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  • The Acclaimed Software to Present iObox at Oceanology 2014

    26 February 2014
    Technology

    Pioneering bespoke software specialists The Acclaimed Software Company Ltd are demonstrating their iObox at Oceanology International 2014 at London’s Excel in March. The iObox is the ultimate in synchronised serial data capture and control. The system enables serial I/O (input/output) operations to be recorded or performed to the millisecond within applications on non-real-time operating systems […]

  • COP21: Climate Change Agreement Adopted

    14 December 2015
    Authorities & Government

    On 12 December, delegates from 195 different countries, gathered at the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, adopted an agreement by which all countries vow to cut their carbon emissions.  Renewable energy plays the key role in reaching the main goal, which is to limit the increase in average temperature to below 2°C and pursue efforts to limit the increase to […]

  • MOL bolsters fleet with 5 LNG-fueled Capesize bulker newbuilds

    19 December 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is expanding its fleet with five additional newbuilding LNG dual-fueled Capesize bulkers. Namely, MOL revealed that two vessels will be ordered at compatriot Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Furthermore, Chinese shipbuilding heavyweight CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co will build the additional three. The vessels are […]

  • Babcock Successfully Completes First UK Border Agency Vessel Refit

    11 November 2011

    Babcock has successfully completed the first UK Border Agency vessel refit under a five year support contract won by the company earlier this year. Babcock was awarded the contract by the UK Border Agency in June 2011, to provide through-life maintenance and support for the Agency’s fleet of five patrol boats (known as ‘cutters’); Sentinel, […]

  • USA: ABB Unveils New Technologies at AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 Event

    5 June 2012

     ABB, the wind industry’s leading power technology solutions provider, recently announced several major technological developments from the floor at the annual AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 conference and exhibition. Roger Rosenqvist, ABB vice president, business development, will be making the case for offshore wind and HVDC in the US with a presentation highlighting ABB’s successful offshore wind […]

  • Colombo Dockyard Launches MPSV Greatship Rachna (Sri Lanka)

    29 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Greatship Rachna, the second vessel of a series of three Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels being built by Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) for Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Limited of Singapore, was ceremonially launched on 28th June 2012. The ceremonial Launching was performed by Owner’s Representative Mr. V. K. Chandrasekaran (General Manager – New Building Offshore […]

  • Valaris jackup starts drilling Australian well for Exxonmobil

    8 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure

    Esso Australia, a subsidiary of U.S.-headquartered energy major ExxonMobil, has started drilling a well in the country’s Gippsland Basin.

  • ABS issues requirements for liquid hydrogen carriers

    6 November 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published new requirements for liquid hydrogen carriers as a step towards supporting projected market demands in the transportation of hydrogen. As explained, the ABS Requirements for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers address safety and technical standards for vessels carrying liquefied hydrogen, expanding on the corresponding IMO Resolution MSC.420(97) adopted in […]

  • New assignment for Equinor to tackle nonconformities at North Sea project

    12 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Norway’s regulator is awaiting a response from Equinor regarding the way the identified nonconformities will be sorted out.

  • Shell’s Prelude FLNG resumes operation

    11 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after near four-month hiatus.

  • Germany: Haux-Life-Support GmbH Received GL Certification for Diving Simulator

    5 September 2012
    Project & Tenders

    Manufacturer Haux-Life-Support GmbH has gained GL certification for their Diving Simulator for the Royal Swedish Navy. The simulation system has been certified according to the GL Rules for Underwater Technology – Diving Systems and Diving Simulators. Harald Pauli and Dirk Pohlmann from GL’s Department for Pressure Vessels & Underwater Technology presented the certificate to Torsten […]

  • Oman: STRABAG Lands Deal to Build New Port in Duqm

    20 October 2011

    The Arabian subsidiary of publicly listed construction group STRABAG SE, STRABAG Oman LLC, has won the contract to build the new port in Duqm, Oman. The order is worth € 150 million. In addition to the establishment of shipyard access, docks and warehouses, the contract awarded by the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the […]

  • Trelleborg gets rid of another offshore oil and gas business

    29 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Swedish provider of engineered polymer solutions Trelleborg has divested another part of its oil and gas portfolio – this time in Norway.

  • Romania: SHARK 1 to Hit Water in August

    6 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The ROV/Survey vessel SHARK 1, which is fully equipped for safe and efficient offshore operations in the Black Sea, is nearing completion in Constanta Shipyard, Romania and will be launched in August 2012. In addition to the capabilities needed for surveys, the vessel can also offer ROV support for offshore construction, drilling or IRM. Built […]

  • PSA audits Statfjord A safety management

    14 October 2014
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of the domains of electrical installations, safety instrumented systems and technical safety at Statfjord A platform, in the North Sea.  The Statfjord field is in the Tampen area, in the northern part of the North Sea, offshore Norway. Statfjord A is […]

  • Norway: Bergen Group Offshore Bags EPCI Modification Contract on Statfjord B&C

    28 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded an offshore modification project by Statoil Petroleum AS. The contract value for the project is estimated to NOK 20-25 million(USD $4million). The EPCI-contract (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) involves modifications to the Statfjord B and C platforms to upgrade the control system […]

  • Statoil affected by another incident offshore Norway

    24 October 2016

    Following three recent incidents on Statoil’s assets off Norway, the Norwegian oil giant was reportedly hit by yet another offshore incident during the weekend when a gas alarm went off on a North Sea platform.  To remind, less than ten days ago, Statoil experienced three separate incidents off Norway including a well control incident on […]

  • ABB installs electrical system on Brazil-bound FPSO

    1 December 2016
    Equipment, Infrastructure

    ABB, power and automation technology group, has installed a prefabricated solution for the electrical system on a floating production storage and offloading unit being built in Singapore. Upon completion, the Modec-built FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29 will be deployed at the deepwater Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestiça fields, located about 112 kilometers offshore Macaé, […]

  • Bureau Veritas launches new rules for classification of offshore service vessels & tugs

    1 September 2017

    International classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued new rules for the classification of offshore service vessels and tugs. BV said on Thursday that the new rules include new class notations for pipelay vessels, accommodation units, offshore construction vessels, and offshore support vessels. Gijsbert de Jong, BV’s marine marketing and sales director, said: “With this […]

  • IUMI: Ship Records Should Be Passed On to New Owners

    11 September 2015

    The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is calling for vessel owners and technical managers to make records available that provide important information on the condition of the ship and its machinery when a ship changes owner. “The current trend to remove these records has the potential to impact on the new owner’s ability to […]

  • ClassNK Amends Rules for Boxships of the Future

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has released draft amendments to its rules and guidance for container carriers, approved by the ClassNK Technical Committee on November 19. The rules are scheduled to apply to container ships contracted for construction on or after 1 April 2016, three months before the application of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) new Longitudinal Strength […]

  • USS Ronald Reagan Leaves PSNS

    19 March 2013

    USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) wrapped up more than a year’s worth of maintenance and overhaul Monday and headed back to her traditional homeport of San Diego. In January 2012, Reagan executed an administrative homeport change to Bremerton, Wash., where it underwent multiple preservation and system upgrade projects at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and […]

  • USA: GulfMark Offshore Places Order for Two Platform Supply Vessels

    25 July 2012

    GulfMark Offshore, Inc announced yesterday that the company is continuing with its U.S. flag construction program. The company has placed an order at BAE Systems for two additional Jones Act PSVs for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This will bring the total number of vessels under construction to 11, with seven vessels destined for the North […]

  • Bumi Armada Receives First of Four PSVs

    20 August 2013

    Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services company, Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada) announced that it took delivery of the first of four PSVs (platform supply vessels) from Sentinel Offshore (L) Ltd on 31 July 2013 at the Xiamen Shipyard in China. The contract for the four PSVs which is worth approximately USD80 million (RM260 million) is […]

  • Yuexin Shipyard Hands Over Martens Marine’s AHTS Vessel, China

    7 November 2012

    The delivery ceremony of Martens Marine’s 58.7м AHTS Vessel YX3157 was held, Oct 29, at Yuexin shipyard. The vessel is a KHIAM CHUAN MARINE (KCM) design vessel, which measures 58.7m in length, with a moulded breadth of 14.6m, and a moulded depth of 5.5m. The maximum draught is 4.75m. The vessel can carry 42 men, […]