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  • Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Marks First Anniversary

    14 November 2016

    Southampton’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is this week celebrating its one year anniversary by hosting a week of marine technology events. Opened in November last year, by Jo Johnson, minister of state for universities and science, the centre now has 19 members and eight companies located in the building […]

  • WATCH: Mariner FSU Starts Its Journey to Scotland

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The 255 meter long Mariner B is now heading home to Scotland from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Mariner floating storage unit (FSU) has a storage capacity of 850 000 barrels of oil and is built to be operated on the field for 30 years without docking. Mariner B is expected to arrive at Nigg […]

  • PHOTO: ASI Marine in Pipeline Inspection with Falcon ROV

    17 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    ASI Marine has established the record for the longest tunnel swim with a Falcon ROV. By modifying the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV, they were able to send the vehicle through a pipeline stretching over four kilometres under Gladstone Harbour, Queensland to Curtis Island. ASI Marine also sent the same modified Falcon through five kilometres of feeder pipes […]

  • Marin Teknikk to Design DSCV for Ultra Deep Solutions

    11 December 2014
    Project & Tenders

    Marin Teknikk AS has entered into a contract with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), for design & engineering delivery of a large Multipurpose Diving Support & Construction Vessel to Ultra Deep Solutions (USD) in Singapore. The vessel will be of the MT6027 DSCV design (“The Red Class”), with an 18 men twin bell saturation system, for […]

  • MPSV Stril Server Wins Acta Marine Contract

    19 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has secured a contract, with Acta Marine Offshore, for its Multi Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) Stril Server. The 85 meters long vessel is a development of the Stril Explorer and was built at Simek in Flekkefjord in 2014. The 10-week contract, with 5×1 weeks options, is scheduled to start in early […]

  • Innovate UK Boosts Marine Autonomous Systems Growth

    17 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), along with nine UK partners from across industry and academia, has won funding from Innovate UK to enable £2.9 million worth of collaborative research & development for Marine Autonomous Systems. Starting later this year the projects will see NOC working closely with businesses to develop a low cost robot sub, […]

  • Antarctic Marine Life Flourishes Despite Climate Warming

    11 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Rapid climate change is threatening marine communities, but scientists have found that marine life is flourishing in Antarctic fjords despite warming in the region. Deep inside the subpolar fjords of Antarctica, researchers have uncovered an unexpected abundance and diversity of marine life at the seafloor. The team, led by Professor Craig Smith of University of […]

  • Marine Current Turbines Exhibits at ICOE 2012 (Ireland)

    17 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marine Current Turbines and its parent company Siemens will be exhibiting at the ICOE 2012 (International Conference on Ocean Energy), taking place in Dublin. Siemens is also one of the principal sponsors of the conference and exhibition that attracts delegates from across the globe. David Ainsworth, MCT’s Business Development Director, will be speaking on Thursday […]

  • European Marine Science Park First Phase Completed

    20 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Building work has been completed for the first phase of the new multi-million pound European Marine Science Park being developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) in Argyll. The state of the art building at Dunstaffnage, near Oban, will provide space for the growth of existing and new businesses which wish to tap into the […]

  • AWI Scientists Analyse Marine Area Events (Germany)

    1 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Water does not forget, says Prof. Boris Koch, a chemist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association. Irrespective of what happens in the sea: whether the sun shines, algae bloom or a school of dolphins swims through a marine area – everything and everyone leaves biomolecular tracks. With […]

  • Gorringe Seamounts to Become New Marine Protected Area

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    At 5000 m high, the Gorringe seamounts, located in the Atlantic, 300 km off the Portuguese shore, are on their way to becoming a new Marine Protected Area, following their nomination by the Portuguese government. Oceana, which has documented this area on several occasions, is thrilled with this announcement. Since 2005, Oceana has worked to […]

  • Twin Marine, Shandong Shipping form JV company

    12 August 2014

    Norway-based marine heavy lift contractor Twin Marine Heavylift AS signed a joint venture deal with China’s Shandong Shipping Corporation of Qingdao. The new JV company, Shandong Twin Marine, will own and operate the 34,000 tonne Twin Marine Lifter (TML) System, transportation vessels and associated equipment, for installation and removal of large offshore structures as well as […]

  • OSM to manage ‘Aker Wayfarer’ marine ops (Brazil)

    24 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    OSM Brasil has won a contract with Petrobras, in partnership with AKOFS Offshore (part of Akastor ASA).  Petrobras has chartered the Aker Wayfarer for a minimum of five years as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel. OSM Brasil will be responsible for Aker Wayfarer marine operations in Brazilian Waters and provide Brazilian Marine Crew for the […]

  • Sembcorp Marine’s steel fabrication facility to boost productivity

    10 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The multi-functional steel fabrication facility will significantly enhance automation and productivity at offshore rig building, conversion and production and ship-repair businesses.

  • Schlumberger in Mariner drilling, well services award (UK)

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc. “This is a very significant agreement for the Mariner project, and the result of an innovative, new procurement approach, where the supplier will […]

  • Caterpillar Marine to equip four AHTS for Grupo CBO

    3 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Caterpillar Marine’s Cat® power and propulsion solutions have been selected to power four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Each AHTS vessel will be equipped with 4 x 6 M 32 C propulsion engines rated at 3000 bkW and Cat Propulsion controllable pitch propellers. Additionally, Cat will again power the […]

  • Statoil kicks off production drilling on Mariner (VIDEO)

    2 December 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has started production drilling on the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. Statoil said on Friday that up to five wells will be drilled before the Mariner A platform hook up and commissioning activity starts next summer. First oil is expected to be produced from Mariner in 2018. Hedda Felin, […]

  • Sembcorp Marine swings to profit despite dive in revenues

    22 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Singapore’s rig builder Sembcorp Marine returned to profit for the fourth quarter 2016, versus the year-before period, despite decrease in revenue, which was mainly due to lower recognition for rig building projects resulting from delivery delays.  SembMarine on Wednesday posted a net profit of S$34 million for 4Q 2016 as opposed to a loss of S$537 million in […]

  • Pacific Radiance forms JV with Duta Marine (Malaysia)

    4 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Pacific Radiance’s subsidiary Alstonia Offshore has on March 3, 2015 entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Duta Marine to jointly incorporate a company to be named “Duta Radiance Maritim Sdn Bhd” (JV Company) in Malaysia. Under the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, Alstonia and Duta Marine respectively will hold 49% and 51% equity […]

  • Baker Hughes bags Mariner production chemicals contract

    11 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statoil (U.K.) Limited has awarded the contract for production chemicals and services for the Mariner field, in the UK North Sea, to Baker Hughes. Namely, Baker Hughes will design and supply production chemicals and services to the Mariner field under an eight year contract, anticipated to start in July 2015. The contract also includes an […]

  • Norway: WGP Supplies Marine Gravity Equipment to TGS

    11 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    WGP Exploration announces two contract awards with TGS-Nopec for the provision of marine gravity equipment for their on-going multi-client projects in the North Sea. The projects, which commenced in late May, have an anticipated duration of six weeks and two months respectively. Complimenting marine seismic data with magnetic and gravity acquisition is of great benefit […]

  • Rolls-Royce Opens Marine Service Centre in Namibia

    15 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its latest Marine Service Centre, in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The investment is the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which brings the expertise of Rolls-Royce engineers to customers around the world. Rolls-Royce has opened seven Marine Service Centres in the last […]

  • Atlas taking over four Programmed Marine offices

    18 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Programmed Marine offices in Houston, Aberdeen, Dubai, and Singapore have become official offices of Atlas Professionals.

  • Marco Polo Marine obtains approval for shipyard restructuring

    26 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine has obtained court approval for a debt restructuring of its shipyard in Indonesia. 

  • Offshore workers stage strike on Statoil’s Mariner platform

    9 April 2018

    Offshore workers on Statoil-operated Mariner platform located in the UK sector of the North Sea staged an unofficial strike over the weekend.