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  • 17 Hurt as New Zealand Ferry Hits Devonport Wharf

    17 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Sixteen passengers and one crew member suffered injuries when a harbour ferry Kea, sailing from Auckland to Devonport, hit the wharf in the morning hours local time today. The hit crunched the vessel’s bow, knocking the 61 passengers and crew from their seats. A police spokeswoman said that the accident might have been caused by a mechanical […]

  • AquaTerra rakes in seven-figure sum thanks to four decom gigs

    16 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The UK’s AquaTerra Group has won four deals for decommissioning projects, said to be valued in the million-dollar price range.

  • Saipem rakes in whopping $4.1 billion for work on natural gas project

    5 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Saipem, in consortium with NPCC, has inked a letter of award (LOA) with ADNOC for work on a recently sanctioned giant gas development.

  • McDermott and PTSC to rake in over $1 billion for Asian gas project

    1 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    McDermott, as part of a consortium with PTSC, has gotten its hands on a limited letter of award for work on a gas project off Vietnam.

  • One merger taken off the table, another ongoing as South American firm outbids Touchstone for Trinity

    2 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Touchstone Exploration’s acquisition of the UK’s Trinity Exploration and Production, which has a portfolio of onshore and offshore oil assets located solely in Trinidad and Tobago, has fallen through since the latter has accepted the cash offer from a third company, Trinidad-headquartered Lease Operators, a subsidiary of Well Services.

  • Siem Offshore has taken delivery of the first AHTS vessel “Siem Pearl” from the Norwegian yard

    30 September 2009

    Siem Offshore has taken delivery of the first AHTS vessel “Siem Pearl” from the Norwegian yard. The vessel is the first of eight similar vessels to be delivered to Siem Offshore from the same yard. An additional two vessels will be delivered to a partner of Siem Offshore, but operated by Siem Offshore as part […]

  • Spain: Ibercisa Towing Winch for Newbuild ‘Bylgia’

    11 March 2013

    Ibercisa delivers the first of two towing winches AHT type model MR-E/930/2/2500-89 which will be installed on the Anchor Boat (AHT) “Bylgia” which Hereema Marine Contractors from Holland have signed with the Armon shipyard in Vigo. The electrically driven winch is the first of its kind in the world to be given this drive which […]

  • USA: Cargotec Establishes New Offshore Service Centre in Houston

    1 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Cargotec’s new offshore service centre in Houston supports its global service capabilities for an ever expanding multi-national customer base while also ensuring that it services local market needs. To further expand its offshore service capabilities, Cargotec has established a new offshore service centre in Houston, Texas, which provides repair, upgrades and systems modernisations for rigs, […]

  • Step forward taken to build ‘world’s largest’ multimillion-dollar HVDC subsea cable factory in UK

    2 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Ports & Logistics

    A new head of terms has been inked for an option on a lease at the Port of Tyne near Newcastle on the River Tyne in North East England to move forward with the development of what is envisioned to become the world’s largest HVDC subsea cable factory.

  • Fire-stricken New Diamond taken under tow as narrow diesel patch emerges near the ship

    9 September 2020
    Environment, Vessels

    The Sri Lanka Navy has managed to extinguish the reignited fire on board MT New Diamond, and the tanker is now being towed further away towards safe waters by a tug, the navy said in an update.  The distressed oil tanker is currently about 37 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point. A narrow diesel oil patch […]

  • 15-year drilling assignment enables rig duo to rake in $1.15 billion

    30 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    ADNOC Drilling has expanded its workload with ADNOC Offshore, a compatriot oil and gas heavyweight, by securing another multi-year drilling campaign in the Middle East, which will be undertaken by two of its jack-up rigs.

  • Norway: Det Norske Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

    22 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Det norske announces the appointment of Mr. Alexander Krane (36) as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Krane has an MSc degree (”siviløkonom”) and is a Norwegian State Authorized Public Accountant. He comes to Det norske from Aker ASA, where he served as Corporate Controller. Previous positions have been with Norse Energy Corp. ASA and […]

  • Denmark: Fyns Kran Udstyr Makes Handling of Wind Turbine Nacelles Easy

    18 September 2012
    Technology

    Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has developed a hydraulic yoke that makes lifting, maneuvring and mounting wind turbine nacelles quicker and safer. Wind turbines present a viable source of energy, but lifting and handling the large wind turbine nacelles requires finesse. Assembling the wind turbines can be a difficult venture without the proper equipment which […]

  • Fyns Kran Udstyr Tests Hydraulic Lifting Yoke at London Array (UK)

    9 February 2012

    A newly developed hydraulic lifting yoke from Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has been tested in the world’s largest offshore wind turbine park, London Array. The new way of handling offshore wind turbine foundations is much faster, cheaper and more secure. It no longer needs to take an hour to get ready to lift the […]

  • Listing Mitsui cargo ship may be leaking

    28 July 2006

    ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Alaska — A Mitsui O.S.K. cargo ship, listing in rough seas near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, might be leaking fuel from its tanks, the U.S. Coast Guard said. “Observers have reported a light and broken sheen extending two miles around the vessel” carrying 430 metric tons of fuel oil and 112 metric tons of […]

  • Ship sinks off E Cape

    2 May 2006

    Port Alfred – A cargo ship was breaking up off the Eastern Cape coast on Wednesday night and the crew had abandoned ship, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. “It has been confirmed that all 33 crew on board the Alexandros T have abandoned ship using life rafts, and the bulk carrier Fortune Express […]

  • WTIVS

    2 October 2012

    In the past 12 months we have seen orders for new Wind Turbine Installation Vessels placed, new builds started and others completed and delivered. These vessels have got bigger and stronger’wlth larger cranes, and higher jacking possibilities. The specifications of almost every dimension have increased. Offshore WIND has spoken to some of the new owners […]

  • Decom North Sea Gets ECITB Training Approval

    10 September 2015

    Decom North Sea, industry body for the North Sea Oil and Gas decommissioning industry, has received ECITB approval of its ‘Decommissioning – from Planning through to Execution’ course. Chris Claydon, chief executive of the ECITB presented Karen Seath, Interim chief executive officer of Decom North Sea with the ECITB’s Approved Training Provider plaque at Offshore […]

  • USA: Newport News Shipbuilding Presents Internships for Local Teachers

    6 August 2012

    Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on August 3rd, that 23 educators from public schools throughout southeastern Virginia are participating in a teacher internship through the Career Pathways program at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Through Career Pathways, NNS partners with public school systems to mentor both students and teachers to enrich schools’ curricula. Specifically designed […]

  • Eni Plugs Ca Ngu-1 Well in Vietnam

    2 January 2014

    KrisEnergy Ltd. an independent upstream oil and gas company, has informed that the Ca Ngu-1 exploration well in Block 120, offshore Vietnam, has reached a total depth of 1,290 metres measured depth (“MD”), or 1,267 metres total vertical depth subsea (“TVDSS”). The Ca Ngu-1 well began drilling on 10 October 2013. Water depth at the Ca Ngu-1 location […]

  • Schumer Calls for Sodus Bay Breakwater Repairs

    27 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    New York Senator Charles E. Schumer is pushing to secure federal funding to fully repair the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned infrastructure in Sodus Bay, including the Sodus Bay Breakwater and the Charles Point steel wall that were damaged in last summer’s Lake Ontario floods.  Specifically, Schumer is calling on the Army Corps to add Sodus […]

  • Dozens injured when cruise ship tips

    19 July 2006

    A cruise ship listed sharply off Port Canaveral, Florida, injuring at least 93 passengers, 16 of them seriously, according to the Cape Canaveral Fire Department. Two victims were airlifted to local hospitals, according to paramedics that the Coast Guard transported to the ship as it returned to port. Ten ambulances, three helicopters, four buses and […]

  • 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Port Discovered

    24 July 2006

    ISTANBUL, Turkey – It seems a typical scene of urban decay: abandoned buildings, crumbling walls, trash and broken wine bottles. Yet it’s more than 1,500 years old. Engineers uncovered these ruins of an ancient Byzantine port during drilling for a huge underground rail tunnel. Like Romans, Athenians and residents of other great historic cities, the […]

  • Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm Gets Visitor (UK)

    3 October 2011

      There was some excitement yesterday in Wells-next-the-Sea, as John Craven and the team from BBC’s Countryfile arrived for a planned visit to the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Arriving at the Scira offices at 5.30am in the morning for a safety induction, John and his film crew then departed from the Outer Harbour on […]

  • Strike action at North Sea platform taken off the table as offshore drillers’ battle for work-life balance pays off

    29 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital

    More than 100 offshore workers employed by Odfjell Technology have called off industrial action after securing improvements to working rotas.