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  • IEA Latest Report Shows ICEs as a ‘Promising Technology’

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Internal combustion engines (ICEs) are a promising technology for supporting wind and solar energy, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds. Comparing different sources of flexibility for power systems, IEA says gas-fired ICE power plants are “very mature technology” and “cost-competitive to OCGTs” (Open Cycle Gas Turbines). Commenting on the alternative technologies, […]

  • USA: W&T Offshore Announces Management Change

    5 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    W&T Offshore, Inc. announced the resignation of W. Reid Lea from his position as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Manager of Corporate Development. Mr. Lea, whose resignation is effective July 2, 2010, is leaving to pursue other business opportunities. As part of the resignation, Mr. Lea has agreed to serve as a consultant for […]

  • 2H Offshore Strengthens Global Management Team

    14 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    2H Offshore, a riser and conductor specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has promoted Mike Campbell and Ricky Thethi to the role of global director. Campbell resides on 2H Offshore’s Houston management team. As global director, he is responsible for global technology and providing support to 2H Perth. Campbell joined the company in 1997 after […]

  • IMCA Names New President

    27 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Bruno Faure, Group Senior Vice President Subsea Projects and Operations at Technip, has taken over the role of President of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the association representing the interests of over a thousand offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies in more than 60 countries. In addition to becoming President of IMCA, having served […]

  • Kongsberg Maritime Releases Next Generation of AutoChief Propulsion Control Systems

    4 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The next generation of AutoChief propulsion control systems from Kongsberg Maritime is now officially available. The new AutoChief 600 (AC 600) is suitable for all 2 and 4 stroke engines, for both fixed and controllable pitch propeller. It features new touch screen operation based on the Kongsberg Maritime standardised Human Machine Interface (HMI). The touch […]

  • Milestone: Maersk launches methanol-powered feeder in bold move toward carbon neutrality

    14 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels, Vision

    Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has achieved a major milestone in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions with the successful launching of its first methanol-powered feeder vessel at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. “The launching was successfully completed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and the construction is continuing,” Henrik Ekmann, Head of Newbuilding & Retrofit at Maersk explains. South Korea’s Hyundai […]

  • CGG Appoints Senior Executive VP of GGR Division (USA)

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

      CGG announces today the appointment of Sophie Zurquiyah as Senior Executive Vice President of the Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR) Division. Zurquiyah joined CGG on February 5th and will be based in Houston, Texas. Zurquiyah is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris and holds a Master of Science in Numerical Analysis from the […]

  • Deep Sea Intervention Opens ROV Tooling Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

    17 September 2010
    Equipment

    DSI Singapore opens new dedicated facility to develop and manufacture romote intervention ROV tooling and sub-sea engineering products for sale and rental. Deep Sea Intervention Pte. Ltd. is a global supplier to the offshore oil and gas industry providing in-house design, development and fabrication of standard or customized remote intervention ROV tooling and other sub-sea […]

  • USA: Corps Announces New Development on Kansas River Dredging

    31 March 2014

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has determined an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be necessary before dredging operations may be reauthorized in the Kansas River. Six sand and gravel companies are currently proposing dredging operations at 12 locations in the Kansas River, and five currently have permits issued under Section 10 […]

  • Wood Group Mustang Names President of Offshore Business (USA)

    1 August 2013

    Wood Group Mustang names Bob Lindsay president of the Offshore Business Unit, leading its global strategic direction and development. A native of Australia, Lindsay brings to the table 35 years of management experience in international offshore business operations, having held various senior and executive management roles. His expertise includes design, construction, project management and business […]

  • Svitzer Seeks to Put an End to AIMPE’s Strikes

    14 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Following Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers’ (AIMPE) decision to escalate a strike campaign at the nation’s ports, Danish tug operator Svitzer has turned to the Fair Work Commission seeking to terminate these actions, according to GAC. The move comes as AIMPE revealed plans to expand the initially announced strikes from 12-hour and 24-hour stoppages in the ports to 48 hours. The AIMPE engineers’ […]

  • Lido Beach Shoreline Protection Project Gets Final Approval

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    Following 18 months of litigation, the State of Florida granted final approval for a coastal permit Monday that clears the way for the much-needed joint federal-local Lido Beach shoreline restoration and protection project. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s final order adopted the recent recommendations of Administrative Law Judge Bram Canter and granted the joint […]

  • Claxton Appoints New Vice President of Operations (UK)

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Claxton Engineering, an Acteon company, has appointed Richard Jenkins as Vice President of Operations. Jenkins’s role will be to guide the integration of Claxton Engineering’s technical, project, procurement and commercial teams to support the company’s strategic growth plans. Reporting to Laura Claxton, Managing Director, Jenkins will strengthen the company’s management team in its drive to […]

  • CSM, Hydrus team up to shift OSVs to hybrid propulsion

    28 July 2021
    Vessels

    CSM Energy, part of the Columbia Group, and Hydrus Engineering have entered into a partnership to assess and retrofit offshore support vessels (OSVs) working in the offshore wind industry to turn them into hybrid vessels powered by both battery and fuel. “The offshore wind market is driven by moving away from fossil fuels and, as […]

  • DNV GL approves first LNG-fueled shallow-draft pushboat design

    12 December 2019
    Vessels

    Classification society DNV GL has given approval in principle for the design of the world’s first LNG-powered shallow-water push boat.

  • USA: New CEO for Port Everglades

    1 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry announced recently that Steven Cernak, Port Director and Chief Executive Officer for Port of Galveston, has been selected as Chief Executive/Port Director for Broward County’s Port Everglades Department. Cernak will replace Phillip C. Allen, who is retiring on February 3, 2012, after leading Port Everglades since 2006. Cernak’s start date […]

  • Ingalls Shipbuilding Wins Contract on US Navy LPD 17 Program

    9 December 2012
    Business & Finance

      Huntington Ingalls Industries announced on Friday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $54 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for life-cycle engineering and support services on the U.S. Navy’s USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of amphibious transport docks. This is the third of four annual options associated with a base contract awarded in […]

  • Winners of 2014 WEDA Environmental Excellence Awards Announced

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    WEDA’s Chair of the Environmental Commission, Craig Vogt, announced the 2014 winners of the WEDA Environmental Excellence Awards at the organization’s annual conference held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The WEDA Environmental Excellence Awards are given annually in two categories: navigation dredging and environmental dredging. For navigation dredging: The 2014 […]

  • Poland : Wartsila Opens New Workshop and Expands its Services in Gdansk

    20 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä Corporation opens a new workshop in Gdansk, Poland on 20 May 2011. Located close to Polish shipyards and ports, the workshop further strengthens Wärtsilä’s presence in the Baltic area and its position as the leading services provider for shipping customers visiting Poland. The new facilities enable advanced servicing and repairs of engine components, as […]

  • Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Floating LNG Receiving Terminal in Indonesia

    3 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Foster Wheeler AG announced  that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) a leading state owned enterprise and public listed company in natural gas business in Indonesia for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services for a new floating LNG receiving terminal (the “Medan Floating […]

  • USA: Port Everglades Gets New CEO

    1 February 2012

    Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry announced recently that Steven Cernak, Port Director and Chief Executive Officer for Port of Galveston, has been selected as Chief Executive/Port Director for Broward County’s Port Everglades Department. Cernak will replace Phillip C. Allen, who is retiring on February 3, 2012, after leading Port Everglades since 2006. Cernak’s start date […]

  • Shipping firm head confirms safety of 3 abducted by pirates

    20 March 2005

    The three crew members of a Japanese tugboat who were abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait last week are all safe, the head of the shipping company that owns the boat said Monday. Kanji Kondo, president of Kondo Kaiji Co., met the three — Captain Nobuo Inoue, 56, and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, 50, […]

  • PHOTO Update: Chehalis Revetment Work Underway

    17 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    S.E.A. Construction LLC crew is currently repairing the Chehalis Revetment near Westport, Washington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Seattle District said in their latest announcement. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is being accomplished in coordination with the Port of Grays Harbor. The Point Chehalis Revetment is a system of 3,100 feet of […]

  • Canyon Offshore and GATE Form Subsea Alliance

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Canyon Offshore and Gibson Applied Technology & Engineering (GATE Energy) have teamed up to jointly provide services to the offshore oil and gas industry. A memorandum of understanding entered by the two companies will see them work together to offer subsea blockage prevention, detection and remediation solutions. The parties said they anticipate this alliance will […]

  • Stromag Modifies TRI Coupling for Dredging Vessel

    27 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Boone B.V., a technical solutions provider and Stromag recently completed modification of a TRI Coupling that was needed on a trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) in the Netherlands. Due to age and operating conditions, the existing competitor coupling’s rubber elements began to crack. Installed between the vessel’s main engine and generator, the flexible coupling provides […]