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  • German Peters Schiffbau Converts Fishery Vessel into Research Ship

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    After a refit period of about three years the refit of the former German fishery protection vessel “SEEFALKE” to a research ship has been completed. RV “FALKOR”, now a multi-functional scientific research vessel, was delivered to the owner. RV “FALKOR” is a ship of 82.9 m length, a breadth of 13.0 m, and a draft […]

  • Nexans’ HVDC Subsea Cable to Link Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in Canada

    6 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc., has awarded Nexans with a turnkey project to create a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable connection between the island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in Canada. As part of the contract, worth approximately 175 million Euros, Nexans will design, manufacture and install two 200 kV HVDC […]

  • T&E blasts EU’s ‘leaked’ green shipping law for including LNG, biofuels

    23 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    An EU law intended to drive the uptake of clean fuels by ships will actually lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades, Transport & Environment (T&E) said citing a leaked proposal of a law mandating ships to progressively switch to sustainable marine fuels. Specifically, the current draft would lead to shipping mostly switching to […]

  • Damen Cutter Suction Dredger CSD500 Built in Egypt

    12 June 2012
    Vessels

    A Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource Development. The customer, a long term Damen customer, requested local construction which was supervised by Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC). Damen delivered a complete dredging package so that the customer could start […]

  • Stork Opens Training Centre for Its Blaster-Sprayers (UK)

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Stork Technical Services (Stork), the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil & gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces the opening of its in-house FM (fabric maintenance) training centre at its facility in Aberdeen, UK. Stork invested around £100,000 in the facility to develop the skills of its blasting/spraying […]

  • Australia: Leighton Offshore’s Subsidiaries Win Wheatstone Contracts

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    HOCHTIEF continues to expand in the global offshore market. Leighton subsidiaries John Holland and Thiess have won additional contracts from oil and gas group Chevron on the Wheatstone gas project off the Australian coast. John Holland is to erect numerous refinery buildings for EUR 185 million (AUD 240 million) to process gas from the platform […]

  • Emerson clinches Shah Deniz automation job

    5 November 2014
    Equipment

    BP has awarded Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, a contract in excess of US$40 million to be the Main Automation Contractor for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Emerson will provide integrated control and safety systems to help ensure safe and efficient control […]

  • Caterpillar Gensets for Russia’s Largest Offshore Platform

    7 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Caterpillar Oil and Gas has announce the Cat® 3500 diesel generator sets have been successfully installed on what is expected to be Russia’s largest offshore oil and gas platform, Berkut. Three Cat 3516B (HD) generator sets will provide both essential and emergency power for the fixed platform. Each generator set can provide 2000 ekW @ […]

  • Increased Oil Recovery solutions to be presented at ITF event

    4 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    ITF, the organisation driving collaborative oil and gas technology development in the UK, Oil & Gas UK and the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, are offering developers the opportunity to present their technological solutions to enhance oil and gas production at the ITF Technology Showcase 2014 tomorrow (5th March) at the Aberdeen Exhibition […]

  • Canada to Grant New Offshore Oil Exploration Leases in Beaufort Sea

    31 May 2010

    The federal government is moving ahead with plans to grant new offshore oil-exploration licences in Canada’s Arctic, despite the U.S. government’s expanding freeze on offshore drilling in the wake of the Gulf Coast spill. Moreover, any company granted an exploration licence in Canada’s portion of the Beaufort Sea will be subjected to less environmental scrutiny […]

  • Wärtsilä to Supply Inert Gas Systems for Three New Vessels

    16 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is to supply inert gas systems for a Floating Storage Unit (FSU) to be located on Norway’s Heidrun offshore oil and gas field, and for two shuttle tankers that will support the FSU. The FSU is owned by Statoil, the Norwegian state owned energy company, and […]

  • Babcock Completes HMS Penzance Upgrade

    10 June 2013

    Sandown class mine hunter HMS Penzance has left Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard with enhanced operational capability, sustainability and habitability standards, following a successful six month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)) by Babcock. The support period was completed under the Surface Ship Support Alliance (SSSA) Class Output Management (COM) Phase 2 arrangements, and the work package was defined […]

  • Strong Demand for Offshore Service Vessels Signals Growing Market GL also introduces a regional Technology Center for the U.S. Gulf Coast

    9 December 2010

    New Orleans/USA, 9 December 2010 – Offshore service vessels (OSV) are becoming larger, more specialized and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, there are some 2,500 OSV worldwide, with a steady growth projected from now through 2020. All this has […]

  • Spanish Dockworkers to Face Massive Layoffs?

    8 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    At least 6,500 Spanish dockworkers could be laid off according to the recently announced plan by the country’s Minister of Public Works to reform the port system.  Inigo de la Serna, the minister, aims to launch a decree issued by the European Union Court of Justice to reform the Spanish Port System, which would result in […]

  • New Main Radar Placed at Top of HMS ‘Queen Elizabeth’ (UK)

    29 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    A large black slab now sits atop Britain’s biggest warship as the huge radar antenna was fitted to the superstructure of HMS Queen Elizabeth. The nation’s future flagship now stands 56 metres (183ft) tall – higher than Nelson’s Column – after the enormous Goliath crane lifted the 8.4-tonne long-range radar into place on top of […]

  • Bureau Veritas Classes Brazil’s Largest Floating Production Unit

    22 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Petrobras’ P-55 Floating Production Unit (FPU), the largest and the first of this kind entirely built in Brazil, is on its way to the Roncador Field, Campos Basin, where it will be installed in a water depth of 1,790 metres. The column stabilized semi-submersible has a capacity of 180,000 bopd and 6,000,000 cu m of […]

  • ABS Releases Dynamic Positioning Systems Requirements (USA)

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has released the ABS Guide for Dynamic Positioning Systems as a significant update to present classification requirements to reflect industry advancements in the use of dynamic positioning (DP) systems. “The use of DP systems has been expanded not only in terms of the […]

  • USA: HII Secures USD 70 Mln Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Transport Dock LPD 27

    24 February 2012

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $70 million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead materials for LPD 27, the 11th amphibious transport dock of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class. The funds awarded to Ingalls will be used to purchase long-lead-time materials and major equipment […]

  • Built by Bath Iron Works New DDG 111 Destroyer USS Spruance Enters US Navy Fleet

    3 October 2011

    USS Spruance (DDG 111) became the newest member of the Navy’s Pacific fleet after being placed in commission during a sunset ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West Oct. 1. The new destroyer honors legendary Adm. Raymond Spruance, whose calm and decisive leadership at the Battle of Midway contributed to a pivotal American victory during […]

  • USA: Huntington Ingalls Bags USD 99 Million Contract for 11th LPD Class Ship

    15 July 2011

    The U.S. Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $98 million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification for long-lead materials for LPD 27, the 11th amphibious transport dock ship of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class. The work, which will be conducted by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, will include the purchase of long-lead-time materials […]

  • Seismic Shoots Could Harm Sea Turtles?

    26 November 2015
    Research & Development

    Scientists from the University of Exeter are warning of the risks that seismic surveys may pose to sea turtles. Seismic surveys use airguns to produce sound waves that penetrate the sea floor to map oil and gas reserves. The review found that compared to marine mammals and fish, turtles are largely ignored in terms of […]

  • Cable Ship Wreck Found Off Hawaii

    8 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Researchers from the University of Hawaii and the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries discovered an intact “ghost ship” in 2,000 feet of water nearly 20 miles off the coast of Oʻahu. Sitting upright, its solitary mast still standing and the ship’s wheel still in place, the hulk of the former cable ship Dickenson, later […]

  • New Cutter Suction Dredger Delivered to NCDOT

    1 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently took delivery of a new, fully customized cutter suction dredger. This piece of equipment, designed and built by DSC Dredge, was christened the Dredge Manteo in a ceremony held April 28, 2016, at the NCDOT State Shipyard in Manns Harbor, North Carolina. The 154-foot pipeline dredger will work […]

  • Yemen Conflict Pushes Maritime Industry to Tighten Security

    25 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Shipowners and operators are facing new threats arising from the conflict in Yemen.

  • Broad Coalition Welcomes O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Bill Introduction (USA)

    24 January 2012
    Authorities & Government

    A broad coalition of civic, environmental, faith, and business groups yesterday applauded Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s introduction of legislation to incentivize the development of offshore wind power along the state’s coastline. The Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 would set up a market-driven process to incentivize the construction of approximately 100 ocean-based wind turbines […]