delighted by the length of DP World's commitment and the size of its proposed investment, and, in particular, by its willingness to embrace the inclusion of a 'Good Environmental Practice' clause in the lease. 'The 'Good Environmental Practice' clause enables the Corporation to impose a 'Port Requirement' regarding environmental and sustainability enhancements, subject to a reasonableness and parity test. 'This is the time first that a lessee has contractually undertaken to pursue environmental enhancements that it may implement on its own initiative or that may be required by the Corporation', Mr Coleman said. DP World currently leases container Terminals 4, 5 and 6 at the port. 'With the recent completion of Berth 10 (the port's seventh dedicated container terminal), the port's other terminal operator, Patrick, will vacate Terminal 7, enabling DP World to take it over. 'Under the existing leases, the Corporation owns the improvements in the form of pavements, lighting, buildings, etc.
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Preparations on for Volvo Ocean Race
The final plan for the Rave Village to be built near BTP Berth of the Kochi Port for the Volvo Ocean Race India Stopover in December here has been finalized by Volvo Event Management U.K and the Cochin Port Trust.
Locations for the finish of the second leg of Volvo Ocean Race arriving from Cape Town and the Start line for the third leg from Kochi to Singapore have also been finalized. Race Director Jacj Lloyd, Director, Planning & Operations, Jeremy Troughton, Events Manager, Allison Crook and Operations manager Rosie Julian were in the city to hold discussions with the Stopover Team. They reviewed the ongoing development activities for the Volvo Ocan race Stopover, the first of its kind experience for an Indian Port. The most important of the preparation works in the construction of the Race Village and the team Area at the Port premises, which among others will have the state-of-the-art media centre to cater to the needs of hundreds of global and national media persons who are expected to converge at Kochi for the event. Te event will be beamed to 200 countries and will feature a live feed on the Internet.
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Locations for the finish of the second leg of Volvo Ocean Race arriving from Cape Town and the Start line for the third leg from Kochi to Singapore have also been finalized. Race Director Jacj Lloyd, Director, Planning & Operations, Jeremy Troughton, Events Manager, Allison Crook and Operations manager Rosie Julian were in the city to hold discussions with the Stopover Team. They reviewed the ongoing development activities for the Volvo Ocan race Stopover, the first of its kind experience for an Indian Port. The most important of the preparation works in the construction of the Race Village and the team Area at the Port premises, which among others will have the state-of-the-art media centre to cater to the needs of hundreds of global and national media persons who are expected to converge at Kochi for the event. Te event will be beamed to 200 countries and will feature a live feed on the Internet.
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Hopefuls queue up for Singapore LNG
Contractors are lining up for the main engineering and construction package on Singapore’s maiden liquefied natural gas import terminal, with seven consortia set to move into the penultimate round.
According to contracting sources, about seven teams have already been pre-qualified for the 3 million tonnes per annum project being developed by Singapore Power subsidiary PowerGas. Four consortia known to be in the race include KBR and Samsung Corporation, with Kogas Technology on board for the storage tanks; Korean outfits SK Gas and LG with Whessoe Oil & Gas; Technip with Daewoo; and Saipem with India’s Punj-Lloyd and local outfit Sembcorp. Other industry names said to be involved could include US-based CB&I and Japan’s TKK. It is possible that last month’s deal, which brought in European utility Gaz de France as a minority partner in the project, could open the way for French contracting input. However, three names understood to have stayed out of the contest are IHI, Chiyoda and Foster-Wheeler.
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According to contracting sources, about seven teams have already been pre-qualified for the 3 million tonnes per annum project being developed by Singapore Power subsidiary PowerGas. Four consortia known to be in the race include KBR and Samsung Corporation, with Kogas Technology on board for the storage tanks; Korean outfits SK Gas and LG with Whessoe Oil & Gas; Technip with Daewoo; and Saipem with India’s Punj-Lloyd and local outfit Sembcorp. Other industry names said to be involved could include US-based CB&I and Japan’s TKK. It is possible that last month’s deal, which brought in European utility Gaz de France as a minority partner in the project, could open the way for French contracting input. However, three names understood to have stayed out of the contest are IHI, Chiyoda and Foster-Wheeler.
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Merchant Navy Officers Welfare Association Inauguration
The inaugural function was held at Merchant Navy Club, Willington island, Kochi on Friday, 25th July 2008 at 1700 hrs.
The inauguration was done by Mr. P.M. Mohammed Haneef (N.S.W.B. Member ITF Worldwide Dockers Section Expert member, General Secreatary, All India Port & Dock Workers Federation, Working President, Cochin Port Staff Asoociation). President,Capt. K.P. Sardar gave the presidential address. Mr. P.M. Mohammed Haneef gave the inaugural sppech and the inauguration of the website was done by Capt. Subhash Kumar, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust.
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The inauguration was done by Mr. P.M. Mohammed Haneef (N.S.W.B. Member ITF Worldwide Dockers Section Expert member, General Secreatary, All India Port & Dock Workers Federation, Working President, Cochin Port Staff Asoociation). President,Capt. K.P. Sardar gave the presidential address. Mr. P.M. Mohammed Haneef gave the inaugural sppech and the inauguration of the website was done by Capt. Subhash Kumar, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust.
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