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  • Shipbuilding firms get foreign orders

    31 March 2007

    Some local ship building companies are receiving orders worth millions of dollars from foreign buyers for large ocean-going ships as they are diverting orders from developed East Asian countries to labour intensive developing countries like Bangladesh.

  • ‘Toxic ship’ firm in Jamaica row

    11 October 2006

    The Dutch company involved in a toxic waste scandal in Ivory Coast has been linked to the resignation of a Jamaican minister, amid corruption allegations. Information Minister Colin Campbell resigned on Sunday after reports of a donation made to the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) by Trafigura. The company has handled the Jamaican oil contract […]

  • New York firm to buy Maritrans

    26 September 2006

    Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. has a definitive agreement to acquire Maritrans Inc., one of the Tampa Bay area’s largest public companies, for $455 million. Terms call for New York-based Overseas Shipholding (NYSE: OSG) to acquire Maritrans in an all-cash transaction for $37.50 a share, a 47 percent premium over Maritrans’ closing price of $25.50 on […]

  • Tuckerton Seaport hires new director

    13 December 2006

    Tim Hart said going to his first day of work Monday was like heading to the first day of school, except when Hart arrived he was met by friends he’d already made. On Saturday, the Tuckerton Seaport’s board of trustees announced that Hart was the new executive director of the seaport.

  • German shipping firm comes to India

    14 November 2006

    India’s booming economy and its potential continue to attract big-ticket business groups. The latest one to drop anchor on the Indian shores is Germany-based Peter Dohle group, one of the world’s largest privately held shipowners. The group owns about 100 vessels and controls another 240 ships. It is planning to add 60 owned ships to […]

  • EDC signs deal with Holland firm

    25 April 2006

    Emirates Dredging Company (EDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Al Nasser Holdings, has signed an agreement with IHC Holland to build one cutter suction dredging vessel and a land booster station. The dredging vessel to be delivered in 2007 is a 1,100 kw power-on cutter with significant cutting power for dredging both sand […]

  • Shipping firm closer to moving to Jersey

    28 April 2005

    A beleaguered Brooklyn containerport company sent packing by the city could end up in a spanking-new $200 million facility in New Jersey, the Daily News has learned. Red Hook-based American Stevedoring inked a deal in February with Mediterranean Shipping Inc. – the world’s second-largest shipping corporation – to operate a new port in Newark. “At […]

  • Flex LNG to buy five newbuilds

    11 October 2018
    Vessels

    Oslo-listed Flex LNG is eyeing an acquisition of five LNG newbuilds currently under construction at two South Korean shipyards for affiliates of Geveran Trading.

  • Five items on why to attend OWC

    26 August 2016

    The organization of the Offshore WIND Conference is in full swing! As part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference the dedicated event for the offshore wind industry is a must attend for those wanting to know how the industry can reach its potential. 1. The program spans the full supply chain. From planning and pre-construction […]

  • Five Items on Why to Attend OWC

    26 August 2016
    Business & Finance

      The organisation of the Offshore WIND Conference is in full swing! As part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference the dedicated event for the offshore wind industry is a must attend for those wanting to know how the industry can reach its potential. 1. The program spans the full supply chain. From planning and […]

  • Dalby Offshore Hires HSEQ Advisor

    23 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Dalby Offshore has appointed Nigel Shaw an HSEQ Advisor to the Dalby fleet of Wind Farm Service Vessels (WSV’s). Shaw is based in Dalby’s Lowestoft Office, working with the company’s Operations Manager, Steve Bartram and rest of the Dalby East Anglia team. He will be the direct contact for external bodies including all clients and regulatory bodies responsible […]

  • Briggs to Take Care of Dong Wires

    6 July 2015

    DONG Energy has awarded an eight year framework agreement to the Fife-based Briggs Group for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe. The agreement covers all DONG Energy’s sites in Europe, including nine offshore wind farms in the UK, five in Denmark and […]

  • TCQ Books Five Konecranes RTGs

    14 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Konecranes has received an order for five Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Terminal de Contenedores Quetzal S.A. (TCQ) in Guatemala, owned by the Spanish container terminal operator Grup TCB. This will be Konecranes’ sixth delivery to a Grup TCB terminal and the first to Guatemala. The cranes will be delivered in the fall of […]

  • Van Oord to Wire Ørsted’s Borssele

    16 October 2018
    Project & Tenders, Storage

    Van Oord has won a contract to install inter-array cables on Ørsted’s Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

  • Rickmers Holding Forced to File for Insolvency

    1 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Maritime services provider Rickmers Holding is facing insolvency after HSH Nordbank AG denied approval to the term sheet dated April 19, 2017 and rejected further negotiations of the restructuring. As a result, the term sheet, on the basis of which the bondholders’ meeting was convened, cannot be implemented anymore. According to the assessment of the management board […]

  • Hansa Heavy Lift Files for Insolvency

    11 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Hansa Heavy Lift has reportedly filed for insolvency amid challenging market conditions.

  • Acquisition of shipping firms boosts Sumatec

    7 March 2005

    SUMATEC Resources Bhd has enhanced its position in the marine transportation and logistics business with the acquisition of four Miri-based shipping companies for RM50mil.

  • Aleron to Provide ROVs for Indonesian Firms

    9 April 2015
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    An ROV system rental company, Aleron Subsea, based in Aberdeenshire has won contracts worth a total of £2 million with two subsea firms in South East Asia. The company has secured work to supply two Indonesian companies with workclass ROV systems and associated equipment. Aleron currently has eight work class ROV systems, and offers full contract […]

  • FH Bertling fined for bribery in Angola

    10 June 2019

    Following convictions last year related to a North Sea bribery scheme, FH Bertling company has now also been a handed an £850,000 fine for a bribery scheme created to secure contracts in Angola.

  • UK: Divers Fined for Shipwreck Raids

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    In a landmark case two divers from Kent have been made to pay a total of £63,500 in fines and costs for not declaring valuable items from shipwrecks off the UK coast. David Knight and Edward Huzzey, both from Sandgate, had previously pleaded guilty to 19 offences between them, contrary to section 236 and section […]

  • Statoil Hires Metas for LoVe Upgrade

    9 November 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Bergen-based Metas has been awarded a contract from Statoil for the upgrade of the LoVe ocean observatory. The Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabled Ocean Observatory (LoVe) is a Norwegian infrastructure for marine research, monitoring and subsea technology development. The contract will cover an upgrade of LoVe, including installation of two satellites on the observatory, Metas informed.   The […]

  • TGS Hires Polarcus for 3D Shoot

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian seismic contractor, Polarcus, has inked a Letter of Award (LOA) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of POLARCUS ADIRA, the Company’s 3D seismic vessel. According to TGS, Polarcus is to acquire 3,000 square kilometers of 3D seismic data in Northwest Europe with a potential extension of up to a total of 7,000 square […]

  • IOG Files Blythe Hub FDP

    19 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has submitted the field development plan (FDP) to the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for the Blythe Hub, which comprises the Blythe and Elgood fields. This follows on from IOG’s submission of a draft FDP for only the Blythe field in December 2016. The Blythe and Elgood gas fields […]

  • Prysmian Hires CSV Normand Pacific

    25 July 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has entered into a contract with Prysmian Powerlink Srl for hire of the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Pacific. The contract is for a period of one year firm with further one and a half year option, the company informed. The vessel, of Skipsteknisk ST 256 L CD design, has a length of 122 […]

  • Zennor Petroleum: Finlaggan ‘firmly on track’

    8 April 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Oil and gas company Zennor, developing the Finlaggan field in the UK North Sea, is making progress at the project as offtake deals have been confirmed and production wells have been successfully drilled.