Transas Offshore and Dynamic Positioning simulator has been installed at PanArab E-Navigation (PAEN) in Alexandria, Egypt. PanArab E-Nav is a key player in the marine and offshore training in the entire region. Transas Offshore and DP training solution is based on the navigational simulator platform Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 (Transas NTPRO 5000). The installation consists of [...]
USA’s Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has selected GL Noble Denton to undertake dynamic positioning (DP) assurance services across the company’s technologically advanced fleet of vessels. GL Noble Denton’s team of DP engineers will support HOS to further develop internal dynamic positioning operating standards across 55 DP-capable offshore service vessels and a fleet of new-build platform [...]
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U.S. offshore marine support vessel operator SEACOR Marine LLC (SEACOR Marine), located in Houma, Louisiana, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply sophisticated Dynamic Positioning systems for two new 190-foot CrewZer Class Crew boats (also known as Fast supply vessels). SEACOR Lynx and SEACOR Leopard are under construction at Gulfcraft Shipyard, located in Franklin, Louisiana, and [...]
The MV “Lone” has completed her upgrade from DP class I to DP Class II. The Heavy Lift vessel, which is part of the SAL fleet, was upgraded during the month of December in the dry-dock of the German shipyard Norderwerft (Sietas Group) in Hamburg. With this configuration, her unrivalled service speed of 20 knots [...]
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![UAE: DP Training Investment Highly Important for OSV Operators]()
The challenges faced by the offshore maritime industry in recruiting and retaining qualified operators to safeguard standards within the Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessel sector was discussed during one of the Middle East Workboats conference sessions, taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 3-5 October 2011. Global growth in DP usage [...]
![USA: STAR Center Expands its Services into DP Training Market Using Kongsberg K-Pos Systems]()
STAR Center, located in Dania Beach, Florida, is launching into the Dynamic Positioning (DP) Training market, expanding its comprehensive world-class simulation training services to the offshore, cable laying and cruise ship markets in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. In a contract signed with Kongsberg Maritime Simulation through its Mystic, CT, USA office, STAR Center [...]
![UK: Red7Marine Invests USD 8.1 Million in Offshore Support Vessel DP Reel]()
Red7Marine’s newly-acquired offshore support vessel DP Reel has sailed into Great Yarmouth port to mark a milestone moment for the rapidly growing company. The £5m ( USD 8.1 Million) investment means the highly versatile vessel will be available to support work for clients in the renewable energy and oil & gas sectors. It comes [...]
![Converteam to Supply DP Systems for Two Russian PSVs]()
Power conversion specialist Converteam has been selected to supply its sophisticated C-Series dynamic position (DP) control systems for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) destined for operation in the oil and gas fields of Russia’s northern seas. The award for Converteam’s sophisticated automatic position and heading control systems comes from Transas Russian Fleet Limited, having [...]
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![Kongsberg Equipping Korean Built Drillships with Its DP Solutions]()
KONGSBERG has been awarded a contract-series with Korean shipyards worth apprx 280 million NOK for delivery of Dynamic Positioning and Integrated Control Systems to Drilling Vessels. The building of the vessels will take place on several shipyards. KONGSBERG is an international, knowledge-based group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers engaged in the oil [...]
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![The Netherlands: Efficient Planning of Operations, Hours and Days Ahead: DP Capability Forecast]()
One of the extensions within OCTOPUS-Onboard is the Dynamic Positioning capability forecast function, DP for short. The OCTOPUS-DP functionality gives offshore vessels the possibility to make optimum use of a safe time window for their weather-sensitive operations. An important remark has to be made here. The OCTOPUS-DP functionality can not be compared with already existing [...]
