Africa
Cargotec Gets Kalmar Cranes Order for Ports in West Africa
Cargotec has received a breakthrough order for ship-to-shore cranes from the Bollore group of France, through its wholly-owned Unicaf subsidiary. The contract is for a total of four Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes to be delivered in the third quarter of 2012 to various ports in West Africa. The contract
Lukoil Restarts Drilling Offshore Ivory Coast
OAO Lukoil, the Russian oil company with the most overseas assets, resumed drilling at an offshore prospect in the Ivory Coast after… By Stephen Bierman (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg ,September 23, 2011;
Angola LNG On Track for February Start
The 5.2 million tonne per annum (mtpa) Angola LNG project is making good progress and is on track to start commercial operations in February… (icis) [mappress] Source: icis, September 23, 2011
Offshore Oil Drives Ghana’s Economy Forward
Ghana’s economic growth soared to 34 percent in the second quarter, boosted by oil output in Africa’s newest exporter of crude. By Moses Mozart Dzawu and Ekow Dontoh (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg ,September 23, 2011;
German Navy’s Fleet Tankers Unable to Supply Warships
The German navy’s fleet tankers, which are crewed by civilian sailors, are unable to supply its warships operating off the Somali coast… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, September 23, 2011;
ROC Sells Offshore Mauritania Interests to Tullow
Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company and Roc Oil (Chinguetti) B.V., each wholly owned subsidiaries of ROC, have agreed to sell all of their respective interests offshore Mauritania to Tullow Mauritania Ltd, Tullow Petroleum (Mauritania) Pty Ltd and Tullow Chinguetti Production Pty Ltd, wholly owned subsidia
Leading Shipmanagement Companies Call for More Coordinated Action to Combat Piracy
The heads of two leading shipmanagement companies are calling for more co-ordinated action among all shipping industry stakeholders… (InterManager) [mappress] Source: InterManager, September 22, 2011;
Nigeria: Anambra Starts Onitsha Channels Dredging
Residents of Onitsha went into jubilation, Wednesday, following the commencement of the dredging of the Sacomori flood channel… By VINCENT UJUMADU (vanguardngr) [mappress] Source: vanguardngr, September 22, 2011
Nigeria: Abuja Hosts Meeting on Calabar Port Dredging
Dredging firms that feel cheated by the refusal of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to respect the due process in the evaluation of the… By HUGO ODIOGOR (vanguardngr) [mappress] Source: vanguardngr, September 22, 2011;
Saudi Arabia Gives Boost to IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund to Combat Piracy
Saudi Arabia has made a significant contribution to the IMO Djibouti Code Trust Fund, giving a welcome boost to the IMO-led project to implement the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden signed in Djibouti
UK: ABB Wins Electrical Services Order for Transocean Drillship
ABB in the UK has won an order from Transocean Nigeria to conduct a major service of the electrical generation sets on its 46,000 ton drillship GSF Jack Ryan. Stephen Colman, ABB’s Account Manager for Marine and Cranes, says: “We have a strong relationship with Transocean and conducted an electrical
Hyperdynamics Signs Contract with CGGVeritas for 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced the signing of a 3D acquisition and processing contract with CGGVeritas to cover an area of approximately 4,000 square kilometers in its exploration block offshore Guinea. The value of the contract is approximately US $29.0 million gross. The survey is expec