Dubai Archives - Baird Maritime

April 27, 2022

BW Offshore to sell laid-up FPSO

Written by Baird Maritime on April 27, 2022. Posted in Offshore Processing & Storage.

BW Offshore has entered into an agreement for the sale of the floating production storage and offloading unit FPSO Polvo to BW Energy for a total consideration of US$50 m ..

March 17, 2022

One missing after cargo ship sinks in rough seas off Iranian coast

Written by Baird Maritime on March 17, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Search and Rescue.

Iranian media reports that one person has gone missing after a foreign-owned cargo vessel sank in the Persian Gulf off the southern province of Bushehr on Thursday, March ..

March 2, 2022

P&O Maritime introduces container-carrying modification for existing ships

Written by Baird Maritime on March 2, 2022. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World.

Dubai-based P&O Maritime Logistics has said it is set to enter the container carrying market following the successful installation of a container fitting modification ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

April 14, 2022

VESSEL REVIEW | AIDAcosma – LNG-fueled newbuild for AIDA Cruises’ Western Europe and Mediterranean itineraries

Written by Baird Maritime on April 14, 2022. Posted in Cruise, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Germany’s AIDA Cruises recently took delivery of its newest cruise ship following completion of construction at local shipyard Meyer Werft. In addition to being the nin ..

BAIRD MARITIME AWARDS

March 10, 2022

AWARDS 2021 | Best OSV – Medium Crewboat – Tamimi 6 – Grandweld Shipyards

Written by Baird Maritime on March 10, 2022. Posted in Crew Transfer, Work Boat World Features.

Best OSV – Medium Crewboat – Tamimi 6 – Grandweld Shipyards Dubai-based Grandweld has been producing a wide range of 12- to 70-metre workboats in steel and aluminiu ..

December 27, 2021

COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

April 13, 2022

Dubai tour company adds coastal RIBs to fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on April 13, 2022. Posted in Maritime Tourism, RIBs and RHIBs.

Dubai-based tour operator and boat rental company Xclusive Yachts recently took delivery of four rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) in a series built by local company Asis Boa ..

March 7, 2022

COLUMN | Surprises from the war in Ukraine: BP in Mauritania, P&O Maritime, USM Holdings, Viking Supply Ships, Sevnor, OSM, PXGEO [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 7, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Seabed Mining, Ship World Features, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features.

Last week (here) we looked at the impact of the horrific Russian invasion of Ukraine. Brent crude closed on Friday at US$118 per barrel. Russian artillery and missiles po ..

September 30, 2021

SeaLead Shipping launches Germany-China service

Written by Baird Maritime on September 30, 2021. Posted in Boxship World.

Dubai-based shipping company SeaLead Shipping has launched a new Far East service between Hamburg and China via the Suez Canal. The route will be initially served by four ..